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By God's Intelligent Design: The Facilitator's Guide: A Leader's Step-by-Step Guide to Fivefold Equipping Ministry Group Study
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Series: By God's Intelligent Design, Book 4
Christian LivingGeneral Christianity
Publisher Price: $19.95
Publisher: Abcontrast Press
Published: Dec 29 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.41 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Are you ready to lead a group study to help others get even more out of the By God's Intelligent Design series?
The official Facilitator's Guide is here to equip you. This comprehensive resource provides a step-by-step roadmap for leading a transformative 7+1 week group study on spiritual gifts and the fivefold equipping ministry.
If you are ready to move others from passive learning to active discovery, this guide gives you the confidence to turn a simple book study into a life-changing Builder's Venture.
Why do so many small groups and ministry teams struggle with friction, stagnation, or lack of direction? The problem isn't the people - it is often a lack of clarity regarding how they were designed to complement each other. This guide bridges that gap.
Through this 7-week guided journey (plus an optional bonus week), you will:
- Lead as a Guide, Not a Guru: Relieve the pressure of needing to be the expert. Our philosophy empowers you to host the discovery process with humility and confidence.
- Master the Weekly Tempo and Flow: Use our Maintenance Briefing to navigate diverse personalities, managing everything from dominant talkers to quiet observers with grace.
- Simplify the Logistics: Utilizing a Book-Plus-Worksheet model, this guide includes reproducible master copies of every handout and worksheet your participants need.
- Turn Friction into Fruit: Equip your group with the Creative Conflict Reference Guide to transform interpersonal tension into a feature of a stronger, balanced team.
- Deploy for Kingdom Yield: Guide your participants toward the 30-Day Stewardship Challenge, moving them from merely discerning their gifts to actively deploying them for a return on God's investment.
A Complete Toolkit for Leaders This isn't just a teacher's manual. It is a complete toolkit that includes icebreakers, teaching scripts, and troubleshooting protocols. You don't need to be a theologian or a professional counselor; you just need a heart to serve. Perfect for pastors, small group leaders, ministry directors, and coaches, this guide is the essential blueprint for anyone ready to build the body of Christ by helping others discover themselves.
Please Note: This is a companion guide designed for group leaders and is Volume 4 in the By God's Intelligent Design series. It is designed to be used to facilitate groups reading the foundational book, By God's Intelligent Design.
Publisher: ABContrast Press Contact: Message us at ABContrast.com/contact
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