Basic Needs of a Covenant Group, 
Participant Guide 1: Creating the Covenant, 
1 Relationships Creating the Covenant, 
2 Who Are We? Torah: Genesis, 
3 Freedom and Instruction Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, 
4 God's Kingdom Gospels: Matthew and Mark, 
5 Grace Letters: Romans and Galatians, 
6 Witness Hebrews, 
7 Logic of the Cross 1 and 2 Corinthians, 
8 Covenant Renewal Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 
Participant Guide 2: Living the Covenant, 
9 Faithful Love Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, 
10 The Spirit-Led Community Luke and Acts, 
11 Leadership 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 
12 God's Household 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, 
13 Discernment Wisdom: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, 
14 Reconciled Philemon, Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians, 
15 Act Like a Christian James, Jude, 1 and 2 Peter, 
16 Doing the Right Thing Prophets: Isaiah 1–39 and the Book of the Twelve, 
Participant Guide 3: Trusting the Covenant, 
17 Life Together John; 1, 2, and 3 John, 
18 Praise and Lament Psalms, 
19 Tragedy Job, 
20 Crisis and Starting Over Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, 
21 Exile and Renewal Isaiah 40–66, 
22 Restoration 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, 
23 Hope Apocalyptic: Daniel, 
24 New Creation Revelation,

CHAPTER 1

Creating the Covenant

Relationships

Reading the Bible to live and love well

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE COVENANT EXPERIENCE

During the first group meeting experience (Episode 1), you should try to accomplish the following things:

1. Give the participants a taste of the Covenant group experience.

2. Explain why covenant is a very important concept and pattern throughout the Bible.

3. Establish the expectations for the group: regular attendance, confidentiality, and respect for each other in conversation.

4. Show the brief orientation video presented by the cohosts.

5. Explain how to use the episodes in each participant guide and how they establish a daily and weekly rhythm for in-depth Bible study.

6. Talk briefly about the parts of a study Bible (table of contents, maps, notes, and so on) and other tools for Bible study (concordance, Bible dictionary, CEB Gospel Parallels). Direct participants to CovenantBibleStudy.com for other reliable online resources for Bible study.

7. Explain that you are signing up the group at CovenantBibleStudy.com to receive daily readings, calendar information, and more via e-mail. You will need each participant's e-mail address to register the group. Encourage participants with mobile devices to visit the website and find direction on where to purchase the Covenant Bible Study app. They can view the participant guides digitally within the app. Other digital tools can be purchased there as well.

8. Collect contact information for each participant (and have the group record e-mail addresses and phone numbers in their participant guides). Discuss childcare needs, transportation concerns, and so on.

9. Pray for each other.

THE GOAL AND SCOPE OF COVENANT BIBLE STUDY

This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over the next several months. Unlike the learning participants may have experienced in other groups, this in-depth study of the whole Bible emphasizes the biblical concept of covenant as a unifying pattern through all the books in the Old and New Testaments. It underscores the unique relationship that God chooses to have with us as God's people. This relationship is grounded in the faithfulness of God's love and in our ongoing commitment to stay in love with God while we share signs of that love with others.

Each episode connects to an aspect of this covenant relationship, which is summarized in the heading of each participant guide:

Creating the Covenant: The first participant guide explores in eight episodes how a biblical covenant is created and established. It covers the stories about our origins in Genesis, the critical Exodus narrative about the freedom of God's people, the stories of a new teacher in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and other biblical books that highlight foundational aspects of Christian belief and practice.

Living the Covenant: This participant guide builds on the concept of covenant by applying it to actual relationships in everyday life. The books included in this set of eight episodes are instructive, such as the accounts of emerging leadership problems first among the tribal chieftains, and then among the kings and prophets. It presents the spiritual and political crises that formed the early church; it searches for practical wisdom in the teachings of Israel's sages; and it considers the practical guidance found in Paul's letters as the emerging church learned how people of very different cultures can join together in a common mission.

Trusting the Covenant: This final participant guide tackles the loss of hope, which is restored by faithfulness in the midst of suffering. It explores the many ways that the biblical narrative encourages commitment to God when it is unreasonable and costly. The compelling story of Job, the stirring prophetic oracles during the Hebrew exile, and the imaginative symbolism of apocalyptic literature challenge and encourage us to faithful living.

During this first meeting, pass out participant guides (or point to the digital equivalent), and ask your group to open them. They should fully read Episode 1 (the overview) and Episode 2 (Torah: Genesis) before the next meeting.

Point out these features:

1. Notice the three distinct participant guides. There are three guides because some groups will meet for eight weeks, take a break, and then meet for the next set of episodes. A cautious participant may limit her investment to an eightweek experience, though the life-giving relationships formed in the group will usually draw reluctant participants into the full transforming experience.

2. Open the first guide, Creating the Covenant, and look at Episode 2 together. Describe the rhythm of the daily readings.

3. Note the title (Torah: Genesis), episode theme (Who Are We?), learning objective (Creating covenants with God and others), list of daily Bible Readings, and "Our Longing for Relationship." Highlight the Covenant Prayer section where they will read aloud the prayers and scripture passages at the beginning of the session. Explain that the space between each prayer and scripture is for writing down individuals who come to mind as needing prayer. Let the participants know you will write down prayer concerns at the end of their session each week.

4. Point out the genre and scripture book introductions (such as Torah and Genesis) that participants will read on Day 1 each week. Emphasize that each daily scripture reading includes questions for thoughtful reflection. They will want to write any questions they have about the reading in the shaded area beside each reading summary. These questions and thoughts will stimulate group discussion at the weekly group meeting where the group will study a particular passage together.

5. Describe the Covenant Meditation exercise on Day 6 and how it may occasionally be done with the group in the weekly meeting.

6. The last section is the Group Meeting Experience discussed below.

7. Mention that in addition to the participant guides, each person should obtain a study Bible. The CEB Study Bible is preferred. The digital edition of the CEB Study Bible is also available for purchase in the Covenant mobile app. Other study Bibles are acceptable too, but trying a new study Bible that participants haven't used before will likely awaken fresh meaning. The notations in the CEB Study Bible will answer most questions or trigger new ones while the participant reads a biblical passage.

THE GROUP MEETING EXPERIENCE

Each Covenant Bible Study episode follows the same essential structure by balancing conversational teaching from biblical experts with engaging discussion among the participants. Covenant is designed so that the meaning of the Bible isn't found in merely listening to a biblical scholar or listening to one's own inner voice. Only through conversation in community, in the Covenant group meeting experience, can we discover the Bible's transformative power. During some weeks the group might be so full of energy and questions that conversation leaves less time for the video. That's okay. The spiritual energy that wakes up and transforms a life is the most important result from this kind of Bible study.

The structure of the Covenant Leader Guide is designed to create options for facilitators so the weekly group experience creates an encounter with scripture that changes lives. You will discover in the coming weeks what strategies work best in your group. There is often more to do in the leader guide than your group has time to accomplish in one sitting. Schedule a break in your group meetings (for a stretch or restroom break). Whether your group meets for seventy-five minutes or two hours (ninety minutes is the sweet spot), you can try each section in the leader guide during the first few weeks and see what works best with your group. Meet at the same time each week if at all possible.

1. GATHERING TOGETHER (10 min.)

The opening questions of this segment in each episode are designed to prompt conversation on a general topic that connects to the main theme of the episode. Begin by reading the scriptures in the Covenant Prayer section for Episode 1. Have one person say the phrase, "For those who ...," and then the whole group responds by reading the scripture passage aloud (Neh 8:8 and then 8:10).

At this first meeting, ask the participants to think about a close personal relationship. The relationship might be with another human being, or it might be with an animal such as a dog or cat. Make a list of the relationships treasured in the group. In a column next to the list, write down the feelings that these relationships produce (e.g., contentment, anxiety, joy, avoidance, anger, safety, and so forth). Encourage someone to explain their feelings about this relationship through a story or anecdote. It might be a love story, or perhaps it comes from remembering a parent. (Examples: the day my dad taught me to drive; when my mom helped me shop for a prom dress; when my best friend introduced me to my future husband; when my brother wrecked my car.)

Ask the participants to reflect on why personal relationships with others and with God are important. (Answers might include: preventing loneliness, overcoming selfishness, managing appetites, sharing, forgiving wrongs, providing patience, humility, caregiving, children, and so forth.)

2. REFLECTING TOGETHER (10 min.)

This segment guides participants to share what they learned from the week's scripture readings with questions that tie their discoveries into a central theme. The study also encourages participants to memorize and share verses from the readings that they found particularly meaningful.

In the first participant guide, we establish the purpose of covenant in the Bible. The covenants are based on memories of God's promises to the families of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus. Give participants a few minutes to scan over the section in Episode 1 titled "Life that Fits and Connects." Memories of divine promise are based on retelling stories, much as we retell a story by means of a scrapbook.

Bring a scrapbook or family photo album to the first group meeting (and consider asking participants in advance to bring one too). Ask the participants to describe how their families preserve and remember ancestors and relatives. Ask for stories, and be prepared to tell a memory from your own family's past that locates and defines who you are, or perhaps that defines the hope and expectation you have for future generations. (Here is an example of a fruitful response: "After our parents divorced, my sister and I moved with my mom from California to North Carolina, where we started at a new school in a very different culture. I found that being the new kid was tough, but it also gave me a reboot on my self-image, and I have used that skill to restart my life several times over the years.")

3. VIDEO SEGMENT (25 min.)

Play the orientation video for Episode 1. The cohosts for this opening conversation are Rev. Shane Stanford, Senior Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee; and Rev. Christine Chakoian, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, Illinois. They will meet with a different biblical scholar in each video episode.

Each video in the coming weeks features a conversation between the hosts and a biblical scholar around the Covenant table. Their conversation is a model for the kind of learning dynamic that is central to this study. The questions in this section of the leader guide can be used at the conclusion of the video to prompt participants to reflect on the scholar's words in the context of their own discoveries. Encourage them to write down their own questions while they watch the video.

TAKE A BREAK (10 min. optional)

Never underestimate the power of a well-placed break! Participants come back better able to focus and learn if they stretch, take a bathroom break, and talk to each other outside of the formal discussion. Be strict about time, though. Whether it's five or ten minutes, choose a time for breaks that works best with your group. Offline conversations and interactions with the group are key to your success as a group leader. The relationships you strengthen during these breaks are as important as any of the biblical ideas discussed.

4. DISCOVERING TOGETHER (15 min.)

This segment in the following episodes builds on the insights of the biblical scholar and analyzes a single passage from the week's readings. The questions in the Group Meeting Experience sections of the participant guide encourage a comprehensive look at the form, style, and central meaning of the scripture text. This segment will teach participants how to "go deeper" in the way they explore the Bible's meaning.

If you handed out the participant guides before the first meeting, or if individuals downloaded the participant guides to their mobile devices, assign a single Bible passage (Deut 10) to be read before the meeting. It will be discussed briefly at the first meeting during this segment. Alternatively, if you wait for the first meeting, read Deuteronomy 10 aloud together, taking turns. Then ask the participants to separate into two groups and discuss by using the following questions:

1. How does the story in Deuteronomy 10 build on the story of the two stone tablets in Exodus 24:12-18? What did Moses do with those tablets? Why are the tablets still needed?

2. The covenant chest (called an "ark" in the KJV) is a container for God's presence, and the two tablets are a reminder of God's ten important expectations. Ask the two groups of participants to make a list of ten expectations they have for their closest personal relationship.

Bring the whole group together and discuss how committed relationships are based in faithful love and mutual responsibility. Be sensitive to those who have been hurt by broken relationships or betrayals, and explain how scripture can guide us through forgiveness and reconciliation from painful experiences in our pasts.

5. CENTERING TOGETHER (10 min. optional)

This segment provides a meditation, which is a devotional way to read the Bible. This is a critical part of the experience because it ensures that the study experience is not only informative for the mind but also formative for the heart. It will teach participants how to use imagination, prayer, and listening while reading scripture. These spiritual practices can strengthen their relationships with God. You may choose to have willing participants report on this experience (always located on Day 6 in the participant guide) if they are trying it at home. As an alternative, the leader guide includes this as a weekly group practice every week because some individuals are unfamiliar with this kind of meditation. Decide the best fit for your group. Try it both ways, as individuals and as a group.

An additional book of Covenant Meditations (sixty-six distinct meditations, one per book in the Bible) is available for participants who find this type of scripture reading practice enriching. Here is an example from Ezekiel 36 in Covenant Meditations:

A new heart

When I make myself holy among you in their sight, I will take you from the nations, I will gather you from all the countries, and I will bring you to your own fertile land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be cleansed of all your pollution. I will cleanse you of all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove your stony heart from your body and replace it with a living one.

Ezekiel 36:23c-26

Praying the word

At times our hearts harden. We become stubborn toward other people, different opinions and points of view, situations that make us uncomfortable, and even toward ourselves. After reading this scripture passage, sit quietly and reflect on the last time you felt your heart harden—or become "stony"—toward someone or something. What was happening at the time? Why did you respond with a stubborn heart? What would it take for your heart to soften again toward this person or circumstance? Offer a prayer that God might help your heart come alive again toward whatever caused your heart to become stony.

6. SERVING TOGETHER (5 min.)

Read together the "Signs of Faithful Love" at the end of this episode. Then remind group members that they are committing to a twenty-four-week Covenant experience together where they will:

• read the Bible daily and write responses in their participant guides;

• pray for other members of the group each day;

• meet with the group every week;

• listen for God speaking through the Bible and each other; and

• invite the Holy Spirit to change their lives through exposure to the good news of salvation through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ, who is encountered in the scriptures.

(Continues...)

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It is very important that the personal information that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please tell us if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.

Data Security
We have put in place measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those of our people and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and where they have agreed to treat the information confidentially and to keep it secure. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and the ICO of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.

Where we store your personal data
We principally store data, both electronically and on file, at our office.

Personal data may be transferred outside of the EEA by processors acting on our behalf. For transfers to countries not considered adequate by the EC, we will ensure that personal data is adequately protected, as required by the GDPR. This would include by use of the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EC to protect personal data.

Your rights
Under certain circumstances, you have the right by law to request:

access to your personal data. This enables you to ask to receive a copy of the personal data that we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
erasure of your personal data.
object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on our legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
restriction of processing of your personal data.
transfer of your personal data to another party.
Links from our website
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties that we permit to make such links. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend that you check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on our website, so please ensure that you are viewing the correct version.

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy.

Last amended May 2021.

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