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Practising Missional Habits Together

Welcome to our library of PULSE resources for small groups. It’s a collection of activities that you can do together with your group to practise the missional habits of:

prayer
union with God
listening to others
serving
echoing the gospel

PULSE is a framework for growing in missional habits, because we believe that habits form far more than just our schedules; habits form our hearts.

Below, you’ll find all the activities, listed by habit. Click each one to access the activity guide with all the details, including a printable version if needed!

Don’t know much about PULSE yet? Check out more details here.

Starter Discussion Guide

Want to begin by discussing missional habits as a small group? We’ve created a short discussion guide to help you assess where your group is at with missional habits and what might be most helpful moving forward.

Google Slides, image files and leader's guide

Prayer practices to do together

Prayer Introductory Discussion

Hear why prayer is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Common Prayers for Students

Choose a prayer from the Common Prayers for Students resource and pray through it together.

Activity

5-10 min

Praying through the Lord’s Prayer

Use the Lord’s Prayer as a basis to pray together.

Activity

5-10 min

Mission, Witness & Evangelism Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on God’s mission.

Activity

10-15 min

Campus Prayer Walk

Pray for the people and places on your campus.

Activity

15-45 min

Scripture Study: The Habit of Prayer

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of prayer and discuss it with your group.

Activity

30-40 min

Image Bearer Prayer Walk

Through prayer, learn to see the image of God in each person on your campus.

Activity

15-45 min

Breath Prayer: Scripture

A simple, ancient method of prayer to be present with God.

Activity

5 min

"A People for Others" Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on how knowing God can change your view of the people around you.

Activity

10-15 min

Praying for the Journey

Pray for the journey to faith, from the Common Prayers for Students resource.

Activity

5-15 min

Breath Prayer: Yahweh

A simple, ancient method of prayer to be present with God.

Activity

10-15 min

Ignatian Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer together.

Activity

10-15 min

Prayer Introductory Discussion

Hear why prayer is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Common Prayers for Students

Choose a prayer from the Common Prayers for Students resource and pray through it together.

Activity

5-10 min

Praying through the Lord’s Prayer

Use the Lord’s Prayer as a basis to pray together.

Activity

5-10 min

See all prayer activities, sorted by length

Connect with God alongside others

Union Introductory Discussion

Hear why cultivating union with God is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Recognize, Remember, and Respond

Understand and apply the recognize, remember, respond model of partnering with the Holy Spirit.

Activity

20-30 min

Many Ways of Connecting with God

Brainstorm ways of connecting with God and choose something to do this week.

Activity

5-15 min

Mission, Witness & Evangelism Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on God’s mission.

Activity

10-15 min

Scripture Study: The Habit of Cultivating Union with God

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of union and discuss it with your group.

Activity

30-40 min

Nearness to God

Reflect and discuss as a group the times and ways you have felt near to God.

Activity

5-15 min

A Picture of Renewal

Spend a moment imagining God’s renewing work and your part in it as a reminder of the hope found in working in union with God.

Activity

5-10 min

Imaginative Prayer

Use Scripture to envision your relationship with God in a new way.

Activity

15-30 min

Thanksgiving & Blessing

Express your gratitude to the Lord together.

Activity

15-30 min

Labyrinth Prayer

Use an ancient spiritual tool to invite participants to walk "into the centre and out again" in contemplative prayer.

Activity

15-30 min

Breath Prayer: Yahweh

A simple, ancient method of prayer to be present with God.

Activity

10-15 min

Ignatian Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer together.

Activity

10-15 min

Breath Prayer: Scripture

A simple, ancient method of prayer to be present with God.

Activity

5 min

"A People for Others" Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on how knowing God can change your view of the people around you.

Activity

10-15 min

Union Introductory Discussion

Hear why cultivating union with God is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Recognize, Remember, and Respond

Understand and apply the recognize, remember, respond model of partnering with the Holy Spirit.

Activity

20-30 min

Many Ways of Connecting with God

Brainstorm ways of connecting with God and choose something to do this week.

Activity

5-15 min

See all union activities, sorted by length

Learn to listen well to those around you

Listen Introductory Discussion

Hear why listening is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Fostering Curiosity

Practice being curious by asking “wondering questions.”

Activity

5-15 min x2

Asking Good Questions

Practice forming good questions.

Activity

10-15 min

Spiritual Listening

Listen for someone’s spiritual state using the Journey model.

Activity

10-20 min

(Not) Listening

A reflection and discussion guide to examine our tendencies not to listen well, bring them to God, and seek to intentionally listen during the rest of the group’s time together.

Activity

5-15 min

"A People for Others" Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on how knowing God can change your view of the people around you.

Activity

10-15 min

Ask the Second Question

Practice asking a second question to get to know someone better.

Activity

10-15 min

Listening Deeper

Practice listening for deeper insights in everyday conversations.

Activity

8-15 min

Scripture Study: The Habit of Listening

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of listening and discuss it with your group.

Activity

30-40 min

Listening Beyond the Words

Practice looking for deeper insights in the media around you to equip you to listen more deeply in your conversations.

Activity

5-15 min

Planning to Listen

Make a plan to ask a friend a good question, and share how it goes.

Activity

5-10 min x2

The Good Listener

Talk about the practices of a good listener.

Activity

10-15 min

Listen Introductory Discussion

Hear why listening is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Fostering Curiosity

Practice being curious by asking “wondering questions.”

Activity

5-15 min x2

Asking Good Questions

Practice forming good questions.

Activity

10-15 min

See all listen activities, sorted by length

Go towards others in love

Serve Introductory Discussion

Hear why service is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Sending Encouragement

Take a moment as a group to each send an encouraging note to one friend who needs it.

Activity

5-10 min

Being Served & Serving

Take a moment as a group to discuss how you’ve been served and to think about how to do the same for others this week.

Activity

5-10 min

Spiritual Listening

Listen for someone’s spiritual state using the Journey model.

Activity

10-20 min

The Service of Welcoming Others

Talk about how welcoming others can serve them, and how God can help us be welcoming even when we are struggling.

Activity

10-20 min

The Needs Around Us

Take a moment as a group to reflect on the needs of students around you and discuss opportunities to meet them.

Activity

5-15 min x2

Creating Belonging in Community

Learn the dimensions of belonging and pray for your community to experience them.

Activity

20-30 min

Scripture Study: The Habit of Serving

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of serving and discuss it with your group.

Activity

30-40 min

Serving Spiritual Needs

Talk about what the spiritual needs of your friends can look like and how you can serve them in their spiritual journey right now.

Activity

10-15 min

Serve Introductory Discussion

Hear why service is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

Sending Encouragement

Take a moment as a group to each send an encouraging note to one friend who needs it.

Activity

5-10 min

Being Served & Serving

Take a moment as a group to discuss how you’ve been served and to think about how to do the same for others this week.

Activity

5-10 min

See all serve activities, sorted by length

Experience and share God's goodness

Echo Introductory Discussion

Hear why echoing the Gospel is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

The Gospel is Good News

Take a few minutes to talk about how to gospel is good news for your group members.

Activity

5-10 min

Finding Gospel Connections

As a group, practice taking everyday words and ideas and finding some of the ways the gospel connects to them.

Activity

10-20 min

"The Story” Gospel Presentation

Talk about God's big story, hear one way of explaining it to others, and discuss it with your group.

Activity

10-20 mins

Jesus as Hero Today

Reflect on Jesus as the hero of your life.

Activity

5-10 min

“Knowing God Personally” Gospel Presentation

Talk about how to know God personally, hear one way of explaining it to others, and discuss it with your group.

Activity

10-20 mins

My Friends & the Gospel

Spend time reflecting on your friends, their lives, and how the gospel is relevant to them right now. Discuss with your group and help each other make gospel connections.

Activity

5-15 min

Scripture Study: The Habit of Echoing the Gospel

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of echo and discuss it with your group.

Activity

30-40 min

Praying for the Journey

Pray for the journey to faith, from the Common Prayers for Students resource.

Activity

5-15 min

Mission, Witness & Evangelism Examen

Spend time in reflective prayer focused on God’s mission.

Activity

10-15 min

Practising Lament

Bring the brokenness of the world to God, and speak the story of his renewal in faith.

Activity

15-30 min

Echo Introductory Discussion

Hear why echoing the Gospel is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

Activity

10–20 min

The Gospel is Good News

Take a few minutes to talk about how to gospel is good news for your group members.

Activity

5-10 min

Finding Gospel Connections

As a group, practice taking everyday words and ideas and finding some of the ways the gospel connects to them.

Activity

10-20 min

See all echo activities, sorted by length

Practising Missional Habits Together

Starter Discussion Guide

Prayer practices to do together

Connect with God alongside others

Learn to listen well to those around you

Go towards others in love

Experience and share God's goodness

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