Growing Up: A Lifelong Journey
We used theGrowing Upbook with our residence life staff, resident directors and then resident assistants. The book has been helpful to us because it provided direction for conversation and stimulated discussion regarding the deeper spiritual life. The brevity of the chapters allowed for its use in both professional staff and student staff settings. Growing Up deepened the conversation in our staff and we will definitely use it again. --Tim Young, Residence Life Director, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa CAOur church had 300 people in small groups go through theGrowing Upmaterial during the past Lenten season. We found it a great experience in both small group community-building and in the transformational process of discipleship which leads us into the likeness of Christ. Vintage VantagePoint3! --Pastor Vic Gordon; Beachpoint Church, Fountain Valley CAThe combination of Scripture, thought-provoking quotes, narrative, stimulating questions, and reflective action steps leads the student into a deeper level of spiritual discussion than is seen in many Bible study materials being produced today. Instead of being asked to give Bible answers, the student is asked to consider his or her spiritual life and growth from the perspective of discovery. This is a discovery that seeks to grasp what God is up to in the world and in our own particular lives. This study was like a window that was opened to a new way of considering one s spiritual life. Our church will definitely utilize theGrowing Upmaterial again in our overall discipleship plan. --Pastor Alan Steier, Century Baptist Church, Bismarck ND