The Bible Study Library
streaming video studies your group can watch and discuss together
Faith Journey · First Mckinney Church, Texas
Small Group Resources & Leader Materials from First McKinney
For the ones who set out the chairs, open the Word, and learn everyone’s story.
Group Resources at a Glance
Small group resources from First McKinney equip Life Group leaders and teachers: study materials, the streaming Bible Study Library, leader helps, and training routes for group leaders — so the people who shepherd this church’s groups never prepare alone. Everything is free, and everything was built for real tables.
Behind Every Good Group Is a Prepared Leader
Every thriving group this church has ever produced shares one unglamorous ingredient: somebody prepared. Somebody read the passage twice, wrote three honest questions, prayed over the roster, and texted the member who went quiet. This page exists for that somebody. Group leader resources aren’t about outsourcing the shepherding — no download loves people for you — they’re about carrying the research load so your best hours go to the humans, not the hunt for material. You set the chairs out; the church stocks the shelf.
What’s on the Shelf
The working shelf for group leaders:
The Bible Reading Plan
daily readings the whole congregation shares, handing every group one text
Equip downloads
study guides and printable helps for the table
Leaders Are Trained, Not Just Recruited
This church refuses the common trap of handing volunteers a room and a prayer. Bible study leaders here are developed on purpose: D-Group leaders are trained and multiplied under Pastor Sam Holm, Life Group leaders learn from seasoned ones ［leader training rhythm — team to confirm］, and the house philosophy — leaders training leaders — means your first season comes with coaching, not just curriculum. Feel the pull to lead but doubt your readiness? That combination is usually the qualification.
Frequently Asked Questions About Group Resources
About Group Resources
This page is the hub — small group resources spanning the streaming Bible Study Library, Equip downloads, and the church’s study lineup ［curriculum list — team to confirm］. One shelf, stocked for the table.
God’s Word, weekly — Life Groups open Scripture together as their core rhythm, with studies and helps chosen to serve that ［current studies — team to confirm］. The Book is the curriculum; everything else is a table setting.
The church’s streaming library of video Bible studies — thousands of sessions a group can watch and discuss together, at home or in a classroom. Browse the Bible Study Library to see the range.
Yes — the resources here are provided free to the church’s leaders and groups, because equipping shepherds is a church expense worth paying gladly.
Start with one study and one seasoned leader: pick a simple series from the shelf, then ask an experienced group leader to coach your first season ［new-leader onboarding — team to confirm］. Prepared beats polished, every week.
Yes — leader development is house culture here, from D-Group leader training to Life Group coaching ［training schedule — team to confirm］. You’ll be built, not just booked.
One that can’t be answered with a verse quota — ask what the passage costs, promises, or corrects in an actual week. Three honest questions beat ten informational ones; silence after a good question is the study working.
Fully — everything here serves classroom teachers as readily as living-room hosts, and the printable helps were made for tables of every size.
Shepherd first, refer fast — walk with them personally, and bring the church’s care team in early rather than late. Discover Our Care Ministries to see the support structure behind you; no leader carries a crisis alone here.
Start with your current leader or Talk With Our Pastoral Team — the Groups ministry will walk calling, training, and timing with you. The church is always praying for its next shepherds; you may be an answer.
Stock Your Table
Somewhere this week, your group will gather — the chairs, the coffee, the open Bibles, the stories that only surface in week six. Take one thing from this shelf into that room: a study queued, a guide printed, a training date claimed. And hear the church say plainly what it should say more often: the groups of First McKinney run on your Tuesdays, and heaven keeps better records of them than anyone here does. Prepare well; you’re building the rooms where this church actually happens.