They Will Know Us by Our Love: Service Ideas for Small Groups

They Will Know Us by Our Love: Service Ideas for Small Groups, Heather Werle and Roxanne Wieman, ed., Group Publishing, Inc., Loveland CO, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7644-3434-1. Lead your adult small groups in 101 meaningful service projects that communicate God's love to your community. Even better -- you'll discover how to inspire your groups to want to serve others. Contributors to this resource actually lead small groups, so these 101 ideas are practical, proven, and help the adults who participate... * serve others in significant, fun ways, * deepen their friendships with each other, their community, and God, * discover how to shine God's love into their communities. Discussion questions that accompany each service project help small groups reflect on what they've done and how it's impacted their community--and their group.

Resource Categories

• Discipleship development
  • Getting to know Jesus
  • Getting to know Christianity
  • Discipleship instruction
  • Spiritual Formation
• Evangelism
  • Articulating our faith
  • Sharing our witness
  • Community of Christ missionary resources
• Starting new groups/congregations
• Congregational leadership
• Worship
• Christian education
• Children and Youth Ministry
• Bridging ministry (outreach to people who have become separated from the church)
• Hospitality Ministry
• Community/Neighborhood Involvement
• Internet ministry
• Skills acquisition
• Natural Church Development
• International Christianity