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How to Use This Book
By Co-authors Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
We want this book to be used by God to affect your heart, your mind, and your actions. Such impact is less likely to happen if you simply read through the book. Toward that end, we have included the following: pre-chapter questions called "Initial Thoughts," post-chapter "Reflection Questions and Exercises," and several longer exercises. It is very important that you take the time to prayerfully and thoughtfully complete all of these questions and exercises, as they are an integral part of engaging with the material and applying it to your own life. The book is appropriate for both individual and group study. Groups might include Sunday school classes, small groups, staff or ministry team meetings, etc.
If used in a group setting, it is important that the facilitator give adequate time for discussion, as there is enormous power in having people wrestle with questions and issues together. Participants should read the chapter and complete assigned questions and exercises before the meeting, and the majority of the time together should be spent discussing the questions and exercises for each chapter. It is extremely important that the facilitator create a safe atmosphere so that participants feel comfortable sharing their ideas, weaknesses, questions, and concerns.
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