Men’s Small Group Curriculum

The Master’s Grip: Lessons for Winning in Life and Golf, by Jim Sheard and Scott Lehman
Estimated Cost: Book – $10.00, Study Guide - $8.95 (available from www.inhisgripgolf.com)
Length: 15 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
The Master’s Grip shows parallels between life, golf, and faith in the same format and style as the best-seller In His Grip. Devotions feature quotes from famous golfers and others in the profession. Each devotional thought includes a title, scriptures, a key verse, devotional thought about golf and life, and a swing thought to summarize the application.

Mid-Course Correction, by Gordon MacDonald
Estimated Cost: $18.00
Length: 18 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Written for those who sense a need for putting order back in their lives again, this book offers hope for those who have experienced defeat and disappointment in their lives, but also for those who have been "successful" yet yearn for something more. MacDonald focuses on making choices that lead to personal transformation, significant communal relationships, practical service in the kingdom of God, and a revitalized life of faith and worship.

The Reason for God, by Timothy Keller
Estimated Cost: $17.00
Length: 14 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Tim Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts” skeptics bring to his Manhattan church. Mining material from literary classics, philosophy, anthropology and a multitude of other disciplines to make an intellectually compelling case for God, he single-handedly dismantles each of them. Written with atheists, agnostics, and skeptics in mind, Keller also provides an intelligent platform on which true believers can stand their ground when bombarded by the backlash. The Reason for God challenges such ideology at its core and points to the true path and purpose of Christianity.

The 10 Most Common Objections to Christianity, by Alex McFarland
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Society today has a growing number of objections and concerns regarding Christianity. This book offers straight answers that will give Christians confidence and understanding about their beliefs. After reading this book, all Christians will know how to effectively answer the most common objections to Christianity, why they believe what they believe and be prepared to defend their faith and worldview.

The Grand Weaver, by Ravi Zacharias
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 8 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
As Christians, we believe that great events such as a death or a birth are guided by the hand of God. Yet we drift into feeling that our daily lives are the product of our own efforts. Dr. Zacharias examines our backgrounds, our disappointments, our triumphs, and our beliefs, and explains how they are all part of the intentional and perfect work of the Grand Weaver.

When Good Men Are Tempted, by Bill Perkins
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 13 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Bill Perkins details a plan for sexual integrity--one that works. He shows men how to achieve a purity that will preserve the sanctity of their marriages, the security of their families, the vitality of their walks with God, and the strength of their relationships with their brothers in Christ. Perkins unfolds a three-part game plan that can lead men to victory.

The Book on Leadership, by John MacArthur
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
In The Book on Leadership, best-selling author, pastor, and teacher John MacArthur sets the record straight: Leadership does not come from a job title, but from a much deeper source. Based on the writings of the apostle Paul, MacArthur presents the "26 Characteristics of a True Leader" for anyone at work, church, school, or home.

Spiritual Leadership, by J. Oswald Sanders
Estimated Cost: $10.00
Length: 11 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
He emphasizes that the call to leadership comes from God and discusses the necessities of discipline, vision, and humility, among other necessary attributes. In the author's modern, easy-to-understand language, he describes leaders' traits and explains why personal growth and prayer are important.

I.D., by Mark Batterson
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
The more you have going for you, the more potential you have for identity problems. Here’s why: it’s easier for you to base your identity on the wrong thing. The cure is basing less and less of your identity on what you can do and more and more of your identity on what God has done. This book is a compass that will help you discover the true you: the person God created you to become. You'll never see yourself the same way!

Cries of the Heart, by Ravi Zacharias
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 8 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
In this profound message from one of the great thinkers of our generation, Zacharias explores the inner feeling of futility that can overwhelm a human heart and helps us to see a reason for our suffering, be comforted in loneliness, and experience an abiding faith in our daily lives. Cries of the Heart is a book that both inspires and reassures a search that uncovers our hidden sentiments and reveals God's continual inescapable presence in every moment of our lives.

Wild Goose Chase, by Mark Batterson
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 8 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit–An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time…that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure

Half Time, by Bob Buford
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Fomat: Book
Work: 1hr/week
The first half is busy with "getting and gaining, earning and learning," doing what you can to survive, while clawing your way up the ladder of success. The second half of life should be about regaining control, calling your own shots, and enjoying "God's desire ... for you to serve him just by being who you are, by using what he gave you to work with." What lies between the two is "halftime." Buford argues that whether you are a millionaire, a manager, or a teacher, you will one day have to transition from the struggle for success to the quest for significance. This book will help you do just that.

Crazy Love, by Francis Chan
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
There's a God, all-powerful and all-knowing, and He loves you. And not just any kind of love, this is the I-love-you-so-much-I'll-send-my- Son-to-die-on-a-cross-to-save-you kind of love. Think about it. God, the Creator of everything -- from nitrogen to pine needles; from oceans to E-minor -- THAT God, loves you. God doesn't want your begrudging leftovers or even your good intentions. He wants you--heart, soul, and mind. That's why you are here. That's why we're all here. Don't miss it.

Chazown, by Craig Groeschel
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book/Workbook
Work: 1hr/week
Do you wake up each day motivated by knowing exactly why you were created? Guided by intention in every step? Enter: Chazown. Hebrew for “vision,” God wants to give His for you, and this book will reveal it! Living God’s dream will align every area of your life, from your relationships to your finances and health. Because only you can discover how the book ends and the rest of your life begins…

Landmines in the Path of the Believer, by Charles Stanley
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
When you are in the heat of spiritual battle, it does not take long to realize that Satan will do anything to prevent you from becoming the person God has planned for you to be. However, he does not always employ an all-out frontal assault. Sometimes the danger comes in subtle, secretive schemes-landmines hidden along our paths. This study shows readers how to identify, avoid, or defuse spiritual landmines.

How to Keep Faith, Relationships, and Integrity When Away From Home, by Stephen Arterburn
Estimated Cost: $12 book; $19 audiobook cd
Length: 16 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Business travel expenses are escalating---and not just financially! The mental, spiritual, and emotional costs of "separation sickness" are bankrupting individuals and families. Two men who've been there share their biblical and practical insights---and offer five foundational pillars to help you strengthen your defenses, build and maintain connections, and find balance between work and life.

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, by John Piper
Estimated Cost: $10.00
Length: 13 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Who is Jesus Christ? You’ve never met him in person, and you don’t know anyone who has. But there is a way to know who he is. How? Jesus Christ—the divine Person revealed in the Bible—has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, “Yes, this is truth.” Look at the Jesus of the Bible. Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God’s Word. John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else.

Twelve Ordinary Men, by John MacArthur
Estimated Cost: $15.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Contrary to popular belief, we do not have to be perfect to do God's work. Look no further than the twelve disciples whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the New Testament. Jesus chose ordinary men - fisherman, tax collectors, political zealots - and turned their weakness into strength, producing greatness from utter uselessness. MacArthur draws principles from Christ's careful, hands-on training of the original twelve disciples for today's modern disciple - you.

The Samson Syndrome: What You Can Learn from the Baddest Boy in the Bible, by Mark Atteberry
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
The story of Samson is the perfect vehicle to reveal the twelve tendencies that can bring down strong men: disregarding their boundaries, struggling with lust, ignoring good advice, overestimating their own cleverness, and others. Written in a compassionate, funny, and practical style, The Samson Syndrome offers readers powerful ideas for making sure they use their greatest strengths to honor God in every situation.

40 Minute Bible Studies, by Kay Arthur
Estimated Cost: $7.00
Length: 6 Session per study
Format: Bible Study
Work: 40min/week
This Bible study series from Bible teacher Kay Arthur and the teaching staff of Precept Ministries tackles important issues in brief, easy-to-grasp lessons you can use personally or as part of a small group. Each book in the series includes six 40-minute studies designed to draw you into God’s Word through basic inductive Bible study.

The Attributes of God, by A.W. Tozer
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Bible Study
Work: 1 hr/week
This study will help you understand God’s attributes, and it challenges you to apply them into your own life.

The Big Picture, by Tommy Nelson
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 22 sections
Format: Book
This book encourages us to know His love and purpose for all of history and for us individually.

The Book of Romance, by Tommy Nelson
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr / week
An in depth study about what the Song of Solomon has to say about love, dating and marriage.

Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 13 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
A classic book on the spiritual disciplines which enable us to connect with God. Explore the inward disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study, and the outward disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service. There is a separate study guide available for use in a group.

Choosing to Cheat, by Andy Stanley
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 9 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
With only 24 hours in each day, we simply can't fit everything in. And what we choose to cheat is a clear announcement of our values. Restore your vision of what really matters - and gain guidance for making courageous decisions about your time.

Disciplines of a Godly Man, by R. Kent Hughes
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 19 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2hr/week
Using engaging illustrations, biblical wisdom, practical suggestions for daily living, and personal study questions, this book offers frank discussion on major areas of Christian manhood: purity, godliness, integrity, leadership, prayer, ministry, friendship, and more.

Every Man, God’s Man, by Stephen Arterburn
Estimated Cost: $14.00
Length: 19 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
For the man who wants to become even more authentic, more courageous, and more intimate with God in every area of his life, a man who desires to walk in true spiritual integrity every moment of every day. (Workbook available.)

Every Man’s Battle, by Stephen Arterburn
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 6 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
A practical, detailed plan for beating sexual immorality, Every Man's Battle will help you find freedom from your past, embody purity today, and overcome temptation in the future.

Experiencing God, by Henry Blackaby
Estimated Cost: $15.00
Length: 13 Sessions
Format: Bible Study
Work: 2 hr/week
Through personal and group study, you will learn to recognize when God is speaking to you. Your obedience to God will result in a fresh and exciting spiritual walk, help you to know and do His will, and understand the importance of His timing.

Finishing Strong, by Steve Farrar
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
According to Farrar, the man who hangs in there for the long haul with his wife, his kids, and his Lord is an exception these days. Finishing Strong, now in trade paperback, offers lively use of Scripture, contemporary illustrations, and study questions to equip every reader to be that exception.

The Five Love Languages for Singles, by Gary Chapman
Estimated Cost: $ 13.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr / week
Learn how different people express and receive love so that you can effectively encourage one another. This edition is geared specifically towards single adults.

For Men Only, by Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn
Estimated Cost: $ 15.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
This simple map will guide you to loving your wife or girlfriend in the way she needs to be loved.

Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart, by Stu Webber
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 14 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
Focuses on balancing the essential elements of a man’s life to strengthen the spiritual foundation laid by God.

Grace Walk, by Steve McVey
Estimated Cost: $ 10.00
Length: 12 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Learn what causes true contentment to dance in the eyes of mature followers of Jesus.

How to Give Away Your Faith, by Paul Little
Estimated Cost: $ 12.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
A practical book that helps you face your fears of evangelism and gives you confidence in sharing.

I Believe, Now What?, by Michael L. Simpson
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 7 weeks
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Written for new believers, yet encouraging to anyone wanting to know more about a growing relationship with Jesus.

Life on Fire, by Ronnie Floyd
Estimated Cost: 18.00
Length: 14 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
This book highlights the radical spiritual disciplines needed to witness God’s power, to walk with Jesus everyday, to understand your personal holiness, and to have faith in God’s Word, regardless of your circumstances.

Like Your Neighbor? Doing Everyday Evangelism on Common Ground, by Stephen Sorenson
Estimated Cost: $ 12.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1hr/week
This book puts forth a radical idea: seekers have something to offer us. As we receive and as we offer God's love, we may discover that non-Christians are more like us than we realize.

Love and Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs
Estimated Cost: $ 20.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/ week
Psychological studies affirm it, and the Bible has been saying it for ages: unconditional respect is as powerful for him as unconditional love is for her. It's the secret to marriage that every couple seeks, and yet few couples ever find.

The Man God Uses, by Henry Blackaby
Estimated Cost: $15.00
Length: 7 Sessions
Format: Bible Study
Work: 2hr/week
This study helps move today’s Christian men with responsive, obedient hearts to a place where God can use them in extraordinary ways.

Men in the Bible, by Don Charles
Estimated Cost: $16.00
Length: 21 Sessions
Format: Bible Study
Work: 2 hr/week
This study will show you how to become restored and conformed to the image of God’s Son, and filled and anointed with His Spirit in order to be the Christ-centered leader in your home, church, business, community, nation and world.

Men of Purpose Series, by Gene Getz
Estimated Cost: $9.00
Length: 12 Sessions per study
Format: Bible Study
Work: 2 hr/week
In a world where Christian role models seem increasingly rare, these studies remind us that some of the most worthy examples of godly character are found in the biblical figures who brought power, wisdom, and inspiration to God’s people throughout the ages.

The Message of Paul Series,by Serendipity House Publishers
Estimated Cost: $8.00
Length: 13 Sessions per study (unless otherwise noted)
Format: Bible Study
Work: 2 hr/week
Explore the thought-provoking letters of Paul and engage in exciting discussion about the dangerous, yet life-enhancing challenges that he encountered in his own life.

Point Man, by Steve Farrar
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 11 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
This bestselling classic encourages and equips Christian men to lead their families successfully through hazards and ambushes like divorce, promiscuity, suicide, and drug addiction. In this war, Jesus Christ is looking for men who will not die, but live for their families.

Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren
Estimated Cost: $ 18.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
This study takes you through a 40-day journey to help reveal God's purpose and desire for your life.

The Pursuit of God, by A.W. Tozer
Estimated Cost: $11.00
Length: 10 sessions
Format: Bible Study
Work: 1 hr/week
A journey into the Father’s Heart, A. W. Tozer explains the human thirst for the Divine.

Sacred Pathways, by Gary Thomas
Estimated Cost $ 14.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
Sacred Pathways explores nine ways to commune with God that honor the unique design he has given each of us. The naturalist, the ascetic, the traditionalist, the activist, the enthusiast, the intellectual . . . Study questions are available online.

The Search for Significance, by Robert S. McGee
Estimated Cost: $ 10.00
Length: 13 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr / week
Learn how to apply the words of Christ, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free” to the most basic areas of your life- your goals, motives, and your sense of self-worth.

Shepherding a Child’s Heart, by Tedd Tripp
Estimated Cost: $12.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr / week
Grounded in the Bible's divine plan for parenting, this guide defines your goals as a parent & provides the scriptural methods for accomplishing them.

Tempered Steel, by Steve Farrar
Estimated Cost: $13.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 2 hr/week
This study takes readers through the Psalms to see how David endured crushing pressure and fiery trials and emerged a great man, shaped by the hand of God. Men facing difficult challenges in life will relate to chapters on Depression, Betrayal, When Your Family Is Falling Apart, Living With a Bad Decision, Living With Your Critics, and When Your Career Is Interrupted.

Too Busy Not to Pray, by Bill Hybels
Estimated Cost $ 14.00
Length: 10 Sessions
Format: Book
Work: 1 hr/week
This book challenges us to experience growth through the spiritual disciplines in our regular, everyday lives.