Daughters of Promise November/December 2014 | Page 53

A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place, by Beth
Moore. On the whole I would recommend Mrs.
Moore’s books, though they have a bit more book
work and may be difficult for some to keep up with.
Some also come with videos.
There are several books by Jennie Allen that look
excellent. Though I have not used them yet, they
seem rich and substantial and I plan on trying them
in the future.

after the group study to split up into smaller prayer
groups. Each would have no more than four people
(so as to keep it more intimate), the groups were
different every meeting, and the leader of each
prayer group would have a list of relevant questions
for discussion and prayer. At times we enjoyed these
moments of being together almost more than the
study itself! It helped us to really understand one
another better and be real with our fellow sisters.

Again, I will say to stay open to the Spirit. I had found
a book that I wanted to use for our next session, but
felt the Lord nudging me to something else. So once
you get some ideas together, pray and maybe get a
second opinion before making any investments.

And speaking of prayer, I’d like to us this space to
encourage you as the teacher to spend alot of time
in prayer - for the study, for your students, and for
yourself as well. Your class will only go as well as you
yourself have prepared for it, and your students will
only gain from you what you have invested as well.
Don’t get so busy that you neglect this most vital part
of having an effective study time. It is meaningful to
pray as a group before beginning the class as well.

Now that you have targeted your age group and
have a topic in place, it’s time to get down to the
nitty gritty practicalities of organizing it all! There
are important details to consider, such as deciding
where you will host your meetings (at home, rotating
between houses, at church, etc.) and collaborating
with the ladies to work out schedules (always difficult!
). We found it worked well for our group to meet
every other Monday evening. But, perhaps your
clan would do better in the morning or afternoon, or
even weekends. Don’t get discouraged by schedule

Our last study took about three months to finish, and
our first one took six months. When you’ve invested
that much time into something, it’s nice to have some
closure when it’s finished, so we plan a final “huzzah”
for our last session! Again, get creative! You could pull
an all-nighter and do a pajama party, host a special
tea, plan a girl’s campout under the stars, etc. Last year
we planned a movie
night and watched
“Fiddler on the Roof”.
The movie was about
Russian Jews so we
hosted a traditional
Shabbat meal, having
different people bring
different aspects of the
meal and everyone had to dress the part. I prepared
some questions in relation to our topic and had a final
discussion around the table. Make it as serious or silly
as you want, but the point is to make it memorable!

rest assured THAT YOU WILL

AND
NEVER REGRET IT!

conflicts - be flexible! One thing my group found
helpful with hosting was to delegate out tasks. Since I
was leading the study, and my co-leader was hosting
the meetings in her home, we divided up