How to use the studies
Instructions
ORGANISE with a mentor or mentoring group when you will meet and which study you will do together each week or fortnight.
GET a copy of the studies by viewing them online here or printing a PDF and you will also need to buy a journal.
STUDY daily one of the five Bible studies (Reading 1-5), and write any reflections, questions and revelations in a journal or on a device. It will probably take about 20 minutes to complete the reading and reflection. If a daily reading proves too difficult, you could decide to spread each module over two weeks.
MEET weekly or fortnightly with your mentor or mentoring group. There is a guide for this discussion at the end of each study.
Advice
Decide in advance exactly where and when you will spend the time each day reading and reflecting on the Scripture passage and input. With a regular time and place, it is much more likely that you will get the studies done.
Make sure you don’t “move on” from each module until you have spoken and debriefed with your mentor or mentoring group about this important foundation of Christian living.
Be completely honest with your mentor. If you don’t understand something, are having doubts, or forget to do the studies, just tell them. This isn’t a test you can get wrong. It is an investment into the rest of your life with God.
Write down your questions and reflections and bring this to your weekly meeting. It would also help to have a look at the discussion questions before you meet with your mentor.
Pray that God will use these studies to grow you and release you into a more grace-centred, God-focused and joy-filled life in Christ.
Each study is centred around the rhythm of daily reading and reflection on Scripture and weekly discussion with a Christian mentor or mentoring group.