Week One

Week One: Taking Your First Steps as a Follower of Jesus Christ

Revised Edition 2017 (FREE download below) Week One is a 7-day devotional booklet designed to help a new believer establish some fundamental understandings and practices as they begin their new life in Christ. I’ve designed the booklet so a church could give it to people making a decision for Christ with encouragement to “start today.” And I built in a coaching process so they can discuss questions with a more mature believer. Ideally they will move immediately into a connection with a Bible study group and continue growing as a disciple. Some churches have taken their congregation through the week-long devotional as…

One Free Tool for New Christians

Provide new Christians with a daily devotional guide for their first week in following Jesus Christ. In 2011 I designed a booklet so a church could give it to people making a decision for Christ with encouragement to “start today.” I built in a coaching process so new believers can develop and discuss questions with a more mature believer. Ideally they immediately will move into a connection with an ongoing Bible study group and continue growing as a disciple. LifeWay granted permission for me to share this freely. The copyright notice grants rights to translate and/or reproduce for non-commercial purposes.…