For Leaders

Start a Study

Eleven chapters, paired into six forty-five minute sessions. Written for a church-wide women's study, and it works just as well around a kitchen table.

The six weeks

Sessions one and two name the high places. Three and four expose partial obedience and the hidden altars behind it. Five and six tear down and rebuild, ending on the floor at the feet of Jesus.

  1. 01 Name the High Place Introduction & Chapter 1
  2. 02 The Climb and the Jealous Love Chapters 2 & 3
  3. 03 The Word “But” Chapters 4 & 5
  4. 04 Hidden Altars, Holy Fire Chapters 6 & 7
  5. 05 Tear Down, Then Build Chapters 8 & 9
  6. 06 At His Feet Chapters 10 & 11

Before week one

What you’ll need

One

A book for every woman

Each participant reads on her own between sessions, so everyone needs her own copy. Order ten or more together and the Leader’s Guide and handouts come free.

Two

The Leader’s Guide

Session plans, teaching outlines, discussion prompts, prayer guidance, room setup, and an activity for each of the six weeks.

Three

Handouts for the room

Six printable participant sheets with the memory verse, reflection questions, and that week’s challenge. Print as many as you need.

Four

One tub of supplies

Bought once, in week one, and reused throughout. Smooth river stones, markers, index cards, envelopes, and wooden blocks. The full list is in the guide.

Leading it well

Three things that make it work

Do the work first

Before you ask a room of women to name a high place out loud, name yours to God on your knees. A leader who hasn’t done the work will teach this study as history. It isn’t history.

Seat them in small groups

Triads or round tables from the first night, and keep the same groupings all six weeks. A question opened to the whole room gets two brave answers and a lot of silence.

Let the activity be physical

Every session ends with something torn down, written down, or handed over. Thirty women doing the same thing at the same moment carries weight that discussion cannot.

Begin

Ready to gather them?

Order the books for your group and the Leader’s Guide and handouts are included at no charge. Leading a smaller group, or reading it through first? The two resources are $7.99 together.

Questions before you begin? Email taraj@tarajordanministries.com.