A father sharing Scripture with his daughter in the morning

FORMATION PATH 03

Transformed.

How do I become more like Jesus?

By staying close to Christ—receiving His Word, answering in prayer, telling the truth, obeying what He shows us, and returning to Him again and again.

Explore the practices
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”ROMANS 12:2 · NKJV
Jesus walking with Peter and John along a Galilean path as they learn from Him

BEFORE THEY WERE RECOGNIZED

They learned His way
by living near Him.

Before Peter and John stood courageously before Jerusalem’s leaders, they spent ordinary days with Jesus. They walked roads with Him, listened as He opened Scripture, watched Him welcome the overlooked, withdraw to pray, forgive enemies, and serve without seeking attention.

Jesus did not give them an image to maintain. He gave them a life to share. Over time, His words became their convictions, His rhythms shaped their own, and His love became visible in how they lived. When others finally noticed, the explanation was simple: these men had been with Jesus.

Practice the way of Jesus

WAYS OF STAYING NEAR

Practices that make room for Christ.

These are not boxes to check or achievements to display. They are ways of turning toward Jesus with our actual lives.

A man slowly reading Scripture and writing in a notebook
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God’s Word

Read slowly enough to listen. Let Scripture reveal Jesus, renew your mind, and name what is true.

Enter Bible Study
A worker praying quietly in his parked truck before the day begins
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Prayer

Bring your real life into God’s presence—adoration, need, gratitude, grief, questions, and silence.

Enter Prayer
A woman lingering with Scripture beneath a shade tree
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Meditation

Linger with a word, a scene, or a truth until it moves from information into communion with Christ.

Sit in the Chapel
Two friends sharing an honest conversation in the presence of mercy
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Confession

Tell the truth about sin, fear, and resistance in the presence of mercy—and receive the grace to turn again.

Pray the Examen
A woman carrying a prepared meal to an older neighbor
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Intentional following

Notice the next faithful yes. Formation becomes embodied when what Jesus shows us becomes how we live.

Carry the Next Step
Friends worshiping together with an acoustic guitar at home
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Worship & praise

Turn attention toward who God is. Remember His goodness until gratitude and surrender reshape your posture.

Choose a Prayer Path
A multigenerational community pausing in gratitude around a shared table
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Community & service

Receive Christ through His people, carry one another in prayer, and make His love tangible through service.

Visit the Prayer Wall
A couple resting together on a covered porch during gentle rain
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Silence, rest & Sabbath

Stop striving long enough to remember that God is God, you are loved, and the world is held without your control.

Become Still

A PLACE TO BEGIN

Do not begin with everything.
Begin with one faithful rhythm.

Choose one practice that helps you attend to Christ today. Keep it small enough to be honest, steady enough to become a place of meeting, and open enough for the Spirit to lead.

Begin in God’s Word Choose a prayer practice Carry a daily rhythm

REMEMBER

We practice from love, not for love.

You are not trying to earn the presence of Christ. You are learning to recognize, receive, and respond to the One who is already near.

Open My Companion