Stages of Faith: 8 Milestones That Mark Your Journey - Softcover

Willett, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097763440X ISBN 13: 9780977634408

Publisher: Stages of Faith Ministries, Inc, 2022

Synopsis

Stages of Faith: A Powerful Resource for Personal and Small-Group Study 
  
"It's time for a change in the way we think about spiritual growth and the way we guide others in the faith."  Don Willett, Ph.D.

If you've been a Christian for any length of time, you're probably familiar with discipleship materials of various kinds--and you may even be disillusioned and discouraged--because of some of them. 

Have you jumped through prescribed spiritual hoops--more commitment, more surrender, more Bible study, more prayer, more giving, more doing, more attendance, more witness, more memorization--and still found your faith not as fulfilling and freeing as you sense it could be?

Stages of Faith is different!
First of all, Stages of Faith offers a compelling agenda of basics for Christian growth and a fresh map for you to follow on the journey.  Based on 1 John 2:12-14, Stages of Faith outlines three stages of spiritual growth and the milestones that define each stage.  As author John Stott has noted about these three verses, the apostle John identified "stages in their spiritual development... three different stages of spiritual pilgrimage."

Who will benefit from Stages of Faith?
Biblically-based, a pioneering contribution of Stages of Faith is it has mapped the essential components of the believer's transformation. Pastors, Christian educators, small-group leaders, counselors, and disciple-makers, will now have a better way to provide care and skilled guidance to others. Stages of Faith also offers you, the individual, a map for your spiritual journey, but is designed for a group of people who want to travel this journey of growth together.

About this title

From the Author:

Stages of Faith research has isolated the spiritual DNA code deep within each follower of Christ. When you look into these three stages and the eight milestone markers, you are peering into the very core--the DNA--of the spiritual life. We now have clear benchmarks by which we can reliably evaluate our growth toward its fullest expression. At the core of each of the milestones are the underlying issues that determine the believer's spiritual health. A fundamental tenet of the Stages of Faith research is the identification of the primary issues that either catalyze or delay one's wholeness.

My research shows that believers will often find some vital aspects of the Childhood stage of faith that they have ignored or neglected, delaying their progress. And too many followers of Christ will plateau and stall--some permanently--in the Young Adulthood stage of faith, in a borrowed, secondhand, and conforming faith. Then, sadly, there is a shortage of full-grown Parents in the faith who are deep and whole and can provide skilled guidance to others. 

Take the "Spiritual Growth Profile" for free at stagesoffaith.com and see your results charted in the three stages and eight milestones. It's that easy.

From the Back Cover:

"There is nothing more critical than the spiritual health and vitality of leaders. As a developer of leaders, I am always looking for tools to help in the growth process. Stages of Faith combines practical steps, biblical context, and engaging questions to help any person walk through the process of growth. It provides a road map to gauge where one is on the journey, where one might have drifted, and a path to continue toward maturity and health. I personally worked through Stages of Faith with the coaching of Don Willett. I recognized there were some gaps in one of the earlier stages where I needed to refocus my heart. Don helped me do that as I continue my growth journey. I am indebted to Don and love his shepherd's heart."
--Marc Rutter, D. Min.
US National Director
Leadership Development and HR
Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ)

"What is the greatest need in the church today?  Discipleship and depth.  Every pastor wants the congregation to grow spiritually as individuals, but lacks tools that are both comprehensive and simple.  Stages of Faith is both.  The framework is biblical and doctrinally sound.  Its methodology places the information in a wonderfully accessible and practical format.  It helps believers think and do.  As a Navigator, I see it building in the basics of discipleship that we have attempted to communicate for over half a century.  It helps people walk through the thorny issues of growth and stimulates practical and personal application.  Don Willett's experience in teaching discipleship in Churches permeates this study.  He knows first hand the roadblocks faced in churches who are desperately attempting to meet the incredibly diverse needs of the people.  This is a profound tool for small groups and for individuals.  Discipleship is never easy, automatic or assumed, but Stages of Faith provides a path that is easy to use and is markedly effective."
  --Jerry E. White, Ph.D.
International President Emeritus
Chairman Emeritus
The Navigators
Major General, USAF, Ret

"Don Willett has effectively responded to the biblical mandate to grow in one's relationship with God by producing a powerful vehicle for progress on the path of spiritual maturity. Through the exercises and information contained in Stages of Faith the Holy Spirit takes the hand of the believer and escorts the child of God along their journey of being conformed into the image of Christ." 
--Dr. Kenneth C. Ulmer, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor/Teacher
Faithful Central Bible Church, Inglewood, CA

About this edition

• Publisher: Stages of Faith Ministries, Inc
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 097763440X
• ISBN 13: 9780977634408
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134