The Way of Discernment Leader s Guide Companions in Christ

This guide provides everything you need to prepare and lead small-group studies. The Way of Discernment provides:

• Principles of personal and group discernment
• Daily exercises to help you move from information to experience
• Weekly meeting plans designed for group sharing and worship
• Penetrating questions to aid the process of discernment

The 10-week study focuses on the ancient spiritual discipline of discernment for individuals, congregations, or larger bodies of the church. In addition to a preparatory meeting, sessions include:

• The Beckoning of Discernment
• The Heart of Discernment
• Fruit as Touchstones
• Core Identity as Touchstone
• Growing in the Gift
• In the Hard Places
• Communal Discernment: Beginnings
• Communal Discernment: Going Farther
• Elements of Perpetual Challenge
• The All-Encompassing Audience

The Leader's Guide contains step-by-step instructions for sessions and a list of materials needed for the weekly group meetings.