Facilitator Resources

There’s no one secret to the success of groups and classes.

Here is a helpful list of guidelines for group leaders and participants:

• Frame every gathering in prayer
• Always include Scripture
• Commit to honesty and confidentiality
• Attend faithfully
• Accept differing points of view
• Hold one another accountable
• Pray for one another daily

These resources will help prepare you:

• Tips for Facilitating Groups and Classes
• Groups Handbook
• Small Groups Overview
• Group Health Survey
• Group Yearly Planning Calendar
• Principles for Groups

Need a new book, resource or study?

• Church Library – Knox Hall Room 153
• Curriculum Library – John Barolo’s Office, Ministry Offices (click here for a list of current resources)
• Recommended Curricula List from Church of the Resurrection (Leewood, KS) (click here for list with ranks and topics)
• Need recommendations? Contact John Barolo.

Online Resources:

Bookstores

• Cokesbury – Online Bookstore of the United Methodist Church
• Upper Room Bookstore – Focus on Spiritual Growth Resources

Inspiration and Devotion

• Upper Room Devotional – Daily devotional with scripture from the United Methodist Church
• Sacred Space – Daily guided prayer from the Irish Jesuits
• d365 – Daily guided prayer experience from the Episcopal church, Presbyterian Church USA and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Resources

• Disciple Bible Study links

Recommended Marriage Studies (all available in our Curriculum Library):

• 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage, Arp
• Zimsum of Love, Bell
• The Five Love Languages, Chapman
• Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage, Gungor
• Love to Stay: Sex, Grace and Commitment, Hamilton
• Your Time-Starved Marriage, Parrott
• iMarriage – Transforming Your Expectations, Stanley
• Because Great Marriages Just Don’t Happen
• The 4 Season’s of Marriage, Gary Chapman
• Scary Close, Donald Miller
• Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas
• Team Us – Marriage Together, Ashleigh Slater
• The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted, Gary Chapman
• The 5 Love Languages of Children, Gary Chapman

How to Become a Group Leader

Do you feel led to be a facilitator of a group or class for adults
at Hyde Park United Methodist?

1. Read through the Expectations for Adult Education Facilitators and see what is required.
2. Contact Glenn to set up a time to discuss how you could serve.You may also want to browse the different ministry descriptions above for more information about specific roles.