4-Week Belong Curriculum | Fall 2026 Leader Hub

Before your group meets

A few reminders

Keep the remote in your hand.The videos pause for discussion and won’t wait on you.
Test your TV setup ten minutes before people arrive.Use the “How to Play the Video on Your TV” guide below if you’re not sure how.
No smart TV or streaming device? The church will buy a Roku and let you borrow it for all four weeks. Reach out to your campus pastor — nobody should miss the video over equipment.
Don’t print anything yourself.Physical copies of every leader guide and the covenant are printed for you — pick them up on Sunday mornings at the connection desk in the lobby. Everything below is also here if you’d rather have it on your phone.

Every week, every TV

How to Play the Video on Your TV

For anyone who feels shaky about getting a video onto a screen. No shame in using it — this works for all four weeks, not just one.

Every video below is also available on RightNow Media, in addition to YouTube.

Meeting every other week instead of weekly? See your options.

Week 1

Why We Gather

Acts 2:42–47·Genesis 2:18 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Psalm 133

~17–18 min video · ~60 min session

Nathan and Jonah introduce the Believe → Belong → Become → Build pathway and show every person where they stand on it right now. Then it's into Acts 2:42–47 — what the very first church actually did together — and an honest look at why belonging costs you the mask of just showing up. The video pauses your group twice for Bible discussion and hands things back to you for the last 15–20 minutes of the night.

Session 1 Discussion Leader Guide

Walks you through both discussion breaks, gives you background on Acts 2 so you're not caught flat-footed, and lays out how to lead the last 15–20 minutes after the video hands things back to you.

Week 2

All In

Hebrews 10:19–25·Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 · Ruth 1:16–17

~15–17 min video · ~60 min session

The video makes the case for commitment straight from Hebrews 10:19–25 — why real depth only grows in people who keep showing up. Then it sets up why your leader will hand out the Community Group Covenant tonight, and why nobody signs it on the spot. Ends with tonight's next step: take the covenant home, pray over it, and bring it back next week.

Know before you go

The video opens with about five minutes of Jody and Elisabeth Bates sharing their story before the teaching begins. Nothing is wrong with your video if it feels like a slow start — don't skip it. It's the best argument for everything the session asks of your group.

You'll hand out the covenant at the end of the night. Do not let anyone sign it that night. Send it home to pray over and bring it back signed the following week. The leader guide explains why, and it matters more than it sounds like it does.

Session 2 Discussion Leader Guide

Walks you through the session and explains why the covenant goes home unsigned — read it before the night.

Community Group Covenant

Grab copies for your whole group on Sunday mornings at the connection desk — one per person, not one per couple.

Week 3

How We Gather

1 Corinthians 12:12–27·Romans 12:4–8 · Ephesians 4:11–16

~15–17 min video · ~60 min session

Nathan and Jonah name the rhythm every group will share — Look Back, Look Up, Look Forward — and explain why groups will spend most weeks discussing the weekend sermon together going forward. Then 1 Corinthians 12 makes the case that a healthy group runs on shared roles, not one leader carrying it all — your group will leave the night with everyone naming a part they'll own this semester.

Session 3 Discussion Leader Guide

Walks you through both discussion breaks, gives you the shared-roles list to read out loud, and lays out the Look Forward hand-off where every person claims a part.

Week 4

Life Together, On Mission

John 13:34–35·Matthew 28:18–20 · Acts 2:46–47 · James 5:16

~15–17 min video · ~60 min session

The series finale. From John 13:34–35, the video makes the case for a love the watching world can actually notice — then turns your group outward with a live practice, a plan to serve together, and a challenge to name someone to invite. It closes by casting vision for the next step on the pathway: a Discipleship Group.

Session 4 Discussion Leader Guide

Walks you through both discussion breaks — including the joy-and-sorrow practice — and the send-off that closes out the series with a name, a serve idea, and the next step toward a Discipleship Group.