Discovering Christ in Community—Collection 1
By Mike and Susan Reinfeldt
New Vantage Books, 2011, 94 pp., $19.99
Discovering Christ in Community—Collection 2
By Mike and Susan Reinfeldt
New Vantage Books, 2011, 86 pp., $19.99
These two resources from the BetterTogether Movement deliver questions, Bible studies and activities meant to foster “Faith, Family and Fellowship.” It’s a decent attempt to create an intergenerational community through a house-church format. You can tell from the preface and format the authors are parents trying to gain ground in how they reach their kids and empower other parents to do the same. Their approach claims to be innovative, but is simply families getting together with families around the Scripture in the attempt to reach every member of the household.
The curriculum seems to work toward that end, although it isn’t necessarily something the average small group leader or youth worker hasn’t seen before. It seems to be common-sense principles and old-school youth group games, but maybe that doesn’t matter if the ultimate aim is toward loving relationships where transformation can happen. You may be able to hand this to parents in your church who are looking to get something such as this started, but it will require more training than the books themselves offer.
