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For the past several years, the mothers\u2019 group at our church has offered a series of awesome Catholic Bible studies by Jeff Cavins, called \u201cThe Great Adventure\u201d<\/a> series and published by Ascension Press. If a group at your church is searching for a Bible study series, I would highly recommend any of the Jeff Cavins studies! Personally, I have participated in \u201cA Quick Journey Through the Bible,\u201d \u201cRevelation,\u201d and \u201cActs of the Apostles,\u201d and each has been wonderful. You can do them in the order suggested or out of order. Here is what I like about the Jeff Cavins Bible studies:<\/p>\n

They are self-led: When I was organizing the Bible study for my peers, I did not want to be a leader, but rather a facilitator. These studies are great because of the structure: each meeting begins with a 45-60 minute DVD presentation, followed by small group discussions. You do not need to be a Biblical scholar to lead these studies \u2013 all of the teaching is done by a Catholic scholar, and it is amazing!<\/li>\n

They are organized: Each talk comes with \u201ctalk notes\u201d so that you can follow along with the DVD presentation. Following the presentation, small groups discuss the \u201cdiscussion questions\u201d that participants have prepared prior to the talk.<\/li>\n

They are manageable: Participants read a couple of chapters from Scripture to prepare, as well answering discussion questions. Participants are also given an answer key at the end of each meeting, and these are very well done.<\/li>\n

They are intellectually exciting: Jeff Cavins is a scholar, and his studies are both intellectually stimulating and accessible to everyone.<\/li>\n