Discipleship Tools… Our Family Calendar Tradition 15 Jan 202114 Jan 2021 By Kim Longden At the start of each year, we have the tradition of taking down the previous year’s kitchen calendar and going through it month by month as a…
Discipleship Tools… Looking Back on My Sermon Sketch Notes 12 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich I have been blessed by hundreds and hundreds of incredible sermons in my lifetime! But... I could probably only tell you about a few of them. And...…
Discipleship Tools… Light in the Darkness Hymn Journal Book Tabs 6 Dec 2020 Once again, our Lead Illustrator, Valerie Matyas, has provided a printable set of book tabs specially designed to go with your hymn journal. These tabs complement Light in the Darkness:…
Discipleship Tools… Thank You Lord, For Pizza 17 Nov 2020 By Katie Helmreich Jane was almost asleep, basking in the glow of the mini Christmas tree I agreed to set up early, curled up in her bed with Bear and…
Advent… A Visual Advent Calendar 15 Nov 202015 Nov 2020 Editor's note: This blog originally is adapted from Introduction to Light in the Darkness: A Hymn Journal for Advent & Christmas (c) 2020 Next Step Press. Used by permission. By…
Discipleship Tools… Our Thankfulness Garland 13 Nov 2020 By Katie Helmreich I have been chasing after my youngest all day, cleaning up one mess after another. She glued a kitchen towel to the counter "on accinent." The bathroom was…
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 20206 Dec 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…
