Community Group Resources

Community Group

Resources for Leading Well

This page provides essential resources to equip and support you as a leader, including discussion guides, book recommendations, and helpful tools to create a welcoming and engaging environment in your group. Whether you’re leading a new group or have been guiding one for years, our goal is to help you disciple others effectively and build a strong, Christ-centered community.

Sermon Discussion Questions

Each weekend CBC produces a sermon-based community group discussion guide. This guide includes the notes from the weekend message, as well as questions designed for community group discussions. To be added to this list, email: [email protected]. 

RightNow Media

RightNow Media is a Christian video streaming platform offering a wide range of Bible studies, leadership training, and family-friendly content. It provides access to thousands of videos from renowned Christian speakers, helping churches and individuals grow in faith. CBC has purchased a membership for you and your community group to RightNow Media! RightNow Media is an online resource with access to thousands of videos and studies for you and your group. To sign up, visit: rightnowmedia.org

Leader Resources


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RECOMMENDED BOOKS/STUDIES

Book Recs

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

  • Breathe Again, Dr. Ed Newton
  • Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Study Guide, Donald Whitney
  • Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Blackaby and King (workbook)
  • Experiencing God's Story, Scott Duvall
  • Growing in Christ, NavPress (and Growing Strong in God's Family, NavPress)

BIBLE STUDY

  • 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, Max Anders
  • John MacArthur Bible Studies - various books of the Bible
  • The New Inductive Study Series, Kay Arthur
  • Living By the Book - The Art and Science of Reading the Bible, Howard Hendricks
  • NLT Study Series - Genesis, John, Romans, James
  • GotQuestions.org


BIBLICAL COMMUNITY

  • The Gospel-Centered Community, Robert Thune, Will Walker
  • Unoffendable, Brant Hansen
  • Accidental Pharisees, Larry Osborne.

MARRIAGE

  • The Meaning of Marriage, Tim Keller
  • Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Des- perately Needs, Emerson Eggerichs
  • You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity, Francis and Lisa Chan

PARENTING

  • Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, Paul David Tripp
  • Shepherding a Child's Heart, Tedd Tripp
  • Christ-Centered Parenting, Russell Moore
  • Sacred Parenting, Gary Thomas

MEN

  • Play the Man, Mark Batterson
  • Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Manhood, Dennis Rainey
  • Manhood Restored, Eric Mason
  • The Purity Principle, Randy Alcorn
  • Men of Courage, Larry Crabb (formerly titled The Silence of Adam)

WOMEN

  • Lies Women Believe, Nancy Leigh DeMoss
  • Calm My Anxious Heart, Linda Dillow
  • Every Woman's Battle, Shannon Ethridge
  • So Long Insecurity, Beth Moore

MISSION MINISTRY

  • Family On Mission, Mike and Sally Breen
  • Younique, Will Mancini
  • When Helping Hurts: The Small Group Experience, Corbett, Fikkert
  • Tactics, Greg Koukl
  • Reimagining Evangelism, Rick Richardson

LEADERSHIP

  • Hero Maker, Dave Ferguson & Warren Bird
  • The 100x Leader, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram
  • 5 Voices, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram