Student Serendipity Bible [Hardcover]

Lyman Coleman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

- Penetrating, ready-made group Bible studies for youth pastors and student Bible study group leaders - 120 lesson plans in 8 student-appropriate categories enable leaders to prepare a life-changing study in 15 minutes - Each lesson includes -Ice Breakers and choice of story or questionnaire concerning a specific Bible passage

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Penetrating, ready-made group Bible studies for youth leaders with too many responsibilities and too little time Anyone who has ever worked in youth ministry knows how hard it is to get lessons ready. Most youth pastors and volunteer youth workers just don't have time. What with the challenges of building personal relationships with students, interacting with their parents, planning events, and handling the myriad of other demands, hours of preparation often aren't merely impractical--they're impossible. That's why the Serendipity Student Bible was created. Now anyone can lead a life-changing, interactive student Bible study with only fifteen minutes of preparation. Developed by the recognized experts in small group ministry, Serendipity House, this new resource is designed to minimize preparation time while inspiring a group leader's confidence to lead. This Bible includes ready-made lesson plans for 120 relevant topics, conveniently organized into eight major categories: Awareness, Relationships, Choices, Stress, Issues, Crisis, Beliefs, and Discipleship. Each category has an icon that helps the leader easily identify the topic. The group leader simply chooses a topic, determines whether he or she would prefer to base their discussion on a story passage or teaching passage from the Bible, reviews the questions, finds the appropriate ice-breaker exercise, and the group is off toward another study full of shared questions, insights, and growth. The Serendipity Student Bible is also perfect for the leader who wants to study a book of the Bible. Questionnaires for all the New Testament books each start with a general interest question that stimulates ideas and discussion. From there, the group delves into the heart of a passage to understand and interpret the meaning of Scripture--and emerges with ways for applying that passage to life. Comprehensive book introductions and notes along the bottom of the page help the leader gain important background information that gives confidence as they lead the group. Many thousands of people have experienced personal serendipities (fortuitous discoveries) with the adult edition. This student edition combines the same powerful small group concept with relevant topics for today's students.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1280 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310917956
• ISBN-13: 978-0310917953
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teenagers, January 13, 2000

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SS Harben (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Student Serendipity Bible (Hardcover)

Teaching Bible and value classes to over 300 students every year, I assure you that this is an excellent choice for working with youth. It contains study plans, questions, and excellent footnotes, appendices, and tables. Great!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Bible, November 15, 2000

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Ryan T. Stephens "RTS" (Redlands, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Student Serendipity Bible (Hardcover)

This Bible provides the student with not only a comeplete NIV Bible but also a vast array of historical and cultural information before each book. The Serendipity Bible also gives a wonderful outline for personal and small group studies. If you lead a small youth group or wish to guide yourself through the Bible the Serendipity Bible is the perfect place to start!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HS Youth Group, March 14, 2002

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Michael E. Hyzdu (Dublin, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Student Serendipity Bible (Hardcover)

The Serendipity Student Bible is excellent. I use it to lead our Youth Group. Either the kids or I pick a topic that is applicable to them at that particular time. For each topic, there is a fun "Ice-Breaker" (game) followed by a "Story Passage" and then a "Teaching Passage". Both of the Passages also have 7-8 questions that are great for facilitating a fun and thought provoking conversation.