Quick Smart Start

Our team uses this workbook in the first sixteen weeks of Year One to provide a quicker start with accelerated transformation and a more solid foundation at the end of the year. We read and review one chapter a week for the first sixteen weeks, listening to their observations, answering their questions, and helping them apply the truths to their lives. Each week’s lesson has about ten questions – some of them rhetorical. If you try to cover all ten with each disciple, you will likely not have enough time. As we prepare to lead the review, we pick 3-6 of the questions that we think will build trust, relationship, transparency, and cause transformation. As you pick from each weeks questions you should lean in on questions like:

• The questions that have a little push or require a little transparency to build trust and relationships. For example, “Do you remember the moment you got saved?” or “Do you struggle with materialism?” type questions.
• The week’s wrap up block questions like “What was your favorite verse or statement from this lesson?”, “What was your action plan for this week?”
• The questions that cause people to check their assumptions, “What one thing do you need to do to be saved?”

The method of review is individual, still no group cross talk, with a twist. We say, “So on page X, question Y, what did you answer Bob?” We listen to Bob’s answer and then go around the room asking the rest of the people what they answered. Then we move on to the next question and repeat the process.

We also leave room for the Spirit here. There are times when we only ask three of the four their answers to a particular question or maybe only one person. We try to follow God. If everyone is getting it, we move on. Remember, everyone else is thinking about their answer and learning while Bob gives his answer! This method also allows things not to feel like a class and can give you time to talk through more questions.