Serving Christ is about discovering your life in Christ. Each Christian has been uniquely gifted by God for ministry. The course introduces spiritual gifts, as well as personal styles and passions – all for the purpose of connecting to ministry opportunities in God's kingdom.

Growing in Christ teaches us how to strengthen our relationship with Christ. Each session of this discussion-oriented course discusses an important "mark" of Christian discipleship: scripture reading, prayer, small groups, tithing, justice and service. Growing in Christ builds the nurturing base necessary to serve for a lifetime as Jesus' disciple.

Sharing Christ helps disciples discuss their call to be witnesses in the world and to brainstorm styles and strategies for doing so. The mission of the Church is to reach people with the love of Jesus Christ. How disciples do that is determined by their unique gifts, passions, styles and opportunities, but it requires intentionality. Here's a chance to wrestle with the big questions of how we share the love of Christ with others.

Where do I begin? Ideally, everyone starts with Knowing Christ and works their way through the Life Journey cycle. Our goal is to develop a healthy, nurtured and equipped disciple of Jesus. Depending upon where you are in your personal spiritual journey, you may want to discuss changing the order in which you participate.

I can't come to all the sessions! While you are always invited, it may not be productive to miss the majority of a course. We do break for major holidays and festivals, but no one knows your schedule as you do. As a general rule, aim to attend every session. If you miss one, you'll survive that. If you have to miss two, you'll have missed a third of the entire course. The learning and the discussion process are cumulative – like any recipe, you can change a few things, but you don't want to leave too much out.

And when I've completed all four courses? Then bring someone into the discipleship journey by attending Knowing Christ with them and beginning all over again. Each course is discussion-oriented, so even if the material stays the same, the discussion will be different with different participants. Each course, whether you take it for the first time or the tenth time, is a chance to grow closer to God and in community with other disciples of Jesus.