I've been to and hosted a lot of bible studies over the years. Some where richly engaging. Many were slightly informative. Some have been dull. A few have been awkward.
In general, one trait tends to make things less conducive to productive sharing.
Prepackaged questions.
While I'm generally ok with using material written by those outside of your church they, usually, hold a danger.
Wanky wording.
At times, especially if penned by an author/theologian, the questions posed can be far to wordy or complex to generate genuine discussion.
For, if you're struggling to work out what a question is asking, or are intimidated by the wordiness of the question, then you'll be less likely to chip in with your response.
When a question is, seemingly, more interested in being poetic or theologically sound than clarity, this breeds needless intimidation in the midst of studying the bible.
The worst thing, even if the questions are useful, a lot of people will miss the point because they get swamped in the flood of words and jargon.
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