LifeGroup Curriculum
Finding the next study for your LifeGroup can be a daunting task: What should we do? What's good? What's everyone else doing? These are all good questions that deserve a good answer. Below are some of the resources available from the Pinecrest collection. Some of these resources actually belong to the church, some are created by the church, and some are resources we highly recommend. The curriculum options fall into three main categories:
If you have any questions, need more information, or aren't finding what you're looking for please call or email David Baumgartner at .
To download any of these resources developed by the church, right click on the link and then click "Save Link As..." to save a copy of the file to your computer. You can also simply click the link to open it up in another browser window.
Sermon-Based Curriculum
This curriculum specifically follows the previous week's sermon. This allows your group to dig deeper into the current sermon series. There is very little pre-work or homework in this curriculum as the sermon notes form the basis for the study.
Tri God Series: A four week series focusing on the concept of the Trinity
LOST Series: Series focused on the Spiritual Disciplines
- May 16, 2010: Introduction Leader Guide
- May 23, 2010: Inward - Meditation Leader Guide
- May 30, 2010: Inward - Prayer Leader Guide
- June 6, 2010: Inward - Fasting Leader Guide
- June 13, 2010: Inward - Study Leader Guide
- June 20, 2010: Outward - Solitude Leader Guide
- June 27, 2010: Outward - Simplicity Leader Guide
- July 4, 2010: Outward - Submission Leader Guide
- July 11, 2010: Richard Foster - Overview
- July 18: Corporate - Confession Leader Guide
- July 25, 2010: Corporate - Worship Leader Guide
- August 1, 2010: Corporate - Guidance Leader Guide
- August 8: Corporate - Celebration
- August 15, 2010: Outward - Service
7 Churches of Revelation Series: Examining the church we want to be
- August 22, 2010: Introduction
- August 29, 2010: Ephesus
- September 5, 2010: Smyrna
- September 12, 2010: Pergamum
- September 19, 2010: Thyatira
- September 26, 2010: Sardis
- October 3, 2010: Philadelphia
- October 10, 2010: Laodecia
- October 17, 2010: Pinecrest
The Characteristics of a Growing Disciple Series
This curriculum is designed to take your group through each of the Eight Characteristics of a Growing Christian. These are four week courses and include a Study Guide as well as a Leader Guide. You can download and print the study yourself or let us know in advance and we'll have copies printed for you.
Note: This series is still in development (there is currently only one complete and ready for use by your group). If you are interested in helping develop one of these studies with your group please let us know. Otherwise, stay tuned...they're on their way...
A Growing Disciple of Christ...
- Worships
- Feeds Themselves
- Lives in Community
- Serves in Giftedness (2.5 MB)
Leader Guide (2.6 MB) - Tells Their Story
- Gives Reasons for Their Faith
- Shows Compassion to All
- Takes Others on the Journey With Them
Third Party Resources
There many curriculum options available from third party resources. Below are a few options that the church owns or recommends...
DVD Curriculum:
The church owns these resources and you are welcome to use them. The links are provided for you to get a better idea of what each video series is about. Contact David Baumgartner if you want to borrow one of these resources. And check back often as we are adding to our collection often:
- Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same.
- Epic by John Eldredge
There is a larger story and you have a role to play. It's a Story better than any fairy tale! Our human hearts are made for great drama, and the Gospel, with all its danger and adventure, truly is Epic.
- Intimate Marriage by Allender and Longman
Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III have together designed this curriculum kit to help married couples--one-to-one or in small groups--to build healthy and happy marriages. The kit includes everything you need to lead a course in your small group or church.- Nooma Video Series by Rob Bell (partial set)
NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion.- Your Time Starved Marriage by Parrott and Parrott
Feeling overscheduled and underconnected? Les and Leslie Parrott help couples make every moment together count. Practical, accessible, and easy to use, Your Time-Starved Marriage shows you how to create a more vibrant and intimate relationship by identifying and maximizing the combination of your two unique time styles.
- The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
The Prodigal God is a revelation of the very heart of the gospel: God's radical love for sinners of every kind. The Prodigal God will challenge the devout and the skeptic alike to see Christianity in a whole new way.
Books/Series:
This is a short list of the many available paper-based resources available. If your group has gone through a study that you recommend, please let us know and we'll get it added to the list:
- Walking with God by John Eldredge
- Epic by John Edlredge
- Crazy Love by Francis Chan
- Love & Respect Eggerichs
- Experiencing God by Blackaby
Online Resources:
Again, there are plenty of companies that offer great curriculum option for LifeGroups. Here are a few (let us know if we're missing one you have used in the past):
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