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ENGAGING CULTURE
An excerpt from the Bible study Counter Culture by David Platt For the sake of simplicity, let’s say we can have one of four possible responses in engaging our culture: We conform. We start compromising what we believe and the way we act in order to appeal to and appease the surrounding culture. We may even genuinely believe that doing so is both loving and strategic, hoping somehow people will be attracted to Jesus through a less offensive form of Christianity and will ultimately be saved. However, we have to realize that our goal isn’t to make following Jesus easier. At its core the gospel is necessarily countercultural and offensive to the human heart. We check out. The opposite extreme is to secede from culture, distancing ourselves so completely that we never have any interaction with the world around us. Again, the intent
may seem honorable and sincere because we want to remove even an appearance of evil and the temptation of sin. But Jesus specifically prayed that His Father wouldn’t take His followers out of the world but protect them while they were sent into it (see John 17:15-16). The world around us desperately needs the lifechanging power of the gospel. Forming an isolated, insulated subculture may feel countercultural, but it isn’t an appropriate response. Countering culture doesn’t mean withdrawing and isolating ourselves from culture. We combat. This approach is antagonistic and defensive. While the intent begins moving in the right direction, refusing to give in to or give up on the world around us, it misses the heart of Jesus. This response sees culture as an enemy to be defeated instead of people to be saved. Our desire continued on page 14
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by David Platt Battles are raging over a number of social issues in our culture today. The same gospel that informs and compels our response to one of these issues should inform and compel our response to all of them. Yet we tend to pick and choose. Almost everyone opposes slavery and sex trafficking. But we are not in such agreement on issues like abortion and sexual immorality. Using biblical foundations, practical illustrations, and personal exhortations, this study is a pointed yet winsome call for readers to faithfully follow Christ. There is a cost. There is a reward. Are you ready to counter the culture? (6 sessions) lifeway.com/counterculture
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Dr. David Platt, president of the International Mission Board, is deeply devoted to Christ and His Word. David’s first love in ministry is making disciples and sharing, showing, and teaching God’s Word in everyday life. He has traveled extensively to serve alongside church leaders throughout the United States and around the world. A lifelong learner, David holds a BA and ABJ from the University of Georgia, and an MDiv, ThM, and PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
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by Stephen & Alex Kendrick War Room Bible Study is based on movie clips by the same title where Tony and Elizabeth Jordan seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, their marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. But with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. With her newly energized faith, Elizabeth’s real enemy doesn’t have a prayer. Session topics include: lukewarmness, accountability, gospel, grace, spiritual warfare, and prayer. (5 sessions)
The Battle Plan for Prayer Bible Study by Stephen & Alex Kendrick The Battle Plan for Prayer Bible Study will equip believers to develop their own prayer strategy and be specific and strategic in prayer. This study features teaching by Alex and Stephen Kendrick on the topics of: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more. (8 sessions)
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What Keeps You Up at Night? How to Find Peace While Chasing Your Dreams by Pete Wilson This small-group Bible study helps participants activate faith and trust in God that will propel them forward through fear and anxiety to peace, faithfulness, and trust. Get a proper understanding of the nature of fear. Develop habits for coping with fear and get tools for remaining in motion toward an anxiety-free life. Learn to move forward despite doubts, questions, and fears as you step toward your purpose-driven adventure with God. (6 sessions)
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Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee, a committed church community that he and his wife, Brandi, planted in 2003. Over the course of 10 years, Cross Point has grown to reach more than five thousand people each weekend through its four campuses located around the Nashville area and online. Pete gained national attention with his best-selling book Plan B. He is also the author of Let Hope In and Empty Promises.
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Disciples Path is a new series of resources founded on Jesus’ model of discipleship. Created by experienced disciple makers across the nation, it is an intentional path of transformational discipleship. While most small group studies facilitate transformation through relationship and information, these disciple-making resources do it through the principles of modeling, practicing, and multiplying:
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The Beginning A Resource for New Disciples The Beginning is an intentional Bible study for new disciples of Christ that can be used in discipleship or small groups. It introduces the basic practices and elements of the faith, including the centrality of Christ, the crucial practices of prayer and Scripture reading, engaging in community, and what it means to be on mission for God. Exercises put weekly topics into practice, and meeting times work as well in one-on-one discipleship relationships as they do with typical small groups. The Beginning is the first of six such projects in the Disciples Path series. (5 sessions) lifeway.com/disciplespath
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The Truth The Truth answers the question: What does a disciple believe? It addresses the essential doctrines of the Christian faith: God as triune Creator, the reality of sin, the person and work of Christ, the kingdom of God, and the church. (6 sessions)
The Life The Life answers the question: What does a disciple do in relationship with God? It takes a deeper look at the essential spiritual disciplines and practices that help all believers mature as followers of Christ. Disciples will explore both individual disciplines and the disciplines of community. (6 sessions)
The Mission The Mission answers the question: What does a disciple do in relation to the world? It elevates God’s mission to redeem the world. The material inspires disciples to discover their role in that mission and to join Him in seeing it accomplished. (6 sessions)
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Crazy Grace for Crazy Times A Simple Way to Share the Gospel by Derwin Grey Get a clear and compelling path to the kind of grace that leads to a functional ministry and influential witness, even in these crazy times we live in. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/crazygrace
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Horizontal Jesus How Our Relationships with Others Affect Our Experience with God by Tony Evans See how our love of God and love of others is intertwined. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/horizontaljesus
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Onward Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel by Russell Moore Reclaim the increasingly strange, culturally subversive freakishness of the gospel, which is what gives it its power in the first place. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/onward
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Jesus, Continued … Why the Spirit Inside You Is Better Than Jesus Beside You by J.D. Greear and Trevin Wax Go beyond the doctrines you already know to the Person Jesus wants you to know. (6 sessions)
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Truth and Lies The Unlikely Role of Temptation by Tim Chaddick Learn to confront temptation in your life and do the much more demanding work of understanding its meaning. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/truthandlies
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mustn’t be to prove ourselves right or to force our way on the world around us. Instead, our goal is to show Christ to be true and worthy. Just as wrong as running away from our culture is driving people away from the church. Countering culture doesn’t mean attacking it. We counter. Countering culture means engaging culture with conviction and compassion. We stand firmly on the truth of God, empowered by the Spirit, to extend the love of Christ to a lost and dying world. Our desire isn’t to conquer but to redeem. It matters what we do, how we do it, and why we do it. A wrong response to culture is more than unhealthy or unhelpful. It’s potentially damning. Engaging our culture is literally a matter of life or death—eternal life or death. This dynamic is precisely what we see in Paul’s interaction with the people of Athens in the synagogue, the marketplace, and the Areopagus. If we read Acts 17:22-34, we see that Paul was effective in engaging people, and consequently, at least some believed—both men and women. Notice that Paul showed respect and identified points of agreement but also spoke clearly about points of disagreement and wasn’t shy to call out error. His speech is an invaluable example of how to counter culture with conviction and compassion. Paul was familiar enough with the culture in Athens to quote a pagan poet. He identified points of common interest and shared values or ideals as ways to introduce the truth of the gospel. Also note what Paul didn’t do. He didn’t boycott idol makers or petition for legislation to be passed against them. He didn’t scold or shame them. 14
To be clear, we should absolutely utilize the freedoms we have in social and political systems. However, believers don’t rely on a political party, a government program, or another form of activism to change our world. We put our hope entirely in our Savior and Redeemer. Jesus’ kingdom isn’t of this world (see John 18:36). The rights we exercise and the actions we take should be done in a spirit of conviction and compassion. We act in humility and love. Not judgment. Not with a mean spirit. Not to force anyone to conform to our values or beliefs. In love. You have a choice to make. Will you go with the flow of popular opinion and cultural trends? Or will you cling to the holy standard of God’s Word? Will you seek what’s most comfortable and take the path of least resistance? Or will you trust the loving authority of your Creator and His good design for all creation? If you’re truly going to be passionate about the glory of God, you have to believe in the depths of your heart that God’s design is good. It’s not enough to begrudgingly forfeit what you truly want from a sense of duty to submit to God’s will. That’s just a step away from where Adam and Eve were back in the garden. They listened to the lie of our Enemy, the whisper that caused them to question God’s goodness. Do you believe God is holding back something good from you? Do you believe a sinful desire is truly good and satisfying in a way God isn’t? Until you trust that God is good and His design is good, you’ll be on the brink of giving in to outside pressure or inner desire, exchanging the truth for a lie, the Creator for creation. Don’t settle for less than the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Then share it as you engage the culture with compassion and courage.
FOR MEN’S GROUPS Stepping Up A Call to Courageous Manhood by Dennis Rainey Learn from respected ministry leaders what biblical manhood looks like and what it means to be a godly, courageous man in today’s world. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/mensteppingup
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FOR WOMEN’S GROUPS Living Free Learning to Pray God’s Word (Updated) by Beth Moore Beth Moore takes an indepth look at what freedom in Christ really requires. Hint: It’s not perfection. Replace false strongholds and realize the life God desires for you. Through Bible study and Scripture-focused prayer, you’ll experience renewed purpose and joy in your life. Discover just how much God wants you to live a life of freedom! (6 sessions)
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Devotions from Beth Moore 20th Anniversary Collection CD by Beth Moore Be encouraged as you go about your daily routine with these 12 inspiring Scripturebased devotions chosen from Beth Moore’s beloved original studies and teaching. Each drive-time devotion is approximately 10 minutes in length, perfect for the woman on the go. (12 devotions) lifeway.com/bethmoore
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by Priscilla Shirer All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you—unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you. If you’re tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you. The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer’s inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory. (7 sessions) lifeway.com/armorofgod
A communications major in college, Priscilla Shirer planned to be a TV news anchor—but God had other ideas. At only 18 she shared the simple truths of Scripture that she was studying during her quiet time, and she’s been in full-time ministry ever since. Priscilla is married to her best friend, Jerry. Together they have founded Going Beyond Ministries. Her desire is to see women come to a full understanding of who they are in Christ by hearing the uncompromising truth of Scripture.
BIBLE STUDY INSIDER INFO • Priscilla worked on this Bible study at the same time she was writing a book, Fervent. • This study includes perforated cards in the back to pull out and use as prayer cards. • The study cover features an image of a shield like those used by Roman soldiers during the time of Paul. • Priscilla taught her three boys about the Roman empire while writing and homeschooling.
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Understanding the Bible as One Complete Story by Angie Smith Discover the seamless thread connecting the people, places, and promises of the Bible in a whole new way. Whether you’ve grown up hearing Bible stories or you’re exploring Scripture for the first time, the full story of the Bible can be overwhelming. The 66 books may seem to be separate stories at first glance, but Angie Smith shows you how the people, places, and promises of these books are actually one beautiful story. (7 sessions) lifeway.com/seamless
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Angie Smith is the wife of Todd Smith (lead singer of Dove Award-winning group Selah) and author of I Will Carry You, What Women Fear, and Mended. One of the most popular speakers and blog writers in the country, Angie holds a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from Vanderbilt University and lives with her husband and daughters in Nashville, TN.
BIBLE STUDY INSIDER INFO • This is Angie’s first Bible study. She also created a version for teen girls. • The videos were filmed mostly in a barn near Franklin, TN. Check out the blooper reel at http://bit.ly/1Jcvnj1 • As a new believer, Angie read children’s Bibles to learn more about Scripture. She ended up writing a children’s Bible. • This Bible study uses visual icons to help create a course map of the entire Bible. Thirty icons guide the user to remember the people, places, and promises of the Bible.
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Hosea Unfailing Love Changes Everything by Jennifer Rothschild The Book of Hosea—it’s a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet it’s a difficult story. As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem: the truest and purest of loves, the unfailing love of God for His wayward people, and for all people. (7 sessions) lifeway.com/hosea
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Known for her substance and a down-to-earth style, Jennifer Rothschild weaves together colorful illustrations, universal principles, and music to help audiences find contentment, walk with endurance, and celebrate the ordinary. Through wit and poignant storytelling, Jennifer relates challenges in her life that prompt women to look beyond their circumstances to find unique gifts in unusual packaging.
BIBLE STUDY INSIDER INFO • The video was filmed in an old glass factory in Springfield, MO. • Jennifer made homemade butter mints to share with the audience during taping. • The set was designed to translate the truth of redemption and restoration. One end looks like a condemned building. The other is designed as a beautiful Victorian style home. • Jennifer tried (and rejected) several ways to convey the message of Hosea, such as imagining emails from Gomer, in Heaven, telling the story from her perspective.
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TWO TRUTHS ABOUT YOU
An excerpt from the Bible study Hosea by Jennifer Rothschild
The mirror of God’s Word reflects the truth that we are chosen and loved. Stop right now and ask God to help you receive and believe these two truths about you: you are chosen and you are loved. 1. You are chosen. Israel’s story, Gomer’s story, and your story are the same story. And at the core, it is a love story. But I haven’t told you exactly why this is your story—why you, like Israel and Gomer, are chosen and loved. You will love this! Find Romans 9:24-26. Who is the “us” Paul is referring to? The “us” is you and me, all of us who have received Christ as Savior.
Now, look at 1 Peter 2:10. What does Peter say about who we were and who we are now? We were once not a people and now we are the people of God! Both Paul and Peter are talking about us, the church. In that Romans passage, Paul referred to Hosea 2:23. Find it and mark the place because we will look at it last thing. Okay, stay with me. This will keep connecting you to Israel. Read Galatians 3:7-29. Focus on those last several verses, 26-29 because they pull this together. How does Paul describe you in those verses? The reason you can read Hosea and see yourself in Israel is this: If you belong to Christ, you are Abraham’s seed and you inherit all the promises he did! Read what Jesus said about you in John 15:16. God chose you. You are chosen! If you were one of those uncoordinated
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kids, like me, who was chosen last to be on a kickball team in PhysEd—and even then, you got chosen because there was no one left—you may need to rethink what it means to be chosen. To be chosen by God means you are His first choice and His best choice. He didn’t shrug His shoulders and say, “Well, I guess I’ll take her if no one else will.” No. When Jesus’ hands were nailed to a cross, His fingers pointed to you—He chose to die for you. He chose you and He chooses you every day. Just like God chose Israel and Hosea chose Gomer, God chose you. You are a chosen child of God. 2. You are loved. It takes faith to trust that God chose you, doesn’t it? When it comes to being chosen, we have to see ourselves in the mirror of our souls and state the truth, “God chose me.” But, when it comes to accepting that God loves us, we do something very different: we forget us. We need to focus on God and His nature. His nature is love. How does 1 John 4:8 describe God? God is love. He is self-giving in His love because He is love. Nothing external provokes Him to love and nothing external prohibits His love. He is love. His love is a manifestation of His nature. When God is hurt, He bleeds love because He is love. How does Jeremiah 31:3 describe the kind of love God loves you with? God uses the word “everlasting” in describing His love. He says that He has loved us with an everlasting love. When did “everlasting” begin? And when does it end? God’s love never started. Because He is 22
eternal—self-existent—so is His love. So, if He never started to love, He cannot cease to love. God set His love upon you as He did upon Israel because He is love. He doesn’t love you because you are cleaned up, religious, or even because you are a Christian. He loves you because He is love. You didn’t earn His love and you can’t lose His love either. God didn’t ring His hands, furrow His brow, and analyze if you would qualify for His love. In many ways, He didn’t make a decision to love you or not to love you—His essence is love, so for Him to know you is to love you. For Him to see you is to love you. He is love so He loves. I know that is hard to grasp. But if you read 1 John 4:9-10, you see the ultimate proof of God’s love for you. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His One and Only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10) Jesus was the proof of God’s love. When you consider your lovability in light of God’s loving nature and His proof of that love in Christ, you realize that you are loved because God is love. It is that simple, that deep, and that profound. That scandalous! You are loved because He is love. Just because. That is why He loves you.
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Fight Back With Joy
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Life Lessons from Women in the Bible (Updated) by Rhonda Harrington Kelley Explore the lives of women in the Bible and challenge yourself to apply what you learn to your life today. This Bible study is helpful to new believers who are beginning to study God’s Word, as well as mature Christians who desire a deeper understanding of Scripture. (7 sessions) lifeway.com/womeninthebible
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The Friends of Jesus Bible Study by Karen Kingsbury What creates a strong friendship? How do we know when someone is a true friend? Jesus demonstrated friendship in a variety of ways with many kinds of people. The Friends of Jesus Bible Study explores six people in the life of Jesus and the depth of friendship that is found with each one. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/friendsofjesus
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Number one New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational novelist with more than 20 million copies of her award-winning books in print. Karen has more than a dozen novels that have hit #1 on national lists. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Don, and their five sons, three of whom are adopted from Haiti.
BIBLE STUDY INSIDER INFO • The same Nashville artist, Jonathan Richter, that did the black and white drawings for The Family of Jesus Bible Study also did the drawings for this one. • Karen uses what she calls her tent stakes approach in teaching. The tent stakes are the unchanging, unmoving truth of Scripture and the foundation of God’s Word. The tent canvas that billows in the wind is where Karen imagines what it would be like and adds storytelling to the principles and truths.
Stand Strong Building Your Life on God’s Promises by Jonathan Falwell See how connected God truly wants to be to His children and how His promises reveal just how much He loves us. (6 sessions)
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LIKE NO OTHER THE LIFE OF CHRIST
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Like No Other The Life of Christ by Tony Evans Remind your group of the centrality of Christ, His uniqueness, and how His life and character greatly impact our lives. (8 sessions)
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Like Glue Making Relationships Stick by Ben Mandrell Create stronger connections between people with the help of the six “bonding agents” unpacked in this study. (6 sessions)
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Awake The Call to a Renewed Life by Ronnie Floyd Awaken to God’s call on your life and return to prayer, God’s Word, unity, and the mission of the church. (6 sessions)
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In Fall 2015, The Gospel Project® is beginning a new, chronological study plan for Kids, Students, and Adults. Over the course of three years, participants will journey from Genesis to Revelation and discover how God’s plan of redemption unfolds throughout Scripture and still today, compelling them to join the mission of God.
Through The Gospel Project, churches and study groups can consistently experience: • Christ-centered Study that helps participants understand how all Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, gives testimony to Jesus Christ. • Chronological Study Plan that shows how the Bible is not just a collection of stories, but one unified story—God’s story of redemption. • Missional Application that examines how the gospel encourages and empowers us to be mission driven. • Age Alignment for churches that wish to build a shared discipleship plan and equip parents to lead spiritual conversations in the home. • Essential Doctrines that help participants grasp the theological truths and central themes of the Christian faith. Sign up for a FREE one-month preview at gospelproject.com biblestudyinsider.com
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1 John Jim Shaddix, General Editor Learn to test the genuineness of your faith and continue in it with confidence. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/etbstudies
Genesis: Chapters 12-24 The Life of Abraham Afshin Ziafat, General Editor Follow one of the most notably “human” biblical figures, Abraham, and see how difficult situations require faith and trust. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/etbstudies
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Esther Tony Evans, General Editor Discover the power that a single individual can have when used by God. (6 sessions) lifeway.com/etbstudies
In this country, we don’t have to fear the lifted sword. But do we fear the raised eyebrow? In Fall 2015, we are challenging 2,000 churches and 20,000 small groups to learn and embrace the truths revealed in the Book of Hebrews. It’s a 12-week experience during which groups and churches will be inspired to live out their faith—to be salt and light—in a post-Christian era. Will you join us? hebrewsinitiative.com
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Second Corinthians The Church’s Ministry Handbook This January Bible Study examines key topics such as the nature of ministry, the power for ministry, and the motivation for ministry. (6 sessions)
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Countdown Launching & Leading Transformational Groups by David Francis and Rick Howerton Discover the essential elements for launching great groups through this helpful guide for group leaders.
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Jesus on Leadership (Updated) Becoming a Servant Leader by C. Gene Wilkes Open the opportunity for exponential growth within your church as individuals catch a vision of true leadership. (6 sessions)
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