LEADER’S GUIDE –
The Acts of the Apostles Leader’s Guide is designed to help pastors, teachers, and lay leaders guide participants through a thoughtful, engaging, and theologically rich study of the early church.
This fourteen-session guide provides background notes, session plans, learning objectives, suggested activities, prayers, discussion prompts, and reproducible resource sheets to support each weekly gathering. It helps leaders explore Luke’s portrait of the early church, the work of the Holy Spirit, the spread of the gospel, and the continuing call of the church to faithful witness and community today.
Each session includes practical leadership direction, helping the leader prepare the room, introduce key themes, encourage discussion, and connect the biblical text with the life of the congregation. Activities include small-group discussions, Scripture exploration, role play, Reader’s Theater scripts, responsive prayers, reflection exercises, and creative group projects.
What’s Included
- Background notes for each session
- Weekly session plans and learning objectives
- Scripture discussion questions and teaching helps
- Opening and closing prayers
- Reproducible resource sheets
- Reader’s Theater scripts and group activities
- Suggestions for music, reflection, and congregational application
- Guidance for connecting Acts to the life and mission of today’s church
