Here’s a Sample Recommended Study List
An important resource for your small group leaders is a recommended or approved study list. Having a recommended list will help in several ways:
- Gives leaders an easy way to find their next study
- Makes recommending a next study easy
- Encourages your groups to use studies that are consistent with your theology
- Emphasizes important concepts and practices
A sample recommended study list could be as simple as this:
Getting Started
- Community : Starting Well In Your Group, North Point
- Building Biblical Community, featuring Bill Donahue and Steve Gladen
Topical Studies
- Christian: It’s Not What You Think, Andy Stanley
- Guardrails: Avoiding Regrets in Your Life, Andy Stanley
- Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith, Andy Stanley
- WEiRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working Craig Groeschel
- Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World, Craig Groeschel
- Freeway: A Not So Perfect Guide to Freedom, Mike Foster
- What On Earth Am I Here For, Rick Warren
- Find more topical studies right here
Bible Book Studies
- The Gospel of Luke: From the Outside In, David Morlan and D.A. Carson
- Pressure Points: A Study of the Book of James, Chip Henderson
- Gideon: Your Weakness, God’s Strength, Priscilla Shirer
Men’s Studies
- Real Win: Pursuing God’s Plan for Authentic Success featuring Colt McCoy and Matt Carter
- Fight: Winning the Battles that Matter Most, Craig Groeschel
- Find more men’s studies to choose from right here.
Women’s Studies
- Chase: Chasing after the Heart of God, Jennie Allen
- The 7 Experiment: Staging Your Own Mutiny against Excess, Jen Hatmaker
- True Beauty featuring Lisa Chan
- Find more women’s studies right here
