"Follow me..."
This is the Personal Grid for those who want to deepen their roots of faith and be challenged to begin putting their faith into practice in new ways.
Using your completed Personal Grid as a guide, choose a Menu Option from the list below, in an area that you want to take a "best next step" of growth.
Menu Options are categorized by one of these three icons:

Help you grow in knowledge & understanding

Spiritual & character formation

Hands-on application & experience
1. Effective Personal Witness
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Complete a 2-week journal of where you see God working in your life and in your world. Note any verses of scripture that stands out to you or appears repeatedly in your life during this time, as well as places or people in which you see God showing up in your everyday life. |
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Write out your personal faith story. Share it with one or two people at your church. (Download a template HERE.) Ask them about their faith story (testimony). Is there someone who does not-yet know Jesus, that you would have the courage to share your testimony with? Look for and take the opportunity. |
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Watch or read other people's stories of faith, e.g. these from I Am Second. |
2. Sacrificial Compassionate Mission
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Pick a social justice issue to learn about: Watch a documentary or read a book about it. Journal what you learned, and what your response can/will be. |
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Commit to praying for God to open your eyes and move your heart with compassion. Then watch and listen to how he answers your prayer. |
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Go for a prayer walk in your city or neighbourhood. Pray for needs you observe as you walk. |
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What service or mission opportunities are available to you in your community, division or territory? Sign up and get involved! |
3. Active Engagement in the World
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Get involved in a group or team at your school or in your community, with the intent of having your presence and life point to Jesus, showing Christ's love by your example. |
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Interview 3 different people in your church that you look to as examples of faith. Ask how they are actively living out their faith in their world. |
4. Healthy Spiritual Habits
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Learn about different spiritual habits (disciplines) and begin to put one or two into practice. The Spiritual Life Development Spiritual Discipline Guides, may be a helpful starting place. |
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If you're not already involved in a small group of Bible study group at your church, ask which groups are available to you, and plan to join a group this month. |
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Commit to becoming more intentional in prayer. Use an app like Echo Prayer or The Inner Room to help get you started. |
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Commit to a Bible reading plan or study on the YouVersion Bible app. Or download The Bible Project app or take one of their mini courses at BibleProject.com/Classroom/ |
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Ask 3 seniors in your congregation about their daily spiritual habits. Look at their Bibles and ask them about how they read it. |
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Intentionally chart the habits of your day. What new spiritual rhythms can you add/align with the already existing normal rhythms of your day? (Listen to a podcast or download and begin using the Lectio365 app in the mornings and at night.) |
5. Healthy Spiritual Community
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Do you have a mentor - someone who you can connect with and will help give godly input in your life? If so, connect with them, and commit to regular check-ins. If not, talk to your corps officer, or another leader in your corps to help begin the process of identifying someone mature in their faith who may be interested in fulfilling this role in your faith journey. |
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Create an Infinitum Hub with two or three others who want to become more intentional in their faith. Download the Infinitum app for guidance and resources. |
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Look for one new way to contribute to the life of your church this month, engaging beyond being a spectator or attendee. Then do it. |
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Identify 1-2 Christlike people in your friendship circles or church and intentionally invite them/give them permission to speak into your life. |
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Examine your social media feed - what does it say about your healthy spiritual community? Are there adjustments that need to be made? If so, make them. |
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Read 12 Ordinary Men by David Vandebeulque with a small group, engaging the discussion guide. |
6. Salvation & Sanctification
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Write or record your salvation experience and how you're being made more and more like Jesus. Then share it with someone. |
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Look for the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) in your life and in the lives of others. Take note of, or journal areas you see room for new growth of these qualities in your life. Ask God to help you be more intentional in those specific areas. |
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Examine your social media feed. How does it align with Jesus' character and who you say you are in Christ? Make any adjustments needed. |
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Read through one of the gospels. Note what you learn about Jesus and his call to follow him. How are you being made more like Jesus? Write down your thoughts and share them with someone else. |
7. Equipped for Ministry
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Take a Spiritual Gifts Assessment. What are indicated as your spiritual gifts? Talk to your corps officer, or mentor, and explore how you can develop your gifts. How can you use them to contribute to the life and mission of your church? |
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Explore your unique God-given SHAPE (Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences). How can you develop particular aspects of who you are? Take the challenge and work on your SHAPE! Use Congratulations... You're Gifted! Discovering Your God-Given Shape to Make a Difference in the World by Doug Fields to get you started. |
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Attend a conference or training seminar, in person or online. Share what you learned, or skills you developed with a leader in your church. |
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Observe leaders in your church and document what you learn about how they lead. Choose one or two to have a conversation with, about what you have seen and learned. |
8. Entrusted with Ministry
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Talk to your corps officer or a leader of a particular area of ministry in your church, to explore what areas of ministry you can become involved in. |
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Offer to assist someone in their ministry tasks. Consider it as a sort of "apprenticeship", learning from a more experienced leader who will work with you and allow you to gain your own experience through the relationship. |
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Organize a service project or fundraiser to help support those who are less fortunate in your neighbourhood or world. |
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Consider the hours in your day and week. How do you spend them? How many are simply spent "passing time"? How could you leverage some of those hours to contribute to the life of your church or community in some form of ministry? Talk to a leader or mentor about the possibilities and then make a plan, and begin working it out. |
9. Stewardship
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Ask your church for offering envelopes and make a commitment to regularly give your tithes and offerings each week. |
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Chart how you regularly spend your day. Identify times you could better use for God's glory. Talk to a mentor or friend to identify ways you might be able to better steward that time. |
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Monitor your daily/weekly screen time updates. Take a look at how much time you're spending and where that time is spent. Are there ways you can spend some of that time differently, that could help strengthen your spiritual life? |
10. Discernment & Decision-making
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Take note of the messages you receive this month through media, at work, friend groups or colleagues, news, legislation, etc. How do these align with a biblical worldview - or not? Find someone to discuss this with. |
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Chart the decisions you make this month. What factors did you take into consideration when making them? Did you just go with your gut, line it up against scripture, commit to praying about it, seek God's will, gain broader perspective from your healthy spiritual community? Note patterns in your decision-making process, and make adjustments as needed. |
11. Relation to Authority
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Think about an area of authority you hold (at work, at home, at church, community involvement, etc.) Have a conversation with a trusted friend or leader in your church and discuss how you use the authority that has been given to you. Is it reflecting Christ's character? |
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Where do you find yourself coming in conflict with authority? Why do you think this is? How can you respond in a more Christlike way? Talk to a trusted Christian friend or leader about what you have noticed. |
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Find another Christian who holds a senior position in a secular environment and ask them how they hold their authority in a Christlike way? What principles can you apply from their experience? |
12. Response to God's Call
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Plan to attend the Explore Your Call Weekend. |
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Make your response to God's calling in your life an intentional prayer focus. Ask a group of people to pray with you. |
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Use the book The Call by Os Guinness for your daily devotions this month. Journal your response to what you take in. |
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Explore your unique God-given SHAPE (Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences). How can you develop particular aspects of who you are? Take the challenge and work on your SHAPE! Use Congratulations... You're Gifted! Discovering Your God-Given Shape to Make a Difference in the World by Doug Fields to get you started. |
13. Beliefs/Values/Behaviours
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Explore the doctrines of The Salvation Army. Read and discuss them with your corps officer or another leader in your church. Write down any questions they raise, and then talk about them with someone who understands them. |
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Choose to read or go through a soldiership prep course or book, such as Called to Be a Soldier, Battle Ready, Mobilized for Mission or Call to Arms. Work through it with a leader in your church, whether or not you currently are, or intend to become a soldier. |
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Read the book insane: the stories of crazy salvos who changed the world by Nelson Munn & David Collinson. What did you learn from our Salvationist history? How might you impact your world today, living out the purposes of the Army? |
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Engage in mission to the less fortunate in your community beyond your corps walls. |
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Read a biography of Salvationist leader or account from Army history to gain a better understanding of our heritage and mission. |
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Use our territorial vision statement to help you dream up some ideas of how you could help integrate church families with your community and family services. Build bridges both ways. Talk with your corps officer/pastor or another leader in your church and explore if/how you might begin to develop some plans for one of your ideas. |
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Use The Salvation Army's Day by Day resource as a devotional throughout the month. Put its principles into action. |
You’ve chosen your next growth step—now share it with those you’re journeying with.
Schedule a Connection Point to update each other on your progress, and use the guide on the next page to keep it focused and intentional.






