The aim of this brand new Lent course is to explore the Beatitudes, which encapsulate the teaching of Jesus. Jesus himself lived out the Beatitudes in his earthly life and called his followers to do the same.

This five-session group study course, specially designed to be used during Lent, encourages Christians to examine their lifestyle in the light of Jesus’ radical teaching and to live out these kingdom values – now.

This course takes a two-pronged approach to studying the Beatitudes:

• deepening our understanding of Jesus and challenging our deepest personal values;
  
• helping us understand how they should impact on our approach to major global issues, such as environmental pollution and the deep-seated hostilities and injustices that afflict our world

Each session of the course contains enough material for 90 minutes and includes:

• guidelines for group study, with full background notes for leaders;
• interactive activities, including questions for group discussion and multimedia suggestions;
• a wide range of suggestions for Lenten prayer and meditation;
• a challenge to practical action.

Each group member will need a copy of the book.

Course sessions:

1. Living well: introducing the Beatitudes
2. Living openly: Matthew 5.3-4
3. Living purposefully: Matthew 5.5-6
4. Living lovingly: Matthew 5.7-8
5. Living differently: Matthew 5.9-10 and summary of the course

'If discipleship is about becoming more like Jesus, and if Lent is about renewing our commitment to discipleship, there are few if any passages in Scripture more suited for extended meditation during this season than the Beatitudes. Life Attitudes does a wonderful job in opening up for Christians of all traditions the liberating challenge of these words of Jesus and offers us imaginative pointers to how we can live out their message in our daily lives.'
Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

‘Sometimes the Beatitudes can sound rather lofty. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Life Attitudes, Jesus' words touch our lives at ground level.’
Joel Edwards, General Director, Evangelical Alliance

'Very stimulating material'.
Charles Horsefield, house group member, Free to Believe, Trinity Methodist Church

‘Life Attitudes provides both practical and thought provoking studies, challenging the way we live our lives, and encouraging us to identify with the life of Jesus’.
Tim Wigley, house group leader, Carshalton Beeches Baptist Church

Sue Mayfield is a full time writer, who has had published many books for children and young people. She regularly leads workshops and creative writing sessions and has extensive experience of working with young people. She was a contributing author to Youth Emmaus, published by Church House Publishing.

Robert Warren was Team Rector of one of the largest and fastest growing churches in England, St Thomas Crookes. In 1993 he succeeded John Finney as the Church of England's National Officer for Evangelism. In 1998 he joined Springboard, the Initiative for Evangelism of the Archbishops of Conterbury and York. He is the author of a number of books including The Healthy Churches Handbook, Building Missionary Congregations and is a co-author of the Emmas - the way of faith programme.

Sample sections of Life Attitudes are available to download. Please click on the downloads link below to view these.