{"id":13369,"date":"2021-10-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2024-04-05T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:11:36","slug":"selecting-discipleship-mentoring-and-bible-study-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/selecting-discipleship-mentoring-and-bible-study-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting Discipleship, Mentoring, and Bible Study Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selecting-Discipleship-Mentoring-and-Bible-Study-Materials.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selecting-Discipleship-Mentoring-and-Bible-Study-Materials.png\" alt=\"Need help selecting discipleship, mentoring, or Bible study materials? Check out these tips!\" class=\"wp-image-13371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selecting-Discipleship-Mentoring-and-Bible-Study-Materials.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selecting-Discipleship-Mentoring-and-Bible-Study-Materials-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selecting-Discipleship-Mentoring-and-Bible-Study-Materials-400x600.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find the transcript for episode 29, Selecting Discipleship, Mentoring, and Bible Study Materials, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women&#8217;s Ministry Toolbox Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9268146\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1675771\/9268146-ep-29-selecting-discipleship-mentoring-and-bible-study-materials.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9268146&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:13px\">Please note: This post contains affiliate links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting Discipleship, Mentoring, and Bible Study Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Who should decide which discipleship, mentoring, or Bible study materials should be used?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do they need to consider when making their materials selection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of resources available for discipleship, small groups, mentoring, and Bible study is overwhelming. How do we narrow them down? And who makes this decision? It varies from church to church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 Approaches to Selecting Bible Study, Mentoring, and Discipleship Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each one has its pros and cons that I&#8217;ll highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Facilitator selection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong> \u2013 The facilitator is likely to pick a study topic she is passionate about and that <strong>passion will shine through in her teaching and facilitating<\/strong>.<br><strong>Cons<\/strong> \u2013 Facilitators sometimes get in a rut <strong>choosing the same authors repeatedly<\/strong>. The selection(s) may <strong>not align<\/strong> with the current focus for the women&#8217;s ministry or the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Pastor selection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong> \u2013 The Women&#8217;s Ministry Team does not have to delegate the task. They are often aware of newer studies. The studies they choose will likely <strong>align with the current church focus or mission.<\/strong><br><strong>Cons<\/strong> \u2013 If the Pastor is a man, he may not choose something that appeals to a large number of women. The <strong>facilitator and women&#8217;s ministry team may feel they had no say<\/strong> in the selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Women&#8217;s Ministry Team Bible Study Coordinator<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros <\/strong>\u2013 This is her primary role, so she should be familiar with a variety of studies and should have her pulse on the interests of the women in the church and community. As part of the Women&#8217;s Ministry Team her selections should <strong>support and encourage the current focus<\/strong> of the women&#8217;s ministry and the church.<br><strong>Cons<\/strong> \u2013 It&#8217;s possible her <strong>preferences<\/strong> for a particular study style or author <strong>may be weighed more heavily <\/strong>in the decision-making process \u2013 though not necessarily intentionally. A facilitator may wish to have input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Bible Study Review Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong> \u2013 A <strong>wide variety of women<\/strong> come together to <strong>review and give input.<\/strong> A member of the Women&#8217;s Ministry Team or the Bible Study Coordinator should chair and guide the team, keeping them on task and in alignment with the<strong> <\/strong>current church and ministry goals. Reviews of the same study are completed by multiple people.<br><strong>Cons<\/strong> \u2013 There is a <strong>time commitment<\/strong>, and multiple meetings will be necessary. The majority tends to rule, which may not always be a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Attendees Vote<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong> \u2013 Those who <strong>attend<\/strong> are <strong>given a voice<\/strong> in the choice(s). If the Women&#8217;s Ministry Team or Bible Study Coordinator is struggling to narrow down the choices, this can be a fair way of deciding which study or studies to offer.<br><strong>Cons<\/strong> \u2013 The voters may be <strong>unfamiliar with the conten<\/strong>t of each study. The final selection may not be in alignment with church and ministry goals. <strong>Not all votes may be bathed in prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s one option to consider, have attendees vote on the topic, but not the specific study materials &#8211; that allows the facilitator to make certain that the study aligns with God&#8217;s Word and the church&#8217;s beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Serving on a Bible Study Review Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Six or seven years ago, I had the opportunity to serve on a Bible study review team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a really good experience to see how it worked and learn how such a <strong>team could be useful in selecting resource materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At one of our Bible study meetings, our Bible study coordinator let us know that we had the opportunity to sit on the Bible Study Review Team and that she would love our input. She let us know that this was a <strong>multi-week commitment<\/strong>, and that we would have to meet several times. There was a <strong>lot of reading and research<\/strong> that we were going to be responsible for, but if we wanted to help the team put together a list for future studies, we were welcome to be part of that process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side note: In your church, you <strong>may want to limit your review team to women who are active members or active attendees of your church<\/strong> if you&#8217;ve got a lot of women in the community or women who attend other churches. The biggest concern I would have is that they may not fully align with or understand the theology and beliefs of your particular church or denomination. As they&#8217;re reviewing studies, they may not see things that might be an issue or, a red flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a small team. I think there were maybe five of us that were on it. At that first meeting, our Bible study coordinator brought in this big <strong>stack of Bible study books and resources<\/strong> for us to look through. She also had a <strong>list that the former team had gone through<\/strong>, and they had reviewed. There were some studies that they liked that we had not yet done. We could review those if we wanted to, we could review some of the books that she had on hand, but <strong>we were also welcome to bring in studies <\/strong>that we were aware of to review as well. Over several weeks we met each week, and we would <strong>turn in our reviews on a spreadsheet<\/strong> that we filled out. (If you want more information, it&#8217;s in my <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.teachable.com\/p\/bible-study-facilitator-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bible Study Facilitator Training course.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We looked at things like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How much homework was there?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many days would it take our women to complete it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was there a DVD that we needed to use? And if so, how long did that last?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We did a really quick <strong>skim through each material<\/strong>. We may not have done the lessons, but I at least read thoroughly through several different lessons throughout the book and scanned as much as possible. We turned in what we found and then passed that book to somebody else on the team to review if we felt like others should look at it. Sometimes it was an easy no &#8211; we didn&#8217;t like the resource for whatever reason. Sometimes we weren&#8217;t sure.  And sometimes it was a definite yes &#8211;  we wanted somebody else to give their stamp of approval. We circulated those books and resources around and got at least <strong>two or three people to review every resource<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met together, and we discussed what we liked, what we found, and ultimately <strong>narrowed down the selection to just a few Bible study books<\/strong>. And from there, our Bible Study Coordinator and the Women&#8217;s Ministry Team decided which of those selections would be offered in the following semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed the process. It was nice to lend a hand, give some input, and look through the studies before offering them. The only real struggle I have with that process is you have to select the person who&#8217;s going to lead the study after the study has been selected. That person may not love the study options that have already been chosen. They may already have in their mind a study that they would like to lead. There may be some way that you can work around that and balance your leader&#8217;s input and the review team&#8217;s input, but either way, it&#8217;s a process you might want to consider in your church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As you&#8217;re reviewing Bible study materials, discipleship materials, and mentoring materials, there are some <strong>questions you&#8217;re going to want to ask<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I divide them into two categories, practical questions, and theological questions.<\/strong> I will share a small sample of the questions that I like to ask in hopes that they&#8217;ll help you as you select resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical Questions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How long is your meeting time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many weeks will you be meeting?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much homework do you wish to assign?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What type of study are you looking for? (Bible, DVD-driven, Bible study book, Bible study workbook, combination, sermon-based)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll find five additional practical questions in my mini-course <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.teachable.com\/p\/how-to-select-a-bible-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Select the Best Bible Study for Your Group<\/a> and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.teachable.com\/p\/bible-study-facilitator-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bible Study Facilitator Training<\/a> course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theological Questions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does this study emphasize engagement with the scriptures, or is it focused primarily on the author&#8217;s personal stories and experiences?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does this study align with the beliefs and teachings of my Pastor and church?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does this study encourage women to search the scriptures for answers, or are they primarily found within the pages of a book or workbook?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three more theological questions that I encourage you to ask in the resources I mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your team has selected a theme or scripture verse focus for the year, you may want your study selections to support that focus.&nbsp; (Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/how-to-select-your-womens-ministry-theme-or-scripture-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Select Your Women&#8217;s Ministry Theme<\/a> for more information.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today&#8217;s Toolbox Task<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review your material selection process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss any possible changes that need to be made.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a plan for implementing those changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I pray the Lord will guide your resource selections and that He will lead your team to the right and best resource for your specific group of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/difference-between-discipleship-bible-studies-and-mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s the difference between discipleship, Bible studies, and mentoring?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/defining-discipleship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defining Discipleship<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/mentoring-programs-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mentoring Programs and Resources<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/bible-study-and-small-group-facilitators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Be a Great Bible Study Leader<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/bible-study-books-reviews-and-recommendations\/\">Bible Study Books: Reviews and Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below you&#8217;ll find the transcript for episode 29, Selecting Discipleship, Mentoring, and Bible Study Materials, from the Women&#8217;s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. 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