Spiritual Formation Resource List
Compiled to support your personal growth and guide your group into deeper life with Jesus.
Staff Favorite Podcasts on Spiritual Growth & Formation
The goal with the recommend podcast list isn’t to listen to every single episode of every single show. Browse through the episodes of the shows and if something draws your attention based on your season of life, current steps in your growth journey, or your interest in the direction you want to grow, listen to that episode. Follow the show. Let it pour into you little by little.
The Rule of Life Podcast –John Mark Comer & Practicing the Way + Practical and pastoral, this podcast helps people build their life around Jesus’ lifestyle.
Unhurried Living – Alan and Gem Fadling + Encourages cultivating slower, more intentional spiritual rhythms.
Renovare Podcast – A place for honest and unhurried conversations about interactive life with God.
Staff Favorite Books on Spiritual Formation & Growth
The goal with the book list isn’t to read every single book. The goal is to find one to read, reflect on, study, and apply some of its principles to your spiritual growth journey.
Live No Lies – John Mark Comer | Explores how truth, formation, and community help combat spiritual warfare.
Practicing the Way – John Mark Comer | A guide to becoming like Jesus through shared habits in community.
The Deeply Formed Life – Rich Villodas | Offers five transformative pathways to a vibrant life with Christ in the modern world.
Good and Beautiful and Kind – Rich Villodas | Unpacks the forces that fracture our souls and shows the way to wholeness and Christlike living.
In Search of God's Will – Trevor Hudson | In Search of God’s Will creates a biblical imagination around the concept of discernment and provides practical ways to discern God’s personal will for your life, ultimately helping you to become the unique person God wants you to be.
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook – Adele Ahlberg Calhoun | A field guide to dozens of time-tested spiritual practices, with Scripture and practical tips.
Sacred Rhythms – Ruth Haley Barton | Walks readers through solitude, Scripture, and other practices that open us to God.
Celebration of Discipline – Richard Foster | A widely respected classic covering the inward, outward, and corporate disciplines.
An Unhurried Life – Alan Fadling | Challenges the busyness of modern discipleship by showing how slowing down makes room for transformation.
An Unhurried Leader – Alan Fadling | Helps leaders embrace a pace of grace where spiritual formation and effective leadership coexist.
Breath Prayer Guide – Short, Scripture-based phrases to calm and re-center.
Daily Examen Prompts – Simple evening practice to reflect on God’s presence in the day. Click here to download the Daily Examen prompt worksheet!
Apps for Spiritual Growth + Click on the name of the app to download the app!
The Dwell App – Let God’s Word be read over you, transforming ordinary occasions into sacred moments.
Pray As You Go App – Listen to guided prayer, every day, for free.
Lectio 365 App – With the Lectio 365 app you pray the Bible by meditating on the scriptures and asking God to speak through them.