Spiritual Growth and Development Resources
Spiritual growth materials to cultivate and foster ministry engagement.
Spiritual Growth & Development
Disciple-making ministries provide opportunities for those who have placed their trust in Jesus to deepen their faith and closeness in that relationship. Opportunities for spiritual growth and development encourage and facilitate individuals to develop a rhythm of life centred in Jesus, and to be part of intentional and healthy communities of faith and practice, learning and growing together. Discipleship is not a solo journey, but one that is shared with and focused on others.
Please see below resources to help your ministry with Spiritual Growth & Development opportunities.
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The Marriage Course View Resource
The Marriage Course
Developed in 1996, The Marriage Course, a ministry of Alpha International, has been run in over 117 countries for over 1.5 million couples.
Pre-Marriage Course: The Pre-Marriage Course is an opportunity for you to invest in your relationship through five in person or online date nights created to help you to learn to communicate well, understand and appreciate your differences, and prepare for potential challenges.Marriage Course: The Marriage Course runs over seven sessions, and each session begins with sharing dinner as a couple, followed by a fun, insightful video covering topics that are relevant for every couple like Good Sex or Resolving Conflict. In short? Your marriage. But better.Cost: FREE -
True^North Bible Study View Resource
True^North Bible Study
Free
True North Bible Study offers comprehensive resources for churches seeking to deepen their members' understanding of scripture. With a range of study guides, videos, and other materials, churches can utilize this platform to facilitate meaningful small group discussions, discipleship programs, and spiritual growth initiatives, fostering a more vibrant community.
True North Bible Study is a program that focuses on four main techniques for interpreting scripture, which are Prayer, Observation, Interpretation, and Application. By learning and practicing these techniques, disciples can develop the skills to study, interpret, and apply scripture in the disciple-making process.
The workbook for the program is available for free download, and there are seven modules available for free through Kingswood University. The entire program can be completed in 9 to 12 weeks. In addition to the workbook, there are supplementary videos, teachings, and discussion questions to help deepen the understanding of the material.
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Becoming Holy View Resource
Becoming Holy
"Becoming Holy" an Introduction to a Life of Personal Holiness. Invitation to a Love Relationship with God. By Dr. David Winters from The Salvation Army USA Central Territory.
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Renovare View Resource
Renovaré
Free (except for certain resources such as retreats)
Renovaré is a Christian organization promoting spiritual formation and discipleship renewal. Through resources like books, courses, and retreats, it offers practical guidance for churches seeking to deepen their members' spiritual lives, fostering a vibrant, transformative faith grounded in the teachings of Jesus.
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Practicing the Way View Resource
Practicing the Way
Practicing the Way is a Pathway to Becoming Like Jesus in Community.
Free
The Practices are meant to be done in community over four weeks. Each week you'll gather with a group to learn through provided teaching, then spend the next days intentionally integrating the teaching into your life through spiritual and practical exercises. Before the next gathering, you can spend time reflecting with God and others, and potentially engage with additional recommended reading.
Currently, there are four Practices available for further study: Sabbath, Fasting, Prayer, and Solitude
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Lection 365 App View Resource
Lectio365 App
Free
Lectio 365 is a free daily devotional app that helps you pray the Bible every day. With the Lectio 365 app you pray the Bible by meditating on the scriptures and asking God to speak through them. The app has short devotionals for morning and evening so you can open and close each day with God. When you pause in His presence, you create space for peace in a busy and complicated world.
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RightNow Media View Resource
RightNow Media
RightNow Media
Hearing God (Dallas Willard)
How do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?
The key, says best-selling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this series you and your group can listen in as John Ortberg and Richard Foster dialogue with Dallas Willard on the themes of his beloved classic book, Hearing God.
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (John Mark Comer)
We are all busy. Some of us can't remember the last time we rested or even had free time. Our busyness can feel productive but it is a toxic distraction, sapping our spiritual, physical, and emotional vitality. It may seem like we have no choice but to live at a frantic pace, but God has a better path for us.Join pastor and author John Mark Comer in this five-part series as he addresses one of the greatest threats to our spiritual lives: hurry. Instead of allowing our calendars and screens to control our lives, Jesus offers us a new rhythm of life, overflowing with grace, peace, and beauty.The Lectio Course (Pete Greig)
Join Pete Greig, founder of 24-7 Prayer, for The Lectio Course, an absorbing and inspiring five-part series that walks you through the practice of Lectio Divina. Learn the rhythms of reading, meditation, prayer, and contemplation as they apply to the Bible. Hear the astonishing stories of men and women who have encountered Jesus through this ancient yet astoundingly relevant spiritual habit. Discover how to hear God in His Word, so you can be equipped to take His love to the world.Be Still (Brian Heasley)
The Be Still Series is a five-week course based on Brian Heasley's book, Be Still: a Simple Guide to Quiet Times that will equip you and your community to learn together how to develop a regular rhythm and deeper daily relationship with God.In five interactive sessions, with accompanying discussion guides, Brian and friends from the global 24-7 Prayer movement explore some of the creative ways we can connect with God each day, unpacking how to practically develop and grow habits that can cultivate daily stillness in the midst of a busy and fast-paced world.The Sabbath Practice (JOHN MARK COMER)
Sabbath is a 24-hour time period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. In our era of chronic exhaustion, emotional unhealth, and spiritual stagnation, few things are more necessary than the recovery of this ancient practice.The Solitude Practice (JOHN MARK COMER)
In an increasingly distracted and noisy world, we need solitude more than ever. The practice of solitude mimics Jesus' rhythm of retreat and return: retreat from people and distractions to be with God, in order to return to community in love and service.The Fasting Practice (JOHN MARK COMER)
Fasting is one of the most essential and powerful of all the practices of Jesus and, arguably, the single most neglected one in the modern, Western church. The Fasting Practice will train you in this ancient discipline, integrating your whole body into life with God.The Prayer Practice (JOHN MARK COMER)
Prayer is simply the medium through which we communicate and commune with God. The practice of prayer is learning to set aside dedicated time to intentionally be with God in order to become like him and partner with him in the world.The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi (KATHIE LEE GIFFORD & RABBI JASON SOBEL)
Are you ready to begin your journey to a deeper faith? In this six-session video Bible study (study guide sold separately), Kathie Lee invites you to join her as she visits sites in Israel that have impacted her life.The Cost of Control (SHARON HODDE MILLER)
We often claim to have everything under control-whether it's our hectic family schedules, deadlines at work, or unexpected problems that throw us off track-but are we, really? Control can trick us into thinking we can gain comfort, security, and peace through our own efforts.The Deeply Formed Life (RICH VILLODAS)
Five Transformative Values that Root Us in the Way of Jesus
Following Jesus in our world can be a challenge. Our pace can be too frenetic to be in union with God, and we often don't know how to quiet our hearts and minds to be present with him.
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YouVersion View Resource
YouVersion Bible
Take God's Word with you wherever you go by downloading the free Bible App. Listen to audio Bibles, create Prayers, study with Friends, and much more-all for free. Choose from more than 2,400 Bible versions in over 1,600 languages on your computer, phone, or tablet.
The Lectio Course (24-7 Prayer)
In this five-day plan from Pete Greig, founder of 24-7 Prayer, learn how to grow and go deeper in your ability to hear God's voice using a powerful, ancient form of prayer called Lectio Divina.
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You Said Yes Download
You said yes to Jesus. Now what’s next?
This book is organized into 21 days, but feel free to go at the pace that best helps you grow. You might finish this book in 100 days, 21 days, or a week. You might even keep reading it over and over. Finishing the book is less important than finding direction, growing in confidence, and starting conversations with others about what you’re learning.Following Jesus is a process of taking next steps, one day at a time. We’re thrilled to join you!
