Before Class
Read the Workbook
Use the workbook section and connected article to prepare the theological substance of the lesson.
RC2 Printable Resources
Workbook and Handouts
Printable study resources for The Church Explored
This page gathers the RC2 workbook and adult participant handouts. Use the workbook as the main study guide and the handouts for classroom reinforcement, group discussion, review, and take-home application.
Workbook • Handouts • Study • Discussion
Study the Church as Christ’s Gathered People
The workbook and handouts are designed to serve personal study, Sunday School, small groups, and church education.
Primary Study Guide
The Church Explored Workbook
Structure, Worship, Mission, and Life Together
The workbook is the central study guide for RC2. It introduces the theological framework, guides readers through major themes, and connects the articles, visual theology resources, leader sheets, and handouts into one coherent learning system.
Full Companion Guide
For Personal Study and Church Teaching
Use it alone or alongside the Leader Sheets, Handouts, Visual Theology graphics, and Core Articles.
Suggested Use
How These Resources Work Together
The workbook provides the theological foundation. The handouts provide weekly reinforcement. The leader sheets help teachers guide the session.
During Class
Teach with the Leader Sheet
Use the matching Leader Sheet to guide teaching flow, Scripture emphasis, discussion, application, and prayer.
After Class
Send the Handout Home
Use the participant handout to reinforce the central truths and encourage reflection through the week.
Printable Handouts
Adult Handout Library
These handouts correspond to the adult RC2 Leader Sheets and may be used for Sunday School, small groups, discipleship, or class discussion.
01. The Gathered Church
The church as Christ’s gathered people.
02. Christianity Cannot Be Lived Alone
Why embodied covenant life matters for Christian discipleship.
03. One Another Christianity
The shared life of mutual care, encouragement, and burden-bearing.
04. Worship as Formation
How worship shapes the loves, desires, and identity of the church.
05. Embassy of the Kingdom
The church as a visible outpost of Christ’s Kingdom.
06. Gifts and Shared Ministry
Why every believer matters in the body of Christ.
07. Shepherds and Servants
Leadership, service, humility, and shepherding care.
08. Holiness, Discipline, and Restoration
How the church pursues holiness and restoration under Christ.
09. Online Christianity vs. the Gathered Church
Why online resources cannot replace embodied church life.
10. The Ordinances and Covenant Identity
Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and covenant belonging.
11. The Church and the World
How the church lives faithfully in the world while belonging to Christ.
12. Worship as Formation
How worship shapes daily discipleship and church identity.
13. The Church as a Covenant Family
The church as household, family, and shared covenant life.
14. Unity, Diversity, and the Body of Christ
Many members serving together as one body under Christ.
15. The Church and the Mission of Christ
Mission, witness, discipleship, and Gospel proclamation.
16. The Church and Future Hope
The church’s hope in Christ’s return and coming Kingdom.
17. The Church Until He Comes
A final synthesis of identity, worship, mission, endurance, and hope.
Related Resources
Use the Full RC2 System
The workbook and handouts are strongest when paired with the Leader Sheets, Visual Theology graphics, Core Articles, and Youth Resources.
Leader Sheets
Teaching Roadmaps
Use these to lead adult sessions clearly and sequentially.
View Leader SheetsVisual Theology
Teaching Graphics
Use the graphics to support discussion, slides, and classroom explanation.
View VisualsYouth Resources
Fireproof Youth Track
Use the youth leader guides and student handouts for a quarter-length youth series.
View Youth Resources
Return to the Cluster
Study the Life of Christ’s Church
Use these resources to help believers understand the church as Christ’s gathered, worshiping, serving, and witnessing people until He returns.