Formation Resources
A few places to go deeper.
None of what follows is required reading. These are simply things that have shaped how we think about becoming more like Jesus, offered in case they’re useful to you too.
Practicing the Way
Practicing the Way is both a book and a free set of resources, built around a simple idea: to be with Jesus, become like him, and do as he did. It draws on the ancient practices of the Christian faith, prayer, fasting, silence, community, and translates them for ordinary, busy lives.
The website offers free courses, a podcast, and practical guides for individuals or small groups.
A Short Book List
A mixture of the old and the new. Start wherever looks most interesting.
- Practicing the Way — John Mark Comer. Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry — John Mark Comer. On what an unhurried life with God might actually look like.
- The Divine Conspiracy — Dallas Willard. A substantial, rewarding book on what it means to live as Jesus’s apprentice.
- The Holy Longing — Ronald Rolheiser. A generous, readable introduction to Christian spirituality.
- Liturgy of the Ordinary — Tish Harrison Warren. Finding the sacred in the small, repeated moments of daily life.
- Celebration of Discipline — Richard Foster. A classic guide to the historic disciplines of the Christian life.
- A Praying Life — Paul Miller. Warm, practical, honest about how hard prayer can be.
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction — Eugene Peterson. On discipleship as the patient work of a lifetime.
Most of these are available from your local library, or from Eden and other Christian booksellers.
Want to Talk It Through?
If something here raises a question, or you’d simply like to talk about where you are, please get in touch. We’d be glad to hear from you.
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