Why Evangelism?
Your Mission Field Is Already in Your Life
GARDEN GROUP STUDY
Learn together. Grow in confidence. Help others begin.
An eight-week, Scripture-centered study to help ordinary Christians become more intentional, prepared, and faithful in relational evangelism.
A study designed to be shared
Each session begins with Scripture. Participants read the lesson aloud together, pause for discussion and reflection, and practice using GARDEN with real relationships in mind. The goal is not to finish a course but to develop a lasting habit of thoughtful, faithful engagement.
Participant Guide
Full read-aloud curriculum, discussion prompts, practical exercises, prayer, and a course-long Stage Three preparedness project.
Leader’s Guide
The same curriculum with additional facilitation notes, theological guardrails, and help guiding discussions. No lecture required.
Eight weekly sessions
Each week builds toward being prepared to understand, question, explain, respond, and recommend resources on one real topic.
The GARDEN Way of Evangelism
Intentional Without Being Forced
You Don’t Have to Know the Answer
Honesty, Follow-Up, and Becoming Prepared
Ask Better Questions
Understand, Clarify, and Test Ideas
When the Pressure Is Off
Reflect, Research, and Build a Responsible Response
Know the Person, Not Just the Objection
Truth, Wisdom, and a Personal Response
Putting It All Together
From Preparation to Real Conversation
The Long Game
Becoming a Prepared and Faithful Christian
Ready to use: Download the Participant and Leader’s Guides for each week above. You can save or print them for your group. No registration is required.
How to lead a GARDEN group
Gather a few Christians who want to grow. Work through one session each week. Take turns reading sections aloud, stop at the discussion and reflection prompts, and pray together. The Leader’s Guide helps someone facilitate rather than deliver a lecture. In Week 8, participants are invited to consider helping another group begin.
Use and sharing: Churches and small groups are welcome to use the study without registration. Please retain GARDEN attribution when sharing the materials. We'd also welcome feedback from groups who use it.