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    Incidentally, I once had the delight of attending a running seminar "guided" by a highly educated seminarian who used the Socratic method of asking questions of the participating college students. He would usually refrain from any direct answers, preferring other students to provide their diverse responses and perspectives, one after the other. Only occasionally, he would provide a Greek or Hebrew definition or other comment in guidance. If no one responded to a particular question, he would ask a more basic one. This was such a refreshing experience! Commented 2 days ago
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    The best way to read the Bible, is, to read the Bible and let it say what it is saying. Luke is a good choice as it is saturated in narrative. Just read the stories and look at what they allude to in the OT. Simple. The problem you have is all the other material and baggage that you bring to bible reading. Just read the Bible and compare it with other similar portions of the Bible. Always ask a simple question - what is this teaching me about Jesus? Commented 2 days ago
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    The way we read the bible ourselves, within our own circumstance where I am, is that we just read the bible. One person reads chapter one of a book, the next reads chapter two and so on, depending on how many persons are present. If someone feels able,they make make a brief comment as they read or they may ask a question. But, above all, it is the scripture that speaks and very edifying it is to read aloud together. I agree with @curiousdannii that the subject is being 'overthought'. Commented 2 days ago
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    I think there is subtext to this question that hasn't been explicitly spelled out, but will probably affect the answer a lot. Namely, could you elaborate on your specific disagreements with inductive Bible studies? For example: based on a brief Google search, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy seems to be fairly secular and/or political in nature, and so a Bible study where such a work would be welcome is probably quite different from what the commenters/answerers are imagining. This is all to say, your group's perspective on what the Bible actually is is crucial information. Commented yesterday
  • Agree completely with @JoshGrosso that as a Bible Study leader wanting an engaging and productive Bible study sessions with high members' satisfaction level, it's critical to first get a consensus on what type of Bible study they want, esp. that the group has persisted over a decade. I would give them several options ranging from plain vanilla IVP inductive study to theology-focused study of Luke (which is a favorite of charismatics) to critical reading to examine fallacies of modern lenses like Myers's book, etc. Commented yesterday