The Way of Grace Leader's Guide provides all the tools you need to guide small groups through this 9-week journey. You'll reflect on "the way of grace" in our lives through the lens of 8 encounters between Jesus and various people described in John's Gospel. In the guide you'll find:
- An explanation of spiritual formation
- A description of the leadership skills called for when leading formational groups
- A complete list of materials needed for each weekly meeting
- Weekly outlines with full content for opening worship, sharing of insights, deeper explorations, and closing worship
Marjorie J. Thompson is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She has served as director of the Pathways Center for Spiritual Leadership and as spiritual director to Companions in Christ, a program outgrowth of the Pathways initiative of The Upper Room. Companions in Christ is a series of small-group resources for spiritual formation in local congregations, suited to ecumenical use. Marjorie has exercised a ministry of teaching, writing, and spiritual guidance for many years.
Melissa Tidwell has written about metaphor, music, maps, and zombies. She is the former editor of Alive Now magazine and the author of Embodied Light: Advent Reflections on Incarnation. She contributed to the Companions in Christ small-group formation series and to The Upper Room Disciplines. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, Melissa is currently the pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio.