Discipleship & Spiritual Formation Resources

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become like him, Do as he did.   
Authors: John Mark Comer
We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice. By learning to rearrange our days, we can follow the Way of Jesus. We can be with him. Become like him. And do as he did.

 

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation    
Authors: M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Ruth Haley Barton
In Invitation to a Journey, Mulholland helps Christians new and old understand that we become like Christ gradually, not instantly. He reviews the classical spiritual disciplines and demonstrates the importance of undertaking our spiritual journey with (and for the sake of) others. This road map for spiritual formation is profoundly biblical and down to earth. In the finest tradition of spiritual literature, it is a vital help to Christians at any stage of their journey.

The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People    
Authors: John Ortberg
It’s a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the person at the journey’s end–Jesus Christ. The secret to finishing a race lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently–training with the spiritual disciplines.

 

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It’s Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature    
Authors: Peter Scazzero
Scazzero shares new stories and principles as he outlines his journey and the signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality. Then he provides seven biblical, reality-tested steps to become emotionally mature:

 

The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows    
Authors: James Bryan Smith
We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. James Bryan Smith believes those thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live. This deep, loving and transformative book will help you discover the narratives that Jesus lived by―to know the Lord he knew and the kingdom he proclaimed―and to practice spiritual exercises that will help you grow in the knowledge of our good and beautiful God.

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life    
Authors: Donald S. Whitney
This book provides insight on spiritual disciplines that will challenge you to grow in new ways as a Christian. Discover suggestions for cultivating spiritual growth, diving into practices such as: worship, evangelism, serving, fasting, journaling, & more.

 

The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship    
Authors: Dallas Willard
The last command Jesus gave the church before he ascended to heaven was the Great Commission, the call for Christians to “make disciples of all the nations.” But Christians have responded by making “Christians,” not “disciples.” This, according to brilliant scholar and renowned Christian thinker Dallas Willard, has been the church’s Great Omission.

 

 

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