Simply Relevant: A Taste of Freedom and
Simply Relevant: Savor the Moments
Linda Crawford and Amber Van Schooneveld
Group Publishing, 2009, 75 pp., $9.99, Group.com/women
Passport to Prayer: A Journey of Compassion
Amber and Michael Van Schooneveld
Group Publishing, 2009, 115 pp., $10.99, Group.com/women
The Simply Relevant series is designed to create relationships among a group of women while discussing aspects of a particular topic during the course of six sessions. A Taste of Freedom discusses self-control while Savor the Moments discusses patience. Both are designed for either small or large groups—with advice for large group breakouts into smaller groups.
Each session gives helpful hints to the hostess, provides time for mingling, sharing experiences, digging into the Word, suggestions on how to take action and a time of prayer. Each session ends with “Girlfriend Time.” There is also a “Still Thirsty” section for those who want to explore the text in more depth. The lessons are written for women at all points of their journeys with God and for those who have yet to start the journey.
Passport to Prayer is a unique eight-week experience created for small groups, prayer groups or women’s ministry. It focuses on a different part of the world each week. The first part of the text gives a snapshot about each country and a recipe for a local dish that can be made for the prayer group. Participants learn a little bit about life and cultures in each country, particular concerns, how their world is effected and how to specifically direct their prayer and lives.
