Small groups are where life change happens. We can listen to sermons and read books, but God has made us relational creatures, and we find deeper meaning through our interactions with others. Walking with Lions challenges group leaders to take risks to dive deeper into each person’s personal story—at their own pace and their own comfort level.

This leader’s guide will equip you to help the people in your group experience biblical, inspiring, encouraging, life-changing “one another” connections.

In at least one way, we’re not that different: Every person on the planet longs to be fully known and deeply loved—both, not one or the other. To be known but not loved makes us feel terribly exposed; to be loved but not known is superficial and unfulfilling.

In this book, Jonathan Wiggins explains the heart of God for rich, strong, healing relationships. He teaches from a compelling biblical perspective, and each chapter is full of illustrative stories and practical suggestions. And Jonathan writes from experience. He has developed this kind of relationship on his staff team. They call themselves “lions” because they’ve found the courage to be honest and supportive as they work together to do great things for God’s kingdom.

The concepts in this book apply to staff teams, small groups, families, and friends. If you believe life change happens in relationships, this book is for you.

It began with a simple idea: to provide practical, tangible care for people in need, and to provide this help in the name of Jesus. Soon, resources came flowing in, volunteers saw how their efforts changed lives, and compassion became more than a ministry strategy - it became a lifestyle. In this book, Pastor Dino Rizzo chronicles his experiences of leading his church to take the initiative to reach out to "the lost and the least" in his community. Their efforts have been as simple as handing out cold bottles of water on a hot day and as complicated as marshaling manpower and supplies in the massive work to provide relief after a catastrophic hurricane.

Every church has this calling from God, and every church leader will be inspired by Dino’s stories. Wherever you live and whatever resources God has put in your hands, you can play a vital role in serving people in the love of Christ. It will change you, your people, and your community. It’ll be a Servolution! This book is for every person in your church.

Find a need… We need great stories to inspire us, and this is certainly one of them. From crusade tents to “Johnny Cash and The World’s Biggest Sunday School” to 400,000 at an evangelistic event in Bangalore, India, to Dream Centers being established all over the world, Tommy Barnett has seen God do amazing things. Tommy’s God-given passion is to find a need and fill it, find a hurt and heal it. In this book, he looks back over a lifetime of walking with God, being directed by the Spirit, and boldly taking risks to reach more people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Along the way, he has built great churches and organizations to meet the crushing needs of broken people and restore those who have strayed far from God. Every moment of every day, Tommy has always been ready to share the love of Jesus. This is his amazing story.