“Bible Study Leadership Made Easy” Handbook
Lead a women’s Bible Study group with confidence & grace
Leading a Bible study is part of the LAUNCH phase of lifestyle disciplemaking
Is Jesus prompting you to lead a Bible Study, but you don’t know how to start?
Maybe you are afraid that you don’t know enough of the Bible to do this. Does the thought of directing a discussion make you quiver? Everyone feels that way when they are just getting started. You are not alone. Jesus is the one who makes you able to lead a Bible study anyway. You are in the right place.
What if I told you that you could effectively lead a Bible Study even if you have never done it before? Make a simple plan for leading a lesson that your group will love? Graciously overcome challenges that crop up while you are leading? If you have been thinking about leading a Bible Study or wanting to do a better job at leading one, then this book is the ideal resource for you. See below for the FAQs about leading a Bible Study.
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What You Get with This Book
Bible Study Leadership Made Easy will help you start a Bible study group, choose a good study for your group, and make a plan for leading the lesson discussion. We will also address some common challenges (like excessive talkers, rabbit trails) that arise as you are leading a Bible study. You can pick and choose which chapters to read that meet your needs as a current leader or work through the whole book to get “trained” and ready to lead.
- Chapter #1: Begin the Adventure — Just Say Yes!
- Chapter #2: Step Forward as the Leader (putting together the group)
- Chapter #3: Choosing a Bible Study for your Group (selecting the best ones)
- Chapter #4: Prepare Wisely as Content Guardian (as a learner first, then making a plan to lead)
- Chapter #5: Lead Confidently as Content Guardian (leading the lesson discussion)
- Chapter #6: Lead Graciously as Community Builder (handling the people challenges in any group)
- Chapter #7: Enjoy the Adventure
Get “Bible Study Leadership Made Easy” here.
“Bible Study Leadership Made Easy” videos
Go to my YouTube channel @joyfulwalking and look for the playlist “Bible Study Leadership Made Easy.” These 12 videos cover much of the same information as in this handbook. Checklists referenced in the videos closely match the checklists and worksheets included in this Bible Study Leadership Made Easy handbook.
Access the “Bible Study Leadership Made Easy” videos on YouTube
Check out our book on lifestyle disciplemaking
Leading a Bible study group is fits with the ESTABLISH and LAUNCH phases of LIFESTYLE DISCIPLEMAKING.
More Resources to Start and Lead a Bible Study group
Read the blog, “Launch: Start and Lead a Bible Study Group” to be encouraged to lead a Bible study group.
Get the handbook “Be a Christ-Focused Small Group Leader” to learn how to be the best group leader your small group needs.
Read the blog, “Use Your Workday Lunch Break for Disciplemaking” for suggestions about leading a Bible study for your coworkers.
FAQs about Leading a Bible Study
Here are 3 reasons why you can lead a small group Bible Study even if you’ve never done it before:
• Reason #1: Do it by faith. We as Christians are to live every day by faith. Anything Jesus leads you to do, He enables you to do it by His Spirit living inside you. If you are being prompted by the Lord to lead a Bible Study lesson, just say yes — “I will do this, Lord. Please help me.” Jesus is with you every step of the way.
• Reason #2: Do it without knowing all the answers. No one knows all the answers anyway! Just delete that insecurity from your mind. You don’t need a seminary degree to lead a Bible Study for others, just a teachable heart and mind. Ask Jesus to teach you what you need to know for your group. Being the leader presses you to grow and learn for yourself. Then, you share what are learning as you lead others to do the same. Win-win!
• Reason #3. Do it even if you are scared: Actually, being scared is a good thing. It teaches you how to depend on Jesus Christ more. And, whatever leads you to rely on Him more than relying on yourself is a good thing for you. We are to live by faith in Him and let Him live His life through us. It is okay to say, “Lord, I can’t do this on my own, but you can in me and through me. I will trust you with this.”
Think of women to invite to join the group. Choose the best time and day to meet together. Find a place to meet. Select a Bible study that interests you and would interest other women. Set a start date and give the women directions how to get a copy of the study guide. Get more explanation how to do these steps from the BIble Study Leadership Made Easy book on this page.
• Choose a short and easy study designed for beginners.
• Recognize their feelings of insecurity.
• Work through the lesson together the first few times you meet.
• Look up and read each Bible verse together.
• Provide the best tutoring for them to learn.
• Get more ideas for nurturing women new to the Bible here.
As you open yourself to the Holy Spirit’s leading, do the study for yourself first. What you learn in your own personal study time will be valuable to your group as you lead them through the discussion. Ask Jesus to help you make a plan that includes the most important parts of the lesson. Always read the main Bible passage(s) for the lesson. Otherwise, you are spending your group time on man’s word rather than God’s revealed word and your response to it. Lead the women to trust in Jesus to meet their needs and don’t let the women try to fix each other’s problems. Check out our Be a Christ-Focused Small Group Leader handbook for leading a small group.
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