We saw this series live at PCC and then, a few years later, got the dvd study for our small group. It is excellent. Like most study guides, the discussion questions weren't the best for sparking conversation so we made up our own as we watched. And the conversation was excellent. I'd suggest that the writers of the study guides for all series try them out on an actual small group to see if the questions are conversation-worthy. If you introduce a question and get one or two-word answers and no conversation, it's a pretty good indication that the question was a dud. We've been leading a small group for 7 years and have a lot of practice at starting conversations (which I think should be the goal of small groups that want to build relationships within a church and grow individual faith). Anyway, this is a great series and I highly recommend it.