Starting Over
Andy Stanley
We've all had the experience of putting something together only to have to take it apart and start over. That's okay if it's only a gas grill, but it's not okay if it's your life.
Your career . . .
Your marriage . . .
Your dreams . . .
How do you break the cycle of mistakes and failed attempts? In this 4-part series, Andy Stanley offers practical advice to ensure that the next time won't be like the last time.
Leader Resources
Completing This Study as a Group
Purchase one Starting Over Study Guide for each person in the group.
Pre-Read (optional) the upcoming chapter to prepare for the group conversation.
Watch the video online.
Discuss the video as a group using the session questions located in the Starting Over Study Guide.
Leader Guide and Tips
The downloadable Leader's Guide walks you through each question and exercise within the Starting Over Study Guide.
Additionally, if you find yourself as the lead facilitator of the discussion questions, here are three things to consider:
CULTIVATE DISCUSSION
It is the ideas of everyone in the group that make a group meeting successful. Your role as the leader is to create an environment in which people feel safe to share their thoughts.
STAY ON TRACK
While you want to leave space for group members to think through the discussion, make sure the conversation is contributing to the topic being discussed that session. Don’t let it veer off on tangents. Go with the flow, but be ready to nudge the conversation in the right direction when necessary.
PRAY
This is the most important thing you can do as a leader and as a group. Pray that God is not only present at your group meetings, but that he is directing them.
About Andy Stanley
Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 30 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 70,000 people weekly. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have three grown children and live near Atlanta.