LIFE GROUP RESOURCES

Exclusively for GWAC Life Group Leaders 

All GWAC Life Group Leaders have access to SmallGroups.com which gives you a variety of resources and tools to enhance your small group life and your own leadership. Contact Stephen Petering for details on how you can register.

'How to be a Healthy Life Group Member' Participants Guide

To help your group members have a healthy Life group experience, take two or three weeks to work through this guide. It will change the way your group thinks about their life together. To view the participants guide click here.

Life Group Member Ministry Descriptions

Engage the members of your group by encouraging them to take up a ministry role within the group's life based on their gifts and passions. To see a copy of the group member ministry descriptions click here.


Life Group and Leader Library

If you're looking for online Bible search tools, here are some of the best choices for handy, easy-to-use and powerful resources for looking up Bible verses or studying God's Word online. You'll discover that searching for a particular Bible verse is easier than ever, and preparing a Bible study is simplified when you use one of these practical resources.

BibleGateway.com

BibleGateway.com is my absolute favourite online Bible search tool! It's completely user friendly and easy to navigate. You can search by passage (verse), keyword or topic. You can choose multiple versions of the Bible, including many of the contemporary translations and paraphrases, along with several foreign language translations. The site also offers a wealth of other Bible study resources such as an audio Bible, commentaries, e-books, dictionaries and study tools.

CrossWalk.com

CrossWalk.com is another favourite online search tool. Though not quite as powerful as BibleGateway.com, it is still very user friendly. It too is packed with practical study tools such as an online study Bible, Interlinear Bible, Parallel Bible, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, lexicons, history, and sermon helps. With so much information at your fingertips, there's no reason to hesitate diving into study!

BlueLetterBible.org

BlueLetterBible.org is a continuously updated interactive reference library from the teachings and commentaries of selected pastors and teachers who hold to the historical Christian faith. The site features a multi-faceted search engine, modern-day written and audio-video commentaries, a long list of study tools, images, maps and devotionals. If you thought Bible study would be boring, try this site for a change of pace.

SearchGodsWord.org

SearchGodsWord.org is a handy and easy-to-use online Bible search tool with a very unique feature. It provides study resources right in your search. As you look up a particular verse, a list of links to commentaries, study notes and devotionals appears to the left of the passage for convenient, instant access. The site also offers daily Bible reading plans, Christian history, commentaries, dictionaries, concordances, encyclopaedias, lexicons and sermon essentials.

Bible.com

Bible.com offers comprehensive Bible search tools with several contemporary versions of the Bible and a number of foreign language translations. The site is packed with Christian resources such as a daily devotional, a reading plan, a prayer room, newsletters, and a kid's section with music, videos, games and books. One unique feature of this site is the "Bible Answers" section providing biblically based answers to common questions, complete with a topical or keyword search.

GospelHall.org eBible Online

Gospel Hall's online Bible gives you the ability to search the Bible in a parallel view with two versions side by side. Available translations include the King James Version, American Standard Version, Darby, Young's Literal Translation, World English Bible, Bible in Basic English. You can also choose from commentaries, dictionaries and encyclopaedias.

Bible Studies Resources Online

For free Bible studies online check out Christianity Today



If you are looking for inspiration for Bible Study Guides look no further than the websites below for the major publishers and descriptions of each booklet. You can then check their availability through Koorong (Blackburn South) or Word (Nunawading) bookstores.

LifeGuide Bible Studies

Inter-Varsity Press
In left hand banner column click “Ideal for Small Groups – Crossway Bible Studies

Matthias Media
(Australian publisher) Go to the left hand index column under ‘Find Resources’ and click on either ‘Interactive Bible Studies’, Topical Bible Studies’ or ‘Pathway Bible Studies’.

NavPress

RBC Ministries
Highlight ‘Bible Studies’ in index at top of page and select from drop down menu.

Zondervan Publishing
You are on the ‘Advanced Search’ page. Type ‘Bible Study’ as the keyword top line on the right, then under ‘Product Use’ scroll down to and highlight ‘Small Group Study’, then press ‘Search Now’.

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