For gospel communities

We encourage you to use these guides as a Gospel Community if you ever need a refresher on the basics, if you’re planning to start a community, or if you’re a gospel community leader.

Communities on mission starter – The essential concepts and first steps toward becoming an effective missional community.

Missional (Gospel) Community Leaders Field Guide – Soma Australia Version.

Flourishing in the family identity – how a Gospel Community lives out the practices and embodies the characteristics of a healthy and hospitable family.

Loving one another – a list of ways to love each other in community, based on scripture.

Flourishing in the missionary identity – prayer-centred, Christ-centred, God-centred mission.

True Story – This 6-week version of the Story of God was written by Soma pastors to help groups engage the big movements of God’s redemption and restoration. It fundamentally helps participants understand the depth of the gospel through dialogue and narrative. 

Story of God for kids – ages 6 and up

For DNA groups

Draw Near Booklet – Filled with bible reading plans for individual or group use to help you deepen your relationship with God who continues to speak in meaningful, transformative ways through the Bible and He desires you to draw near to Him by devoting yourself to reading His living word and prayer.

DNA Guide – This guide is Anchor Church’s version of the Soma DNA Guide. It’s designed to help equip every person who is committed to a DNA group (or Gospel Triplet) in the basics of gospel shepherding. 

DNA Booklet – This is the shortened version of the DNA Guide, also by Anchor Church.