Welcome, Start Strong Reader!
Enter your email below to receive the free reader resources.
Bonus Materials for Start Strong
Welcome! Thanks for reading Start Strong. This page is your reader resource hub, with free tools to help you apply and understand each chapter and take your next step with confidence.
Enter your email to get instant access to all the bonus materials, plus updates when I add new resources.
What You'll Get
Discussion Questions for Small Groups & Book Clubs
Make your next conversation easy to lead, even if you’re not “the discussion person.” These chapter-by-chapter questions are designed to get your group talking, laughing, and thinking deeply, while connecting Start Strong’s themes to real life.
Great for: book clubs, small groups, mentoring pairs, and new-believer meetups.
Includes: icebreakers, big-idea prompts, personal reflection, creative questions, and practical application.
No one has to learn alone.
Quizzes for Youth & Homeschoolers
Two quick, multiple-choice comprehension quizzes—one for Middle Grades (6–8) and one for High School (9–12)—to help students review what they’ve learned from Start Strong and identify what they might want to revisit.
Best for: homeschool families, youth groups, Christian schools, family discussion
Includes: multiple-choice questions + answer key
It’s a quick, low-pressure way to check understanding and reinforce key takeaways.
Lesson Plans for Teachers & Leaders
Teaching Start Strong in a church, campus ministry, or classroom setting?
These lesson plans were built for adult Sunday school, new believers, and seekers, with clear, conversational teaching at about an 8th-grade reading level.
Each lesson includes key ideas, suggested Scripture passages, and open-ended discussion questions, plus a simple flow (warm-up → two texts → “connect the dots”)
Best for: Sunday school, foundations/new-believer classes, campus ministry, group leaders
Includes: 15 lesson plans (one for each chapter), Scripture passages, discussion prompts, sample teaching flow and resources for the leader
A simple way to start important conversations without being an expert.
See for Yourself List
A handy reference table of the See For Yourself Scriptures passages for each chapter plus the epigraphs that open each one.
Great for: personal study, mentoring a new believer one-on-one, planning a small-group discussion, teaching a class, or quickly finding the Scripture passage you want to read next.
Help Someone Else Start Strong
If this book encouraged you, there are simple, natural ways to pass it along it—without being pushy or awkward.
My “Share Ideas” PDF includes with quick & easy ideas, copy-and-paste options (texts, emails, posts, and church-friendly ideas).
Great for: inviting a friend who’s curious, following up with someone after a conversation, equipping others, or sharing a resource your church can actually use.
Krisan Marotta is the creator of the Wednesday in the Word podcast, and a passionate advocate for Bible study, who has dedicated over four decades to understanding and teaching Scripture.
With her methodical approach and thoughtful analysis, she guides 50,000 listeners each year across 157 countries through verse-by-verse exposition that illuminates biblical truths with clarity and depth.