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A printable checklist of practical tasks needed to start a small group including preparation, what you need for your first meeting, and what to do after the first meeting.
This handout outlines how to pace your small group's Bible study, depending on how much time you have available.
These two handouts offer multiple ideas for prayer and worship activities you can do with your small group to help keep you connected with God.
This resource will help you lead a group to prepare your hearts and ask Jesus to fill you with love for welcoming students during new student outreach (NSO).
A short guide to help you engage in silence as a spiritual practice.
This resource will help you keep track of the most important aspects of small group leading so you can be ready week to week.
This guided reflection based on Psalm 23 will help you to invest in your own self-care before, during, and after serving as a small group leader.
Theology & Podcast Season 1 Discussion Guide
A list of icebreaker ideas and activities to help groups get to know one another and grow in communication and hospitality. Curated by InterVarsity staff.
Saying yes to leading a small group is a risk. But it’s also an adventure, and this course will help you take the first step! As you lead, you’ll discover a life-giving community and growing love for Scripture.
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An artistic re-telling of Jesus and the Samaritan woman, from John 4 that can be used for Beyond Colorblind or as a creative introduction to John 4.
Do you wonder how Jesus might speak into your unique South Asian cultural experience? This seven-week discipleship series, created by South Asian InterVarsity staff for South Asian College students, will challenge you to take bold new risks, go deep and encounter the God of your people.
In this post-pandemic season as we recovery on some fronts but also continued hardship and strife, these five studies (from both the Old and New Testaments) help root us in God’s faithfulness to his people who throughout history have endured trial, hardship, famine, persecution, and plagues.
A worksheet to help you assess the current reality and needs of the ministry and to make plans around developing new leaders and establishing new rhythms of community.
Following Jesus is not passive but an intentional, step-after-step process. Use this resource to help you and your ministry go deeper on the discipleship journey.
This 7-week series features 15-minute large group talks that explore values and practices in the Bible that are necessary for a community to truly flourish.
A six-week Bible study series on the book of Hebrews. In this season of adversity on nearly every front, Jesus’ justice-worn heart, dusty feet and tear-laden eyes remind us he carries our humanity into God’s presence as the only true Son of God and our great mediator. Come refresh and remind yourselves of God’s great promise that carries our hope into the inner sanctuary and anchors our weary souls.
A three-week series about mental health and God. Let's seek God in Scripture and depend on God for strength to carry on.
If you haven't created your Instagram account for your chapter, we have a short tutorial to get you running. The example tutorial is for International Student Ministries but can be applied for any ministry chapter.
Growing in leadership is about learning to take kingdom risks! This guide can be used one-on-one or with a group to help students as part of a formal or informal apprentice development program.