Personal Formation

Take deeper steps in your journey towards a more Jesus-Centred life.

Overview

The following resources are designed for anyone who wants to take “Deeper Steps” with Jesus. This list is a work in progress, so books may be added or deleted along the way. From time-to-time a selection of these resources will be available to purchase at the Connection Centre in the church lobby on Sundays. (To be clear: We aren’t endorsing every word of each book, but we do think these have helpful insights to help us grow into more Jesus-centred people.)

Devotional & Prayer

Here are some helpful resources that guide you in daily devotional practices.

Meeting God in Scripture: A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina by Jan Johnson

Spiritual Disciplines Companion by Jan Johnson

Hearing God: Through the Year by Dallas Willard

Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice by Dallas Willard

The Divine Hours: Pocket Edition by Phyllis Tickle

Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

Bible Study

The “For Everyone” series of devotional commentaries are great for studying books of the Bible. Each book of the Old and New Testaments is covered. Below, you will find a couple of examples from this series, but each volume is readily available.

Spiritual Formation

These are books designed to help you grow in your journey with Jesus.

Invitation to the Jesus Life by Jan Johnson

Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith

Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton

Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton

Invitation to Solitude and Silence by Ruth Haley Barton

Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

Everyday Supernatural: Living a Spirit-Led Life without Being Weird by Mike Pilavachi & Andy Croft

Jesus and the Kingdom

Who is Jesus and what does he invite us to be part of? These books are great conversation partners.

What is God's Mission in the World? by Juan Francisco & Jamie Pitts

Why Did Jesus Die? by Michele Hershberger

Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Who Was Jesus and What does it Mean to Follow Him? by Nancy Elizabeth Bedford

The Christian Story and Hope

What does the biblical story say about our ultimate hope? Here are some books about the big story of the Scriptures and the hope of Jesus to restore all things in the end.