We have added three additional resources to the Small Groups Library.

• I Promise by Dr. Gary Smalley. In this video-based small group study, Dr. Gary Smalley uses humor, practical insights, years of research, and biblical principles to reveal 5 key commitments that will determine the destiny of your marriage.
• S.H.A.P.E by Erik Rees. This small group study is designed specifically to take you to that next level of purpose—to reveal how God has designed you, and help you see how that design fits the intention for which you were created. In these six lessons, Erik Rees unpacks for you the five elements of God’s blueprint for creating you. Each session includes tools that help bring crystal clarity to your future goals and show you how to have the most fulfilling life possible—a life lived for God’s purposes by God’s design.
• Wide Angle by Rick Warren and Chuck Colson. Your worldview consists of the beliefs you build your life on. It determines how you view God, yourself, and other people. It includes your thoughts about life and death, good and evil, pain and suffering, the past, the present, and the future. It determines how you think about your relationships, your time, and your money. Everything you think about life is shaped by your worldview. In this six session study, Rick Warren and Chuck Colson explore such key issues as truth, tolerance, terrorism, reconciliation, and the purpose of life.

These studies (and several others) are available for off-campus small groups. Contact the small groups office to check out one of these studies. You can view additional available resources by clicking on the Resources tab at the top of the page.

So, you’ve completed your application and signed the covenant, what’s next? You need a meeting place and time and you need curriculum. The meeting place and time should be consistent. Ideally, the place will be the home of the small group host. There are some other options such as the home of another group member or a room at the church (during regularly scheduled programming only). The day and time should also be consistent. Don’t try to move the group meeting around to accommodate everyone.

Next, select the curriculum based on the needs of the group. You might want to let your first meeting be a fellowship/get-acquainted time. At that meeting you can discuss some possible curriculum. The most efficient way to get curriculum is to borrow it from the Small Group Library of Resources. You can check out a study, use it, and then return it so it can be used by another group. These resources have been previewed and are ready to use. Click on the Resources tab to see the studies that are currently available. Of course, you’ll want to have a couple of options just in case your first choice is already in use by a different group.

If you have curriculum questions, contact the Small Groups Pastor.

If you’re ready to lead a small group, the next step is to complete and submit to the Small Groups Pastor the Small Group Application and the Small Group Leader Covenant. The application will identify the group leader, sponsoring ministry, curriculum to be studied, and potential meeting times and places.

The Small Group Leader Covenant is your way of affirming that your beliefs and personal practices align with those of Long Hollow Baptist Church. This is important because we want our small groups to accurately reflect our church to those who are part of the groups.

Below are links to the forms you need. You can return the forms to the church office or ask your small group leader to return them with the class roll next time you meet.

• SMALL GROUP LEADER COVENANT

• SMALL GROUP APPLICATION