Leader Resources

We believe that growing people grow people. We all have areas where our continued learning will help our leadership and those we’re leading within our groups. Below are some resources to support the more common situations small group leaders run into. And even when things are going great, it’s important to continue to grow as a leader and as a group.

LEADER VETTING

Group Leader Covenant

Group Handbooks

On Campus Groups Handbook

Off Campus Groups Handbook

DOCUMENTS

Vetted Curriculum List

App Attendance (PDF, step by step instructions)

Spiritual Health Assessment

We have provided a Spiritual Health Assessment to help discover where you’re at in your spiritual walk. We’ve also provided a document, Spiritual Health Resources, filled with resources and curriculum associated with each of the assessment questions. We encourage you to review these resources and then preview them with your Group.

theology

BBC Theological Statement

Theology Class: Bible Doctrines and More

Line By Line

Immersion Conference

Resources

• “Connecting in Communities, Understanding the Dynamics of a Small Group” by Eddie Mosley – Eddie Mosley shares from his wealth of experience basic principles and processes that you can adapt to fit your ministry’s needs. Follow the hands-on steps outlined, and your small-group ministry will impact and change lives.
• “Emergency Response Handbook for Small Group Leaders” – Prepare yourself with practical ways to love others through their greatest challenges. People face difficult, painful stuff in life–and they shouldn’t struggle alone. But what do you say? How do you help? What if you make things worse? This book addresses these kinds of challenges.
• Curriculum List – BBC has a vetting process for all studies used by Group.  This is a list of vetted resources which also support spiritual growth in the areas of the DxD Spiritual Health Assessment
• Holman Full Bible Commentary – The Holman Illustrated Bible Commentary is a comprehensive yet concise resource for Bible teachers, pastors, and any student of the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation, it provides the reader with essential information and insight that can be a clarifying touch point at every stage of preparing to teach or preach.
• Small Groups Study Bible – Designed with groups in mind, the CSB Life Connections Study Bible includes thousands of questions and study helps for every single chapter of the Bible. In addition to chapter-by-chapter notes about key people, places, and events—this Bible guides you through the “Open-Consider-Apply” method for small group Bible study and personal reflection. The CSB Life Connections Study Bible is a revised and updated version of the bestselling Serendipity Study Bible which was the culmination of forty years of community building and ignited small group engagement across the country.
• Gospel In Touch Series –  This is an un-dated study for Groups that want to study current issues from biblical perspective.
  • • Session 1 – Gospel Conversations: The Three Circles
    • Session 2 – Gospel Focused in a Screen-Time World
    • Session 3 – The Light of the Gospel in the Dark Abyss of Addiction
    • Session 4 – Gospel Love: Biblical Marriage and Infidelity
    • Session 5 – Gospel Relationships: Sexual Immorality and My Family
    • Session 6 – Gospel Truth: Faith and Science Coexisting
    • Session 7 – Gospel Choices: Addressing Anger and Rage
    • Session 8 – Gospel for Everyone: Seeing Social Issues through the Lens of the Gospel
• Recovering Identity Series – What the Bible says about Gender/Sexuality/Womanhood/Manhood
  • • Video Series: Recovering Identity
    • Study Guide: Recovering Identity Series

App Attendance

1. Using a smart phone or tablet, you will need to download the Brentwood Baptist app which you can get from wherever you get your apps, e.g., Apple Store or Play Store. The app is free.
2. Once you open the app, you will need to login with your username and password that you use for other Brentwood Baptist engagement, e.g., online giving or checking in children. If you don’t have one, then please create one.
3. Once you are logged into the app, then you will click the three bars in the upper left-hand corner.
4. Click on “My Groups”
5. Select the group you want to take attendance for.
6. Click the “View or Take Attendance” option (it’s the first option under the Group Administrative Actions section)
7. Click on the date for which you are taking attendance.
8. Scroll to the lower part of the page and click each box next to each member present or select “Group Did Not Meet For Event” if canceled.
9. Finally, select “Submit Attendance” at the bottom of the page.

Groups Ministry Team – Staff Directory

Paul Wilkinson, Groups & Research Minister [email protected]

Beth Johnson, Groups Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Jackson Short, Adult Groups Fellow Minister [email protected]