Eric Metcalf highlights the challenge of keeping our small group discussions interactive. The worst way to do this is to ask closed ended questions (which are usually informational). The best way to do this is to ask open ended questions. Here are some sample questions...
Here are some generic examples of good open-ended questions that can be asked in almost any discussion to help keep it going, and to challenge your group members to dig beyond the surface.
*What do you think the author was feeling when he/she wrote that?
*Why do you think God chose to include that, of everything else, in his Word that would be passed on forever?
*So what does that have to do with me today?
*What's your first response when you read that?
*How do you think your non-Christian neighbors would respond to that?
*What can you do differently in your life this week to apply this?
*What would you say to someone who disagrees with this?
Eric Metcalf is the Adult Ministry Champion for Community Christian Church and NewThing.
Community Christian Church and the NewThing Network, © 2008.
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