Leader/Facilitator Tools

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Training Modules:

We appreciate the time you are devoting in order to sharpen your skills, and the concern you have to align your group with God’s purposes for the limited time you have together on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Click on the modules below to launch the given presentation.  


  1. ★How To Gauge The Health Of Your Connection Group. Click here to begin the module.


  3. ★How To Resolve Conflict In Your Connection Group. Click here to begin the module.


  5. ★The Spiritual Health Of The Connection Group Leader. Click here to begin the module.


Teaching Resources:

  1. ★Click here for alternative study options

Counseling Services and Referrals:

  1. ★Click here for a downloadable list of options


Connection Group Interaction: Our “Top Ten” List

A successful Connection Group meeting involves more than just having a good topic to discuss; we also need to agree on how we will interact with each other as members of the group. That’s why we developed this Top Ten List. It describes key things that you and your group can do to have a healthy Connection Group experience. Copy this list, pass it out, and discuss it at your next Connection Group meeting!

How to Lead Effective Connection Group Discussions

A critical part of every Connection Group meeting is the discussion that takes place, because our sharing leads to effective “one another” ministry. To help your group achieve that goal, we’ve developed an easy-to-use Guide that will equip every Connection Group leader to be a better discussion leader. Click here





Study Resources:


Occasionally we receive emails from our Connection Group Facilitators asking what other resources we have available to help them with study preparations for their group meetings. Some want to go deeper and explore a topic further than the level in our CG discussion guides. So, here is a list of additional resources you can access online to help you prepare more thoroughly:



  1. •www.crosswalk.com--has devotionals, Bible study tools, categories of faith, church, culture, news, podcasts

  2. •www.biblestudytools.com--has 30 different English translations, commentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries, parallel Bible, and an interlinear Bible

  3. •www.biblegateway.com--has a quick search with 25 English versions, passage lookup, keyword search, and a topical index

  4. •www.biblicaltraining.org--has Bible studies for new believers, and offers online biblical courses, including seminary classes.

  5. •www.blueletterbible.org--has 18 English translations, including Greek and Hebrew translations, commentaries, study tools, images/maps, Hebrew and Greek concordances, and a good Bible timeline

  6. •www.leestrobel.com--an apologetics website from Lee Strobel; addresses topics and questions about the Bible and the Christian faith; video lessons from Lee and other teachers and experts

  7. •www.str.org--an apologetics website of "Stand to Reason" ministry of Greg Kokl (Biola/Talbot University); has an extensive library of topics related to Christian faith and other world religions



One of the best tools for Bible study, and the simplest to obtain, is a good study Bible. Here is a list of recommended Study Bibles:


  1. 1.NIV Study Bible (Zondervan Publisher)

  2. 2.Life Application Study Bible (Tyndale Publisher)

  3. 3.New Geneva Study Bible (Thomas Nelson Publisher)

  4. 4.ESV Study Bible (Crossway Bibles)

  5. 5.Serendipity Bible (Zondervan Publisher)