📚 Discover Christ by Dave Nodar and Bert Ghezzi

• This book, based on the Discovering Christ course, is an introduction to personal relationship with God.

💻 Video Series by Fr. Dave Pivonka

• The Wild Goose: 14 sessions on the Holy Spirit
• Metanoia: 10 sessions on the Lord Jesus
• My father’s Father: 6 sessions on God the Father

💻 Conversion by Bishop Robert Barron

• Seven sessions focusing on the call to conversion by one of Catholicism’s most eloquent preachers.

📚 The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin

• A powerful, in-depth book on growing in our personal union with the Holy Trinity. A separate study guide is available for group use.

Worship Together as a Group

• Schedule time to spend a holy hour or attend Mass as a group and then meet afterwards for discussion and fellowship.

💻 Oremus: A Catholic Guide to Prayer by Fr. Mark Toups

• A Catholic Guide to Prayer teaches you the essentials of an effective and fruitful prayer life.  Over the eight sessions discover how God speaks to you, even in the smallest encounters.

📚 Hungry for God by Ralph Martin

• This inspiring and practical book will help your group grow in the essential practice of daily personal prayer.

📚 Various books by Fr. Jacques Philippe

• Fr. Philippe’s books on themes such as prayer, interior freedom, and peace of heart have become classics of modern Catholic spirituality. In particular, Time for God and Thirsting for Prayer are great resources for a group study on prayer.

📚 The Lord’s Supper by Scott Hahn

• A powerful book on the biblical roots of the Eucharist by well-known Catholic convert Scott Hahn

Read and Discuss the Bible

• As a group, pick a book of the Bible to read through together and discuss. Or read the Sunday Mass readings and discuss using the Reflect on God’s Word resource.

📚 Intercession: A Guide to Effective Prayer by Sr. Ann Shields

• This Bible study on intercessory prayer will help your small group grow in their vital services to the Body of Christ and the world.

💻 Walking Towards Eternity by Jeff and Emily Cavins

• Live your faith more fully through daily prayerful meditation with Scripture and be drawn into an intimate and life changing encounter with Christ. Introduces seven key virtues and how to live them in daily life.

💻 Unlocking The Mystery of the Bible by Jeff Cavins

• Many Catholics want to read the Bible because they know it is God’s Word, but they give up because it seems so complicated. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible helps you get the “big picture” by showing how fourteen narrative books of the Bible tell the complete story from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Church. Jeff Cavins shows you how to read the Bible so that you can actually understand it.

📚 Reading God’s Word Today by George Martin

• This book will help your group grow and love for Scripture. It is for everyone from beginners to seasoned veterans of Bible study.

Serve together as a group

• Service is an essential part of discipleship. Pray together as a group about how God is calling you to serve. And then, as a group, serve the needy through a parish or regional ministry.

📚 Follow Christ by Dave Nodar, Fr. Erik Arnold, and Ally Ascosi

• This book, based on the Following Christ course, is an excellent introduction to vital topics of Catholic discipleship.

💻 Call to Discipleship by Fr. John Ricardo

• Fr. John lays the groundwork on how to become a daily disciple of Christ. We have an opportunity to transform from being inward and maintenance focused to being outward and mission oriented. This change occurs first in our hearts through an encounter with Christ and then in our homes as we grow in our faith, and finally in our culture as we witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

💻 Lectio Series on FORMED by various presenters

• Dive into the lives of Christ’s first disciples with presenters Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Brandt Pitre.

📚 Unbound by Neal Lozano

• This book will help your group gain confidence in the spiritual battle we face as followers of Christ.

💻 The Chosen TV Series

• As a group watch this incredible and imaginative series which focuses on the life of Jesus and his first disciples. Discussion guides are available.

Evangelize Together

• As a group, serve on the ChristLife team at your parish. If it isn’t being offered, pray about other creative ways to offer the ChristLife courses: in prison ministry, for the homebound, in a nursing home, or as part of OCIA, etc. Attend ChristLife’s Strengthen Gathering as a group for personal encouragement in the mission.

Read and Discuss Church Teachings on Evangelization

All of these documents are available online for free via the Vatican website. Published book editions are available at major booksellers. Suggestions:

• Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Vatican II Council
• On Evangelization in the Modern World by Pope Paul VI
• Mission of the Redeemer by Pope John Paul II
• Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis

📚 Share Christ by Dave Nodar, Fr. Erik Arnold, and Dianne Davis

• Based on the Sharing Christ course, this book helps Catholics gain the confidence and skills to personally share their faith. Includes a study guide.

💻 Evangelization and Acts of the Apostles by Dr. Mary Healy

• This series is both a bible study on Acts of the Apostles and powerful inspiration for all of us to evangelize. Also available on FORMED.

📚 Out of the Salt Shaker and Into the World by Rebecca Pippert

• An accessible and inspiring guide to faith sharing for all Christians.

📚Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World by Dr. Mary Healy

• Through the study of Catholic tradition, the lives of the saints, and ordinary people, you’ll begin to understand how the message of inward healing is also a message that we as Catholics are empowered to take outward to the world.

📚The Spiritual Gifts Handbook by Dr. Mary Healy and Dr. Randy Clark

• Learn how you can activate the gifts in your own life and use them to benefit others. In this hurting world, you can give people more than just a message–you can help usher them into an encounter with God.

Learn to Exercise the Spiritual Gifts

• Consider attending the Encounter Conference as a group or or enroll in the Encounter School for Supernatural Ministry for a deep dive in the charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit Visit encounterministries.us to learn more.