Stepping Up Video Series Leader Kit (Streaming Only)

What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?

Dig deeper into what it means to step up and live a courageous life with the Stepping Up Video Series. Based on his book by the same title, Dennis Rainey, along with Matt Chandler, Bill Bennett, Tony Dungy, Robert Lewis, Voddie Baucham, Stu Weber, Eric Metaxas, Crawford Loritts, and other ministry leaders unpack what biblical manhood looks like and what it means to be a godly, courageous man in today’s world. Through engaging stories, expert teaching, humorous vignettes, man-on-the-street interviews, and personal insights, these men’s ministry leaders call every man to become courageous leaders in their own lives, marriages, churches, and communities. Accompanied by small-group discussion and individual follow-up exercises, men of every age will learn action tools for gospel-centered living to empower them to be true heroes in their families and communities.

Session titles are:

• Session One: A Call to Courage/ What Robs a Man of Courage
• Session Two: The Five Steps (Part One: Boyhood/Adolescence)
• Session Three: The Five Steps (Part Two: Manhood/Mentor/Patriarch)
• Session Four: The Power to Step Up
• Session Five: Am I Stepping Up? Part One: Stand Firm
• Session Six: Am I Stepping Up? Part Two: Men Take Initiative
• Session Seven: Am I Stepping Up? Part Three: Men Engage with Wisdom and Grace
• Session Eight: Am I Stepping Up? Part Four: Men Plan ahead and Provide
• Session Nine: Having a Vision for Your Marriage and Family
• Session Ten: Having a Vision for Your World

Each study session is designed to take 60 to 90 minutes, depending on discussion time. The video sessions average 25 to 35 minutes each.

Leader Kit: 10 video sessions (accessible online), one workbook, one downloadable leader’s guide, and one copy of the Stepping Up hardback book

Component Descriptions:

Code with access to stream all 10 25-30 minute video sessions.

Downloadable Leader’s Guide: Provides complete information for leading the small group series.

Workbook: Ten sessions feature additional thought-provoking content, small-group discussion questions for use in the weekly group meetings, and three days of follow-up exercises for men to finish on their own.

Stepping Up hardback book: The anchor book on which the series is based.

Dennis Rainey is a best-selling author, dynamic speaker, and cofounder of FamilyLife®, a ministry of Cru®. Under his leadership, FamilyLife grew to help marriages and families survive and thrive in more than 109 countries. Together he and his wife, Barbara, have spoken at over 150 FamilyLife Weekend to Remember® marriage getaways and authored or co-authored more than 35 books, including best-selling Moments Together for Couples and Staying Close. He is also the original daily host of the three-time award-winning radio program FamilyLife Today^®.

He and Barbara have been married since 1972 and love laughing with their six children and growing number of grandchildren. The Raineys still serve with Cru. You can follow their work at TheRaineys.org