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  • For MeHere you can find real life stories of next step discipleship and tools that support your faith walk. Real help from real people can help you delight in taking your personal next step.
  • For My FriendsWe follow Jesus better when we follow him together. You need resources for your discpling relationships. The stories and ideas will help you follow Jesus with someone on your rope.
  • For My ChurchWe all need a place to belong. Having a faith family helps us follow Jesus. And sometimes, our faith families need some help as they resource the journey of faith. Get some fresh ideas here.
  • Discipling LeadersYou can’t lead if you don’t follow. Here you will find insight, encouragement, support, and resources to help you follow Jesus as you help others follow Jesus, too.
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The Next Step Community

The Next Step Community is a group of people, like you, who need other people to help them take a next step following Jesus. You won’t find any preconceived notions or quick fixes here; just real people trying to follow Jesus in real life. You are welcome to join in!

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As The Next Step Community, we are sold out on helping each other delight in taking a next step following Jesus. Not everyone is going to resonate with our values or our basic vibe, and that’s OK; we believe having a variety of options is the best way to sustain…Continue reading “About”

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Brokenness, Hope, & Baptism

9 Apr 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 02: Praying "Brokenness, Hope, and Baptism"Date: 9 April 2021Guest: Heidi Goehmann, Deaconess, Licensed Counselor, and Author Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
For Me…

DOWN to Death and UP to Life

8 Apr 2021
By Justin Rossow Because of the natural patterns of physical life in a physical world, UP for us humans is active and awake and healthy, while DOWN tends to be…
For Me…

I Can’t Fix Everything

6 Apr 2021
By Kim Longden A few weeks ago my son’s goldfish died. Bubbles the Fish had been struggling for a few days, and at the ripe old age of three had…
Discipling Leaders…

Praying “Come, Holy Spirit!”

4 Apr 20218 Apr 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 01: Praying "Come, Holy Spirit!"Date: Easter Sunday, 2021Guests: Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., author and professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St.…
For Me…

On the Road Again

4 Apr 2021
By Justin Rossow Easter evening, as the day was coming to a close, two sorrowful and bewildered followers of Jesus found themselves on the road home. It wasn’t a long…
Discipleship Tools…

Our Resurrection Garden

29 Mar 2021
By Kim Longden One of my family’s favorite Easter traditions centers around the yearly planting of our Resurrection Garden. We started the Resurrection Garden tradition several years ago, and although…
For Me…

Palm Sunday Visitation

28 Mar 2021
By Justin Rossow Today is Palm Sunday. Of course, the Triumphal Entry looms large. But zoom in a little on that scene of praise and parade, and you will find…
For Me

The Moors of March

26 Mar 202126 Mar 2021
By Katie Helmreich I love winter, spring, summer, and fall! But March always catches me off guard. For my entire life, it's come right after February and before April. And…
Cultural Studies…

Creator Spirit

24 Mar 2021
By Justin Rossow As a nation of shepherds and farmers, the ancient Israelites preferred solid ground beneath their feet. The dark, churning waters of a storm-tossed sea took root in…
Discipleship Tools…

Come, Holy Spirit!

23 Mar 2021
By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Concordia Seminary, St. LouisAuthor of Sculptor Spirit: Models of Sanctification from Spirit Christology How often have you prayed to the Holy Spirit? How regularly do…
Discipleship Tools…

Feeling Secure

22 Mar 202122 Mar 2021
By Naomi Rossow Secure: a feeling of calm washes over you and relaxes your body when you feel safe, in a place or with a person. When I experience security,…
Discipleship Tools…

Praying the Emotion Wheel

20 Mar 202120 Mar 2021
By Gabriella Wiechman To give you an idea of how to use the emotion wheel, I am going to walk you through my process. When I am noticing myself getting…
For Me…

Be Still, and Notice

17 Mar 2021
By Katie Helmreich I slept through my alarm this morning. Luckily, my early bird son woke up and noticed we were running late. Two out of three kids got dressed,…
Cultural Studies…

10 *Good* Things about Daylight Savings

13 Mar 2021
By Katie Helmreich My Facebook memories lately have been full of my chronic complaints about Daylight Saving Time. Normally, I'm a fairly optimistic person so I challenged myself to find…
Discipleship Tools…

Transitions

10 Mar 2021
By Alli Bauck Dictionary.com defines a transition as “the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.” As we acknowledge the anniversary of the COVID-19…
For Me

Rowing in the Dark

5 Mar 2021
By Justin Rossow In Mark 6, just after the feeding of the 5,000 Jesus sends the disciples off in a boat and goes into the hills to pray by himself.…
For Me…

My Zoom Room

4 Mar 2021
By Kim Longden I remember a year ago sitting with my Bible study group praying for those in the world who were facing the coronavirus. Unbeknownst to us as we…
Discipleship Tools…

Spilled Wine

2 Mar 20216 Apr 2021
By Justin Rossow You know what they say about spilled milk. But I’ve never heard anyone say that you shouldn’t cry over spilled wine. I mean, if you drop a…

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