Cultural Studies… Delight! 2 Sep 20203 Sep 2020 Next Step Press is committed to helping you take a small next step following Jesus. Our mission is to cultivate individuals and communities that infuse collaboration, innovation, and delight into…
Discipleship Tools… What Promise is Guiding Your Next Step? 1 Sep 2020 By Eden Keefe Earlier this summer, I started a Hymn Journal project that was very meaningful. The Hymn Journal “Ponder Anew” was authored by Justin Rossow and published by Next Step Press.…
Discipleship Tools… Scripture Doodle Video Tutorial 24 Aug 2020 By Valerie Matyas You may have heard of Bible Journaling, Devotional Journaling or Scripture Doodles. You may have seen art in the margin of Bibles, gracing the squares of desktop…
Discipleship Tools… Disconnected 21 Aug 202021 Aug 2020 Note: This is an excerpt from the book The Emotional Devotional: Following Jesus in Every Emotion coming soon from Next Step Press. This book, written by teenage girls, for teenage girls, is meant to…
Discipleship Tools… Feeling Secure 13 Aug 2020 Note: This is an excerpt from the book The Emotional Devotional: Following Jesus in Every Emotion coming soon from Next Step Press. This book, written by teenage girls, for teenage…
Discipleship Tools… Rock of Help Video Tutorial 11 Aug 2020 By Valerie Matyas Each chapter of Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence includes an experiment of some sort to help you take a small next step in…
Discipleship Tools… Ponder Anew Hymn Journal Book Tabs 4 Aug 20205 Aug 2020 By Valerie Matyas What a journey we are having together! To celebrate our Summer of 2020 adventure, Next Step Press is delighted to offer you Book Tabs for your Hymn…
Discipleship Tools… Lettering Video Tutorial, Part 2 28 Jul 202028 Jul 2020 By Valerie Matyas Flipping through the resource Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence you might notice the variety of lettering the artists used as part of their…
Discipleship Tools… Paperclip Embellishment Video Tutorial 18 Jul 202020 Jul 2020 By Valerie Matyas Embellished paperclips are used in the creative journaling world to mark pages, bedazzle Bibles, as conversation starters, and opportunities to spread love and joy. Whether you are…
Discipleship Tools… Napkin Technique Video Tutorial 7 Jul 20207 Jul 2020 By Valerie Matyas I will be honest; when I first heard of the napkin technique in 2015 I was more than a bit skeptical. Why in the world would I…
Discipleship Tools… Lettering Video Tutorial, Part 1 30 Jun 20207 Jul 2020 By Valerie Matyas If you flip through the book Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence you will quickly notice how often the artists use lettering as part…
Discipleship Tools… The Place of Community 28 Jun 2020 Editor's Note: This daily Next Step resource is based on a four-part sermon series, "Oh, the Places You'll Go ... with Jesus!" from Trinity Lutheran in Clinton Township, Michigan. Download…
Cultural Studies… Patterns of Belonging 25 Jun 202024 Jun 2020 By Justin Rossow In his book Organic Community, Joseph Myers describes four different “patterns of belonging” we all need in order to experience a sense of community. Myers doesn’t tell us…
Discipleship Tools… Tip-In/Tip-Out Video Tutorial 23 Jun 2020 By Valerie Matyas In the “How to Use This Book” section of Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence, I offered six different ideas or launching points to…
Discipleship Tools… A Reluctant Visual Faith-er 22 Jun 2020 by Kim Longden About a year ago, I reluctantly signed up to go to a Visual Faith™ presentation at our church. I was there to support friends who had coordinated…
Discipleship Tools… The Place of Mercy 21 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 Editor's Note: This daily Next Step resource is based on a four-part sermon series, "Oh, the Places You'll Go ... with Jesus!" from Trinity Lutheran in Clinton Township, Michigan. Download…
Discipleship Tools Praying Micah 6:8 19 Jun 202019 Jun 2020 By Justin Rossow, with art by Valerie Matyas If you look closely at the images of recent protests, you may well see signs that quote Micah 6:8--"Do justice. Love mercy.…
Discipleship Tools… Go, Stand, Witness, Rejoice: A Close Reading of Acts 5:16-42 18 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 By Conrad Gempf G'morning, I’m Conrad and I teach New Testament at London School of Theology. Our principal wanted us to do a series of sermons about the first Christians:…
