Synopsis: This innovative small group video series, winner of the Silver Medallion award, combines insightful study questions with Closed Captioned DVD teaching from well-known Bible teachers such as John Ortberg, Bruce Wilkinson, and Joe Stowell. Doing Life Together is based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church. The DVDs and small group Bible study guides are available individually or can be conveniently purchased in one complete kit.

Description: God never intended for you to do life alone, but to do life together in community. This introductory group study, Beginning Life Together, gives you an overview of the five biblical purposes that God intends for your life. Get ready—you’re about to begin a six-week journey on video that will give you a taste of the life God created you to live! This makes a great resource for your small group Bible study.
 
Teachers featured on Beginning Life Together: · Steve Arterburn · Steve Farrar · Doug Fields
 
· Chip Ingram · Anne Ortlund · Bruce Wilkinson
 
Doing Life Together introduces . . . The Next Wave in Small Group Bible Studies
 
You’ve never experienced anything like Doing Life Together. Harnessing the creativity, flexibility, and convenience of audio-video technology, this groundbreaking video series is the first ever to integrate superbly crafted study guides with powerful new-media capabilities and apply them to the unique setting of group Bible study. DLT is riveting. Multidimensional. And so easy that anyone in your group can facilitate a dynamic group session.
 
No need to be a seasoned leader. Just slip the DVD into your player and have everyone follow along with their Bible study guides. Guidebooks and corresponding DVDs are carefully coordinated. Each of the six video sessions includes: ·Leader Lifter—pre-session video training talk, offering weekly insights and practical techniques for leading small groups ·Creative Element—a personal story, interview, drama,  or music video related to the weekly topic ·Dynamic Teaching—featuring well-known teachers such as Bruce Wilkinson, John Ortberg, Anne Ortlund, Joe Stowell, and Erwin McManus ·Worship Music—featuring the songs of Maranatha! Together with lyrics, uplifting video images, and visual introductions by popular Christian artists.
 
Based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church, Doing Life Together will help your Bible study group discover what God created you for and how you can turn this dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your lives together for him.
 
This DVD contains six video sessions for small group study. 

Each video session contains a theme-introducing video (3-4 minutes long) and a 10- to 15-minute long teaching segment.
 
On-screen questions that match those found in the study book are also included, as is a song, if a group chooses to worship in music.
 
The remaining time on the DVD is for leader training each week.
 
The six video sessions on this DVD are: 1)The Goal of Life featuring Chip Ingram Highway Video: Are you Ready? 2)Connecting with God’s Family featuring Steve Farrar Drama: The Next Step 3)Growing to Be Like Christ featuring Anne Ortlund Testimony 4)Developing Your Shape to Serve Others featuring Bruce Wilkinson Testimony 5)Sharing Your Life Mission Every Day featuring Doug Fields Testimony 6)Surrendering Your Life for God’s Pleasure featuring Steve Arterburn Highway Video: Be Bold for Christ Testimony