Some CU's are a small group meeting together, other CU's split into smaller groups. Whatever format your CU takes small groups are vital for building community, sharing life and engaging together with God's word. On this page you'll find a variety of resources for small groups - from leaders guides to bible studies being used on various campuses.

 

SLOBS

This is not intended as a comment on the lifestyle of your average small group leader, but rather it stands for: Small Group Leaders Own Bible Study

IFES Ireland run SLOBS groups on campuses where there are multiple small groups. The benefits of SLOBS for leaders are pretty amazing:

• A safe place for leaders to share with and pray for each other
• An opportunity to begin preparing Bible study material together with other leaders and allowing God's word to begin speaking into your life
• Get ideas from other leaders and training on the various aspects of small group life from IFES Ireland Staff

SLOBS is not about adding another ‘Christian thing' to your diary. The goal is to inspire, equip and invest in you as a leader, so you are living out the things you are talking about.

 

Resources

One page summary of Bible Study Guidelines
Engaging with the Bible (from econ small group leaders manual)
econ 2007 Small Group Leaders Training Manual

 

 

Bible Studies

 

Below are bible studies and notes that have been used in a variety of CU's that may be useful. As with all bible studies you will need to take time to prepare the passage yourself and contextualise the questions and application to your group.

 

Book/Topic	Studies/Worksheets	Notes	Other Resources
Isaiah	Isaiah 1-2 The True King is Holy - Isaiah 6  God Comforts His People - Isaiah 40  Servant Songs  The Glory of Zion	Isaiah Background and 1-2 Notes The True King is Holy Notes   God Comforts His People Notes Servant Songs Notes   The Glory of Zion Notes
Beatitudes	Poor in Spirit Mourn and Meek Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Merciful Pure in Heart Peacemakers and Persecuted	Beatitudes Intro + Poor in Spirit Notes Mourn and Meek Notes Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Notes Merciful Notes Pure in Heart Notes Peacemakers Notes Persecuted Notes
Ephesians
Colossians
James	Prayer and Wisdom Perseverance and Maturity Pride/Humility and Rich/Poor  Taming the Tongue Faith and Works	Prayer and Wisdom Notes Perseverance and Maturity Notes Pride/Humility and Rich/Poor Notes Taming the Tongue Notes Faith and Works Notes	Introduction to James Manuscript Guidelines
Politics	God and Politics Bible Study

 

 

 

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