Walking out your faith daily.
Love what Jesus loves. Do what Jesus Does.
In result of loving and doing what Jesus does, our lives should reflect these rhythms: prayer, worship, evangelism, discipleship, multiplication, and intentional relationships. Below are sources to help you understand what it means to live these things out, encourage you, or further your education. Click the book to learn more about it!
Discipleship Tools
Below are some resources we recommend using with a discipleship group (a small group of people that are the same gender desiring to follow Christ together).
Rhythms of a Disciple (R.O.A.D) Map
This is a year long discipleship material that can be done all at once, or broken up. There are also different resources within it. It teaches you and a small group of people how to live out the life of a disciple through learning materials, discussion questions, and activities.
Meeting Template
If you are not sure how to structure a discipleship group time, check out this guide for some ideas!
Books to dive deeper
into each rhythm.
Love what Jesus loves. Do what Jesus Does.
In result of loving and doing what Jesus does, our lives should reflect these rhythms: prayer, worship, evangelism, discipleship, multiplication, and intentional relationships. Below are sources to help you understand what it means to live these things out, encourage you, or further your education. Click the book to learn more about it! You can read these individually or with a group.
Multiplication & Discipleship
Replicate
Robby Gallaty and
Christy Swain
Don't Waste Your Life
John Piper
Radical
David Platt
Building Foundations
These books are guided studies with questions for study and discussion.
​If this describes you or someone you mentor in any way, these books are recommended: interested in the Christian faith, new to the Christian faith, or you want to sure up your foundational understanding.
Gospel 101: Learning, Living, and Sharing the Gospel
This small group study and practical resource invites readers to develop the biblical literacy needed to share the gospel simply and effectively and without formulas. Designed for Christians who want to put their faith into action and grow in biblical knowledge, Gospel 101 explains the foundational gospel truth with digestible amounts of Scripture without diluting the gospel message.
Gospel Identity: Discovering Who You Really Are
Gospel Identity works at the very heart of the Christian faith: it presents a theological framework for understanding our shared identity in Christ but also focuses on tangible ways Christians can live out these foundational truths.
Gospel Love: Grace, Relationships, and Everything that Gets in the Way
Gospel Love, a ten-session small group resource, helps participants examine their relationships and learn how the gospel of Jesus Christ frees them to love others. Topics covered include barriers to loving others, how love is an expression of faith, the role of the Spirit in relationships, honesty vs. judging, and how to live with forgiveness and compassion.
Gospel Growth: Becoming a Faith-Filled Person
Gospel Growth focuses on the role of faith in the transformation of Christians by the power of the gospel. This ten-session small group study covers topics including, living by faith, spiritual disciplines, faith and repentance, the power of the Spirit, and how identifying with the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ grows us to be like Christ.
The Gospel Centered Life
Featuring nine self-contained lessons with discussion questions, articles, practical exercises, and comprehensive leader's notes in the back, The Gospel-Centered Life helps participants understand how the gospel shapes every aspect of life. Readers will gain biblical insight on the temptation to pretend and perform, what heart idolatry and repentance looks like, dealing with conflict in relationships, and much more.
Partners: 1x1 Discipleship
The Partners 1on1 Discipleship Program is designed to get you personally connected on a weekly basis with a mature and growing Christian in order to help you advance in your understanding and application of ten biblical themes that are critically important in the Christian life.
Digital Resources
Check out these websites and apps that can help you understand scripture better, grow in spiritual disciplines (rhythms), and practice Loving What Jesus Loves and Doing What Jesus Does with your discipleship groups.
Questions in a Box (App)
With the radical decline of personal conversation in our society, Questions in a Box aims to bridge the gap of that lack of personal interaction by giving you fun and natural conversation starters that you can use with anyone.
Holy Here (App)
This is an app that tracks where you've prayer walked. All users walks are shown on the map which lets you see where in the world has been covered.
ESV Study Bible (App and Website)
The ESV Bible in app or online form. There is a free-to-use Global Study Bible or you can pay $40/year (or $4/month) for access to other study Bibles and study resources.
Blue Letter Bible (App and Website)
Blue Letter Bible is a free, searchable online Bible program providing access to many different Bible translations and study tools including original languages.
Parallel Plus (App and Website)
Parallel Plus allows you to view up to 7 versions (including many global languages) side by side. It also has tools to let you see original languages.
Bible Project (App and Website)Learn the Bible with media tools that guide individuals and groups in studying its story. It has many videos and other free online resources.
BLESS (App)
Join an ever-growing community of Christ followers who are dedicated to being a Light in their neighborhoods by: Begin with Prayer, Listen, Eat Serve, Share your Story
We provide all the tools you need to get to know your neighbors by name, helping you build genuine relationships with them. Use your dashboard to track your interactions and spiritual journey with each neighbor. Optionally, receive daily reminder emails or app notifications with a prompt to take simple steps to bless five neighbors each day.
Podcast Recomendations
Bible Talk
A podcast that goes through the Bible starting with Genesis 1:1. The format is one host with two commentators giving explanation to the text.
The Study Podcast
This is a podcast put out by Gateway Seminary that is designed to help you know the Bible better. There is a host and one commentator for each episode. Some seasons go through an entire book of the Bible and others hit on larger interpretive topics.
