The Summer Institute for Groups

Are you a small group leader? Ministry leader? Friend of people who work?

We offer a unique opportunity within the Summer Institute for small groups, teams, co-workers, or groups of friends to go through this curated content together.

You could sign up and take this course on your own, but we find that the learning and application are so much deeper when it’s done in community. Why not grab a group of people who want to understand God’s design for our daily work and spend time learning and processing together this summer?!

If you lead an existing small group and are looking for some unique content within a larger group setting, join us this summer! Or simply gather a group of friends or co-workers to come with you. You’ll be able to host your own table with the people you invite. You will have access to material in advance in order to be able to lead the discussion around your table after the teaching time. Everything will be provided for you to be able to facilitate your group.

What you can expect

SIX, 2-HOUR SESSIONS ON TUESDAY EVENINGS

  • Dinner

  • Teaching from our Faith & Work staff

  • 2 discussion times that you will facilitate with your group

    • Approximately 10 minutes at the beginning to discuss the assignment for the week

    • Approximately 15 minutes after the teaching to process and discuss

    • We will provide you with discussion questions, you are free to lead however you like

    • Time for Q&A

ADDITIONALLY:

  • After each session, there will be a short application assignment to complete throughout the week (ie. Scripture to read, journaling prompts, an article, or video to watch, etc).

  • You and your group members will have access to our online learning platform where you’ll find:

    • Weekly assignments

    • Resources if you want to dig further into the session topic

    • Recordings of the teaching if you miss a session and need to catch up, or if you want to replay it anytime

Group Facilitator Guidelines:

As a group facilitator, we want to offer this opportunity to you free of charge! We trust that by registering on Eventbrite as a Group Leader you agree to the following:

  • I will recruit a small group with at least 3 others to participate in the Summer Institute

  • I will be available on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 Central to facilitate my group

  • If I am unable to be there for a session, I will make arrangements with someone in my group to lead

  • I will fully participate in the Institute, including doing the weekly assignments myself

  • I will be prepared to facilitate discussion with my group during the session

When you register on Eventbrite, you will have the option to “get tickets as a group facilitator” for free. It will ask if you have the names of people in your group, please list any that you know at the time. When people in your group register as a participant there will also be a question asking if they are registering as part of a group and who the facilitator is.

It’s our prayer that this would be a valuable resource for small groups, teams, student ministries, etc over the summer months! Let us know if we can send you high-resolution or custom graphics to help with marketing. And feel free to schedule other activities for your group to gather outside of our “classroom time!”