This 40-page booklet contains information about what happens during an Emmaus® weekend, what participants should expect, and how Emmaus can help congregations. The resource answers the most frequently asked questions about Emmaus, the Emmaus community, and Emmaus follow-up groups.

What Is Emmaus?: Walk to Emmaus Library

Religion & Spirituality

Bryant, Stephen D.

Christian Books & Bibles

Upper Room Books

Designed for persons who have participated in the Walk to Emmaus, this helpful booklet provides ideas on joining groups, organizing groups, and improving the quality of groups as a means of growth in grace.

The Group Reunion: Walk to Emmaus Library

The Companions in Christ Leader's Guide provides detailed guidance for leading a small group through 28 weekly sessions. The plans in this guide have been tested and refined by churches throughout the United States.

Companions in Christ: A Small-Group Experience in Spiritual Formation (Leader's Guide)

Scott, Gerrit

Grana, Janice T.

Thompson, Marjorie J.

Gonzalez, Adele

Hinson, Glenn

Upper Room

Find fresh, rich worship experiences for the group you lead through the eight-week study of The Way of Forgiveness. This guide includes content and instructions for each of the weekly sessions. It also includes information to help you discern and develop the distinct skills needed when leading formational groups.

The Way of Forgiveness Leaders Guide (Companions in Christ)

THE WAY OF BLESSEDNESS is an invitation for small-group members to discover and live in the kingdom of God. Each week group participants explore one of the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount. Nine small group sessions include: Exploring the Blessed Life, Embracing our Spiritual Poverty, Tears as Anguish, Tears as Gift, and Making Peace: A Fragrant Offering of Love. A Leader's Guide is also available for use with this resource.

The Way of Blessedness Participant's Book: Companions in Christ

The Way of Blessedness Leaders Guide (Companions in Christ)

This user-friendly Leader's Guide provides complete guidance, content, and background material for each of the weekly meetings covered in Exploring the Way: Participant's Guide. Also included is general information about Christian spirituality and disciplines. It's the perfect (condensed) orientation to Companions in Christ!
 All weekly group gatherings follow the same basic outline: * Opening time of welcoming, centering, and worship (10 minutes) * Teaching narrative (20 minutes) * Deeper explorations into a specific spiritual practice (20 minutes) * Closing worship (10 minutes)
 Find the tools you need in this comprehensive Leader's Guide to make your group study both thought provoking and full of lively discussion, including a full explanation of spiritual formation, a complete list of materials needed, and an outline for each session with scripts of what to say.

Leader's Guide for Exploring the Way: Introduction to the Spiritiual Journey

Companions in Christ is designed to develop you as a leader in guiding the spiritual life of your congregation. This resource gives you an overview of the Christian spiritual life and the practices that help people enter into the formative pattern of Christ's life: a life of prayer, study and service. Help your small group members move from information (knowledge about) to experience (knowledge of) in the means of grace - ways in which Christ meets people, renews their faith, and deepens their life together in love. This revised Leader's Guide provides detailed guidance for leading a small group through the 28 weekly sessions. The plans have been tested and refined by groups in churches across the country. This books contains all you need, including ... the Getting Started Guide, which was formerly a separate piece a revised plan for a Closing Retreat Weekly Needs at a Glance page references for both the comprehensive one-volume Participant's Book and the new five-volume series ""I found that the Guide was complete, easy to use, and filled with a vast wealth of worship experiences and leadership tools,"" writes one Companions in Christ group leader. ""I haven't found this content in other resources."" Lead your group deeper into the heart and mind, the work and spirit, the very life of Jesus Christ!

Companions in Christ, Leaders Guide (Revised)

Everything you need to guide a small group in a six-week exploration of authentic, whole Christian spirituality is contained in this Leader's Guide. Find the very practical help you need: * Ideas for a session to introduce the resource to participants * A list of Weekly Needs at a Glance * Detailed instructions for leading five weekly meetings * Meaningful Deeper Explorations of the spiritual life * Plans for a Closing Pilgrimage and Retreat Help your group members become the people God wants them to be with this exciting sixth title in the Companions in Christ series. Lead them to reflect on what faith means in terms of who we are, how we must change, how to deal with pain, and how to move toward reconciliation and belonging. Be challenged to live the whole gospel by connecting spirituality and discipleship. ""Upper Room Ministries has crafted a practical tool for assisting pilgrims on the journey of transformation,"" writes one reviewer. ""The Way of Transforming Discipleship is for anyone who is on the Way to becoming a true Christ-follower. Not only is this a must-read, but even more so, it is a must-do resource!"" A Partcipant's Guide is also available. A group experience of this resource consists of a preparatory meeting, weekly sessions, and a closing retreat. The Way of Transforming Discipleship is appropriate for any group that has completed the Companions in Christ 28-week foundational resource, or it may also be used as an introduction to this powerful initiative.

The Way of Transforming Discipleship: Leaders Guide (Companions in Christ)

Are you becoming the person God wants you to be? Discover a way to authentic Christian spirituality in this sixth title in the Companions in Christ series. By shining the light of God's Word into the darkness of our lives, Hudson will lead you to a pathway of discovery and growth. Explore the markers of the journey: * Knowing Who You Are * Changing from the Inside * Listening to the Groans * Experiencing the God Who Heals * Discovering Community Together ""Upper Room Ministries has crafted a practical tool for assisting pilgrims on the journey of transformation,"" writes one reviewer. ""The Way of Transforming Discipleship is for anyone who is on the Way to becoming a true Christ-follower. Not only is this a must-read, but even more so, it is a must-do resource!"" Join this journey to experience more deeply what it means to live as a follower of Christ. Understand the meaning of spiritual formation and how it leads to a spirituality that's authentic and grace-filled. Reflect on what your faith means in terms of who you are, how you must change, how you deal with pain, and how you relate to others. Be challenged to live the whole gospel by authentically connecting spirituality with discipleship. A Leader's Guide is also available. A group experience of this resource consists of a preparatory meeting, six weekly sessions, and a closing retreat. The Way of Transforming Discipleship is appropriate for any group that has completed the Companions in Christ 28-week foundational resource, or it may also be used as an introduction to this powerful initiative.

The Way of Transforming Discipleship Participants Book (Companions in Christ)

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