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…
Discipling Leaders… O God, Our Help in Ages Past 18 Aug 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 11: O God, Our Help in Ages PastDate: 19 August 2020Guest: Pat Maier, Co-founder of Visual Faith™ Ministry: https://www.visualfaithmin.org/ Also available on: iTunes…
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…
For Me What Do I Know About Rest? 6 Aug 2020 By Katie Helmreich Back in the midst of distance learning and acclimating to the idea that everything could be suddenly shut down, I spent every spare minute to work out…
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… 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…
Discipling Leaders… What a Friend We Have in Jesus 16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 2: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"Date: 16 June 2020Guest: Emily Adams, one of the illustrators for Ponder AnewAlso available on: iTunes…
For Me… Dipping Your Toes Into Creativity 15 Jun 202015 Jun 2020 By Katie Helmreich It is such a joy to be part of the Ponder Anew Facebook community, sharing as we go through the Hymn Journal together! I absolutely love seeing…
Discipleship Tools… Cloudy, With a Chance of Jesus 12 Jun 202012 Jun 2020 By Justin Rossow, with an instructional video by Karen Hunter Our Facebook group has just begun walking through Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal of Trust and Confidence and already I…
Discipling Leaders… Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 9 Jun 202010 Jun 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
Discipling Leaders… Artist Round Table 15 May 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 13: Bonus Episode! "Artist Round Table"Date: 1 May 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrators Ann Gillaspie, Katie Helmreich, Karen Hunter, Pat Maier,…
Discipleship Tools… Visual Prayer: How to Begin Before You Know Where To Start 12 May 2020 By Katie Helmreich Some days prayer feels daunting. Where to begin? We struggle to focus. We can't seem to slow down. We don't know how to verbalize what's most on…
