Leader Resources
Bible Studies, Small Group Discussions, and Leader Resources for Bible Study & Small Group Leaders recommended by leaders at Ascension.
Check the Tyler Campus Library or with Cindy Twillman to see what Leader Guides Ascension has.
Studies for Everyone
"A Bible study for every person, every group, every interest, every need Serendipity is what happens when two or three get together and share their lives—and the Holy Spirit does something beautiful when least expected. The Serendipity Bible makes leading a small group easier, even if you’ve never led a Bible study before. You don’t have to be a gifted teacher, because everything you need to lead a great small group is here in one flexible and easy-to-use package. The Serendipity Bible offers 60 course outlines for every felt need: spirituality, marketplace, recovery, marriage, and a myriad of special needs. It offers studies for every demographic: couples, singles, parents, youth, men, women, and many more..." Click here for more info from Zondervan.
DVD based study available at Tyler Campus.
"Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don’t resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church and others were never part of the church in the first place. Sometimes it’s because of misperceptions about the church. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus..." Click here to see more about study.
DVD based study available at Tyler Campus.
"Intimacy with God can happen right now if you want it. A closeness you can feel, a goodness you can taste, a reality you can experience for yourself. That’s what the Bible promises, so why settle for less? God is closer than you think, and connecting with him isn’t just for monks and ascetics. It’s for business people, high school students, busy moms, single men, single women … and most important, it’s for YOU..." Click here for more info about this title.
DVD based study available at Tyler Campus.
"Using popular games as a metaphor for our temporal lives, this six-session small group Bible study DVD, When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, by John Ortberg, neatly sorts out what’s fleeting and what’s permanent in God’s kingdom..." Click here for more about this study.
DVD based study available at Tyler Campus.
"How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the “new, rediscovered” Jesus—or even the Jesus we think we know so well? Thousands of books have been written about Jesus, and yet still he remains an elusive historical figure..." See more about this study here.
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Studies for Women
"In this five-session, video-based study, Ann encourages participants to take on the life-changing discipline of journaling God’s gifts—to really look at life and find the good in it. It’s only in this expressing of gratitude for the life we already have, that we discover the life we’ve always wanted … a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others..." Get more info about this title.
DVD & Discussion Guide available at Tyler Campus.
"An invitation for every woman who feels she isn't godly enough...isn’t loving enough … isn’t doing enough… The life of a woman today isn't really all that different from that of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the Lord's feet...but the daily demands of a busy world just won't leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him...yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy..." Click here to see more from JoAnna Weaver on this title.