Small Group Study Resources on Service
(outreach)
Life on Loan—church experience kit
Life on Loan is a six-week, church-wide
experience that leads children, students, and adults through
a study of what it means to
live a life that is on loan from God—a life serving others, building
relationships, and earning the
right to share your faith. Life on Loan provides the curriculum and
tools to plan,
promote, and implement a program throughout the church. Life on Loan was
developed by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, authors of The Externally Focused Church, in
conjunction with Standard
Publishing.
40 Days of Community
Similar to the 40 Days of Purpose launched by
Community is small-group curriculum driven and supported by
weekend messages. This campaign
can be used to
deepen a church’s understanding of how God uses other people for good and
growth.
One primary component of the campaign is getting the entire
church and small groups into the
community to serve.
Faith in Action
http://putyourfaithinaction.org
Faith in Action starts with a four-week series of sermons and
educational activities to involve church
members and culminates
with a weekend when members invite the community to join them in a day
of service projects focusing on
local, national and global needs. On this weekend, churches are
asked to consider
holding the service projects in place of regular worship services. This
material is
available through a
cooperative effort between World Vision, Zondervan
and Outreach Marketing
(available May 2007).
Outflow
Outflow is a 5-week small group curriculum based on the book Outflow by Steve Sjogren
and Dave
God’s love fill participants with
joy that flows to family, friends, neighbors, and the world.
Bible Sense—Book of James
This 8-lesson Bible study on the book of James includes specific
coordinator descriptions for group
members, including an
outreach coordinator that helps the small group plan community service
opportunities.