Forgiveness Groups

Doing this work alongside other people changes it

A Forgiveness Group is six to twelve people who each do the REACH Forgiveness Workbook lessons in their own time, then meet to talk about them. Each meeting is guided by a short video, so you don’t need to be a therapist or an expert to facilitate one.

1 · On your own Before each meeting, everyone does their workbook lessons in their own time.
2 · Together, press play The group meets for an hour and watches a short video: teaching and a guided activity.
3 · Then talk The rest of the hour is for talking about what the lessons were like, with solidarity, support, and accountability.

Create your facilitator account I have a group code Forgiveness Group Basics

Each person is on their own forgiveness journey, and not everyone will reach full emotional forgiveness. That’s okay. If you ever need to pause or stop, you should. The guidelines below carry the rest, and they hold for every group.

Forgiveness Group Basics

What everyone in a group should know, whether you lead it or join it. None of it needs training.

Choose your format

Three sessions using the REACH Forgiveness Workbook, or six using the church edition.

Gather 6–12 people

A church small group, a class, a workplace team, or friends.

Everyone gets the workbook

Free PDF or print. Everyone does their lessons on their own, before each meeting.

Press play, then talk

Watch the short video together, then discuss what it raises. The video carries the structure so you don’t have to.

The two versions

  • Each version is a set of films.At each meeting the facilitator plays that session’s video — about ten minutes of teaching and a guided activity — and the group talks afterwards.
  • Choose the one that matches your workbook.Three sessions for the REACH Forgiveness Workbook; six for the edition Adapted for Churches.
  • Both use the tested workbook.The evidence attaches to the workbook, and both versions inherit it.

Choose one to see it step by step.

Create your group

  1. Pick your version.We’ll issue your group code straight away — that is the only answer we need.
  2. Tell us more, if you like.It helps us support you and understand where this work is taking root.

Already in a group?

Your facilitator gives you a code. It keeps your place and lets you rewatch the videos.

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    Forgiveness Group Guidelines

    These eight hold for every group, whichever version you use. Read them out at your first meeting.