Mary Had a Baby is a four-week Advent study based on four African American spirituals. Each session provides the historical background of the spiritual being studied, a devotional for use during the session, and activities designed to prepare group members for the coming season of Christmas. This leader's guide gives you: teaching and learning guidelines/ a key Bible verse for each session/ suggestions for creating the group setting/ topics for discussion/ and directions for using the music on the included audio CD. The four spirituals included in the study are: Mary Had a Baby/ Rise Up Shepherd and Follow/ Children, Go Where I Send You/ Go, Tell It on the Mountain.