Discipleship Tools… Walking in Prayer 26 May 2021 By Alli Bauck I remember being introduced to the concept of a prayer walk when I was in 8th grade. My confirmation class was enjoying a weekend retreat at a…
Discipling Leaders… Visual Faith & The Secret Code Prayer 11 May 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 07: Visual Faith and The Secret Code PrayerDate: 11 May 2021Guest: Connie Denninger, Co-Founder of Visual Faith™ Ministry Also available on: Apple…
Discipleship Tools… An Experiment in Family Devotions 27 Apr 202127 Apr 2021 By Kim Longden For many years we wanted to have a family devotion time, but didn’t know where to start. Was there a specific format for family devotions? What resources…
Discipleship Tools… Spilled Wine 2 Mar 202123 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…
Discipleship Tools… Ash Wednesday Keepsakes 15 Feb 2021 By Christi Gerloff I’ve always liked the feel of Ash Wednesday services. There’s just something special about the quiet, somber remembrance of what God did for us through His Son.…
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… 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…
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… The Place of Dependence 14 Jun 202011 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… The Place of Forgiveness and Reconciliation 7 Jun 20207 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… Handling the Word: The Music, Art, and Meditation of “Hymn Journaling” 20 Mar 202028 Dec 2020 The “Bible Journaling craze,” as Christianity Today called in back in 2016, has continued to grow, expand, and morph into a variety of spiritual practices and disciplines. One recent twist:…
Discipleship Tools… Prayer Space for Covid-19 16 Mar 202028 Dec 2020 By Pat Maier Everybody’s talking about the COVID-19. The conversation began over a month ago when the threat seemed far, far away - today it’s in our backyard. We have…
Discipleship Tools… Permission Granted 25 Feb 202010 Jun 2020 By Valerie Matyas In the creative journaling world there is something called a “Permission Page” or a “Dedication Page.” This opening sheet is typically found at the beginning of a…
For Me… An Opening Door 22 Feb 202020 Mar 2020 By Ed Warzyniec I received a copy of "You Follow Me" from my good and longtime friend Jim Fink. Jim is a member of our Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study/Prayer…
Discipleship Tools… Art that Preaches the Gospel 14 Feb 2020 God, it seems, has always been partial to art. Oh, sure, there is the command against creating graven images given on Mount Sinai: but that command seems to be focused fairly…
Advent… A Walk through the Secret Code Prayer 3 Dec 20193 Sep 2020 Valerie Matyas, a Visual Faith Coach, gives a brief overview of the Secret Code Prayer in the video, below. I adapted that prayer for one of the discipleship experiments in…
For Me The Secret Code Prayer 9 Oct 20198 Apr 2020 Have you ever run a discipleship experiment? When was the last time you tried something new related to following Jesus or being shaped by him? I think a spirit of…
