Age Level: Adults
Length of Series: 28 weeks
Level: Foundational
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Leader's Guide
ISBN: 0-8358-9840-76
Price: $17.00
Companions in Christ
The Original Resource with a New Look and Format
The transformational small-group series Companions in Christ is now being offered in a new 5-piece Participant's Book Series as well as the traditional 1-piece Participant's Book. With the same great daily exercise material and articles, the two different Participant's Book styles allow each group to use the format that best fits their time frame. The new 5-piece Participant's Book Series offers groups a convenient way to take breaks between modules. The traditional 1-piece volume is still a great value for groups who will continue their study together for 28 weeks.
Revised Leader's Guide
The revised Leader's Guide allows the leader to facilitate Companions groups that use either type of Participant's Books. The Leader's Guide also includes the "Getting Started Guide" as a part of the appendix and a newly revised closing retreat.
 
Age Level: Adults
Length of Series: 28 weeks
Foundational
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Participant's Book in 1 Volume
ISBN: 0-8358-9843-1
Price: $20.00
Companions in Christ
Each of the 26 weeks of regular sessions begins with a reading followed by five daily exercises that help illuminate the theme and prepare for the group meeting. The exercises may involve some combination of scripture reading, spiritual practice, reflection questions, and journaling. Throughout the week participants commit to about 30 minutes each day.
The Companions in Christ 28-Week Journey:
Preparatory Meeting (one week)
Embracing the Journey: The Way of Christ (five weeks)
An exploration of spiritual formation as a journey toward wholeness and holiness, individually and in community, through the grace of God.
Feeding on the Word: The Mind of Christ (five weeks)
An introduction to several ways of meditating and praying with scripture.
Deepening Our Prayer: The Heart of Christ (six weeks)
A guided experience of various classic forms and styles of prayer.
Responding to Our Call: The Work of Christ (five weeks)
A presentation of gifts and call, giving ourselves to God in willing obedience and receiving the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Exploring Spiritual Guidance: The Spirit of Christ (five weeks)
An overview of different ways of giving and receiving spiritual guidance from one-on-one relationships with a spiritual guide, to spiritual growth groups, to guidance in congregational life.
Closing Retreat: Developing a Rule of Life (final week)
Age Level: Adults
Length of Series: 28 weeks (total)
Foundational
Age Level: Adults & Young People
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Companions Journal
ISBN: 0-8358-0938-2
Price: $9.00
A Companion in Your Quiet Time
An important part of the Companions in Christ experience is the spiritual practice of keeping a personal journal. Writing down your thoughts can help to clarify them and bring genuine insights into your personal questions and beliefs, while preserving your responses to share with others in the group meeting. Reviewing your journal will be part of preparing for each group session.
The 160-page Journal complements the Companions in Christ resources. It has clean, open pages, faint lines to guide your journaling, thoughtful quotations to inspire your reflection, and a layflat binding for ease of writing.
"Our experience with Companions in Christ has been rich beyond my imagining! Not only has each participant grown in his/her relationship with the Triune God, so has the life of the congregation been deepened. We have a new sense of approaching every area of church life (stewardship, mission, worship renewal, etc.) from the perspective of enhancing our relationship with the living God."
- First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica, California
"The daily exercises were excellent. They changed my relationship with God, changed my prayer life, and allowed me to listen!"
- Garfield Memorial Church, Pepper Pike, Ohio
"I so believe in the spiritual formation group process and the value of Companions in Christ that I hope to make this an integral part of our adult spiritual formation program."
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, Arvada, Colorado
"I found that the Leader's Guide was complete, easy to use, and filled with a vast wealth of worship experiences and leadership tools. The Deeper Explorations portion of the weekly meeting that is only described in the Leader's Guide is a surprise and joy for the participants each week. I haven't found this content in other resources."
- St. George's Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee
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