Yet the 224-page course about knowing and doing the will of God is now being used in at least 17 other denominations, including Church of God, Assemblies of God, Roman Catholic, Vineyard, Mennonite, and Episcopal churches. Blackaby developed the material through years of serving as a pastor in rural Canada. Often he had no resources and had to wait on God's provision. The workbook, which emphasizes a deeper relationship with God, teaches that to know God intimately requires knowing his Word. Rather than emphasizing a process, Experiencing God emphasizes a relationship with God.
Some people go through it two or three times and they get something new every time.
Lutheran pastor Warren D. Freiheit of Peoria, Illinois, says those in his church who have gone through the study have developed a deeper appreciation and understanding of God's work. Freiheit first heard about the study from Kristie Toniny, a layperson in his church who had studied Experiencing God at a local Presbyterian church. The whole concept of Experiencing God allows it to move easily from one denomination to another.