Over the two years that each Micah Group meets, there are three major content arcs focusing on Our Life in God, Our Life with God's People, and Our Life for God's World. These themes are explored through resources to Read, Listen, and Watch.

READ:

Printed resources may include scripture readings, web-based articles and book excerpts, and books provided to Micah Group members.

Our current reading list includes:

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
• Shaine Claiborne, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
• Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, The Life with God Bible, and Streams of Living Water
• Mark Labberton, The Dangerous Act of Worship and The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor
• Eugene Peterson, The Pastor

LISTEN/WATCH:

Audio and Video resources include (1) original interviews produced by Ogilvie Institute staff and (2) existing sources from our Partners at Mars Hill Audio and Deidox films as well as freely shared materials from websites such as The Work of The People and Ted Talks. We also highlight a Featured Preacher each month, giving Micah Group members a chance to listen and reflect upon a variety of preaching styles and methods. 

Recent original interviews include:

• Alexis Abernathy, Professor of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
• Andy Crouch, Author and Senior Editor, Christianity Today, Int'l
• Pete Docter, Writer/Director, Pixar Animation Studios
• Makoto Fujimura, Artist and Founder, International Arts Movement
• Gary Haugen, Founder and CEO, International Justice Mission
• Michal Lindsay, President, Gordon College
• Susan Phillips, Executive Director, New College Berkeley
• Marianne Meye Thompson, Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary
• Ralph Watkins, Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth, Columbia Theological Seminary

See below for a sampling of the resources currently in use.

Schedule Samples:

CLICK HERE to see the schedule and resource list from the 2011 Opening Retreats.

CLICK HERE to see the schedule and resource list from a Bi-Monthly Meeting.

Weekly Assignment Sample:

READ:
> Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (June 20-26)

> Streams of Living Water by Richard J. Foster:
   Chapter 6, “The Evangelical Tradition: Discovering the Word-Centered Life”

> Psalm 119
   + Read and meditate on Psalm 119, the longest psalm and the most expansive
      meditation on the law of the LORD.  
   + As you read this Psalm, itself an acrostic, in part as a memory device,
      what reflections about the law of the LORD stand out for you?  What seems
      to capture the psalmist’s attention the most? 
   + Why is the psalmist convinced of the important of the law of the LORD for the
      people of the LORD? 
   + What similarities and differences are there in your view of God’s word in your life? 
      In the life of the people you are leading?  
   + What do you make of those differences? What do you think the psalmist might say
      to you about those differences? How would you respond? What would you do?

LISTEN:
> Featured Preacher: Heidi Husted Armstrong, Bethany Presbyterian Church

WATCH:
>Where Faith & Culture Meet: Part 1, “Counter Culture”