General Resources for Life Groups

The Prayer Course

Pete Greig
Sessions: Six
Format: Videos with leaders’ guides
This is a great, accessible introduction to prayer. The six sessions walk you through the Lord’s Prayer, giving all sorts of ideas about different ways you can pray.
prayercourse.org/

God at work

Ken Costa
Sessions: Six or Twelve
Format: Videos with leaders’ guides
These films look at how the Christian faith affects our approach to work, touching on topics like purpose, ambition, handling money, making decisions and dealing with stress. You can use either one or two films per week.
www.godatwork.org.uk/

Planetwise

A Rocha UK
Sessions: Six
Format: Discussion guides
A great six-week course on how followers of Jesus should think about creation, and make practical lifestyle changes to care for our planet.
atyourservice.arocha.org/en/planetwise-2008-resource-pack-bible-studies/

Fruitfulness on the Frontline

The London Institute of Contemporary Christianity
Sessions: Eight
Format: DVDs, transcripts and study guides
A great series on faith and work, covering topics like having a vision for work, modelling character, shaping culture, and being a mouthpiece for truth and justice. You can watch the DVDs or lead the sessions yourself using the transcripts.
www.licc.org.uk/ourresources/fruitfulness/

The Praxis Course

Sessions: Six
Format: Videos with discussion guides
This is a brilliant course for creators, innovators and entrepreneurs, helping you to explore how to work in a way that is restorative, redemptive, innovative, and faithful.
course.praxislabs.org/home
 

Practicing the Way

Bridgetown Church
Sessions: see website
Format: Videos, discussion guides, recommended resources
This is a brilliant collection of resources on what it means to follow the way of Jesus, with new elements being added regularly. There are plenty of materials to help you develop practices like silence and solitude, prayer, fasting, forgiving, and dealing with your past.
practicingtheway.org/

What is the Gospel?

The Gospel Coalition
Sessions: 11 audio/ video 
Format: Videos, discussion guides, recommended resources
Whether you’re a new believer, someone who’s trying to study Christianity, or a long-term churchgoer, this is one question that you will want to understand with absolute clarity. It seems like such a simple question on the surface. But where do we begin to answer it? Why do so many Christians struggle to put it into words?
www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/what-is-the-gospel#explaining-the-gospel-a-challenge

The Gospel of Luke from the Outside In

Don Carson
Sessions: 12 video sessions
Format: Videos, discussion guides, recommended resources
A thorough look at the ministry of Jesus through the eyes of Luke.
www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/the-gospel-of-luke-from-the-outside-in#jesus-and-the-certainty-of-god-11-4