Bring Christian thought leaders into your church with these seven-session small group studies. Animate encourage creativity, discussion, and reflection about faith, the Bible, and Christian practices. Each Animate session starts with a video featuring a leading voice from the Christian faith. Groups then use their journals as they discuss, write, sketch, and reflect on the perspective offered by the video.

Deepen and reinvigorate your small group's understanding of faith, the Bible, and Christian practices with these Animate resources:

Animate: Faith unpacks central topics of Christianity, including salvation, the cross, and the church, over the course of seven sessions featuring thought leaders such as Nadia Bolz-Weber, Brian McLaren, and Lauren Winner.

Animate: Bible delves into your group's questions about the Bible, like where it came from and who chose the books to include, with Christian thought leaders such as Rachel Held Evans, Phyllis Tickle, and Will Willimon.

Animate: Practices features seven sessions focused on a collection of Christian faith practices, including prayer, food, worship, sacraments, money, service, and community, led by leaders such as Shane Claiborne, Enuma Okoro, and Doug Pagitt.

"Animate is a lovely resource that is a great discussion starter. It is wonderful to see where the Spirit leads the conversation."
Jack Cormack, Hillcrest Presbyterian Church