IMAGINE a group of students sharing this goal—to know Jesus Christ deeper and to make him known to others! IMAGINE them doing as the disciples did—fellowshipping, growing, serving, sharing, and worshiping together! IMAGINE yourself in this kind of caring, committed community—revolutionizing your life and those in the group! The Life Together series is the beginning of a relational journey, from being a member of a group to being a vital part of an unbelievable spiritual community. These books will help you think, talk, dig deep, care, heal, share…and have the time of your life! Life…together! Serving Others in Love helps you understand your role in the body of Christ. This volume of the Life Together series challenges you to use your unique, God-given gifts to make a real difference in the lives around you. Inside this book are six sessions leading to discoveries about the joy of serving, and encouragement to find opportunities to exercise your gifts. You’ll learn that “ministry” isn’t just a job that a pastor does—it’s also you, serving others in love. YOUTH LEADERS the Life Together series is a revolutionary small group resource that will change the lives of your students. Six related books overflow with Bible-based sessions to encourage and equip them. Check out the incredible Life Together DVD resources! Doug Fields and Brett Eastman share tips and approaches based on the books’ contents, and about communicating with kids. Also on each DVD are Bible teachings, directly related to passages in the books’ sessions, conducted by the most respected names in youth ministry—Doug Fields, Mike Yaconelli, Duffy Robbins, Efrem Smith, Helen Musick, and Marv Penner. 12 “conversations” with Doug and Brett, 12 detailed Bible teachings—these clips are invaluable resources for anyone seeking to share God's Word effectively to teenagers. Each DVD has almost three hours of the best small group teaching for youth you can imagine! IMAGINE a group of students sharing this goal--to know Jesus Christ deeper and to make him known to others! IMAGINE them doing as the disciples did--fellowshipping, growing, serving, sharing, and worshiping together! IMAGINE yourself in this kind of caring, committed community--revolutionizing your life and those in the group! The Life Together series is the beginning of a relational journey, from being a member of a group to being a vital part of an unbelievable spiritual community. These books will help you think, talk, dig deep, care, heal, shareâ ¦and have the time of your life! Lifeâ ¦together! Serving Others in Love helps you understand your role in the body of Christ. This volume of the Life Together series challenges you to use your unique, God-given gifts to make a real difference in the lives around you. Inside this book are six sessions leading to discoveries about the joy of serving, and encouragement to find opportunities to exercise your gifts. You'll learn that ministry isn't just a job that a pastor does--it's also you, serving others in love. YOUTH LEADERS the Life Together series is a revolutionary small group resource that will change the lives of your students. Six related books overflow with Bible-based sessions to encourage and equip them. Check out the incredible Life Together DVD resources! Doug Fields and Brett Eastman share tips and approaches based on the books' contents, and about communicating with kids. Also on each DVD are Bible teachings, directly related to passages in the books' sessions, conducted by the most respected names in youth ministry--Doug Fields, Mike Yaconelli, Duffy Robbins, Efrem Smith, Helen Musick, and Marv Penner. 12 conversations with Doug and Brett, 12 detailed Bible teachings--these clips are invaluable resources for anyone seeking to share God's Word effectively to teenagers. Each DVD has almost three hours of the best small group teaching for youth you can imagine! Doug Fields has been a leader in youth ministry for over 30 years. In addition to being a youth pastor at two churches for 11 and 20 years, Doug is the founder of Simply Youth Ministry, the co-founder of Downloadyouthministry.com, the author of more than 50 books, and is currently working with Youth Specialties & Azusa Pacific University (HomeWord’s Center for Youth/Family). More information about Doug is available at www.dougfields.com. Brett Eastman has championed small groups and leadership development at both Saddleback and Willow Creek Community Church over the past decade. He is president and founder of LifeTogether, and one of the authors of the Silver Medallion winner Doing LifeTogether, the adult curriculum published by Zondervan. SERVING Others in Love: 6 Small Group Sessions on Ministry Copyright© 2003 by Doug Fields and Lifetogether Youth Specialties Books, 300 South Pierce Street, El Cajon CA 92020, are published by Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids MI 49530 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fields, Doug,