We hope that you are as excited as we are that you’ve begun this study of Growing in Spiritual Formation. We genuinely believe that this study will encourage you, challenge you, and in so many ways, provide healing and spiritual freedom. It has something for everyone—from new believers to those who have walked with Jesus for years—and its content is essential for anyone seeking to become who God has created us to be.
Format
Growing in Spiritual Formation is a group study that requires each participant to adequately prepare before meeting. The interaction and discussion, which involves hearing diverse perspectives, is paramount to maximizing the study’s effectiveness.
Each week includes a video, usually 25-35 minutes long, a scripture passage, and some reflection questions. The participant should plan to spend at least an hour outside of group time in preparation. The material should be reviewed individually (or with a spouse) before coming together as a group. The group time should be spent solely in discussing what was learned or impactful in the content.
Groups should not watch the video together, nor simply run through the questions in the guide. Instead, the effectiveness of this study requires prayerful processing and reflection of the material by each participant. Furthermore, the group time should be more catered to discussion rather than a mere question/answer session.
While this is an 8-week study, some groups may choose to spend an additional week on some of the content due to its depth and the discussions that form. Therefore, groups may wish to carve out 10-12 weeks total, in case of overflow.
Leader's Guide
While the content for each week’s session is available online through this site, we also offer a leader’s guide. However, the leader’s guide is only available in the printed study guide, which is available for an additional purchase (see below).
The leader’s guide includes:
- Setting group expectations and commitments
- Tips on how to facilitate your group
- Notes for each session, including:
- An overview for the week
- A supplemental leader’s video
- Key points and takeaways from the content
- Additional helpful tips for the week’s discussion
Printed (or Kindle) Study Guide
A PDF of each week’s content is available for download on the respective week’s page. However, both a hard copy and a Kindle version (coming soon) of the study guide (including the leader’s guide) are available as a separate purchase from Amazon.
