The Life You'Ve Always Wanted

The Life You'Ve Always Wanted
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The Life You'Ve Always Wanted: Participant's Guide : Six Sessions on Spiritual Discipline for Ordinary People (Groupware)

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In this sixsession ZondervanGroupwareô video curriculum, awardwinning author John Ortberg serves as guide and interpretive leader of spiritual disciplines for ordinary people. He offers modern perspectives on these ancient practices and teaches exercises essential for developing strength and maintaining endurance down the road of growth. As with a marathon runner, the secret lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently. Ortberg approaches each of these six sessions in his engaging and humorous style—and adds additional interpretive material extending the reach of his bestselling book. The Life You’ve Always Wanted video curriculum is a road map for the exciting, transforming journey in the race of life. The six sessions are: • It’s "Morphing" Time • Slowing Down and Celebrating • Praying and Confessing • Meditating on Scripture and Seeking Guidance • Practicing Servanthood, Finding Freedom • Going the Distance with a WellOrdered Heart The complete kit includes a leader’s guide, a participant’s guide, DVD, VHS video, and one hardcover book. The Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide are also available separately.

Description of The Life You'Ve Always Wanted:

In this six-session ZondervanGroupware™ video curriculum, award-winning author John Ortberg teaches participants the skills essential to "running the marathon" in the Christian life.

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In this six session ZondervanGroupware video curriculum, award winning author John Ortberg serves as guide and interpretive leader of spiritual disciplines for ordinary people. He offers modern perspectives on these ancient practices and teaches exercises essential for developing strength and maintaining endurance down the road of growth. As with a marathon runner, the secret lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently. Ortberg approaches each of these six sessions in his engaging and humorous style--and adds additional interpretive material extending the reach of his bestselling book. The Life You'Ve Always Wanted video curriculum is a road map for the exciting, transforming journey in the race of life. The six sessions are:
• It's "Morphing" Time
• Slowing Down and Celebrating
• Praying and Confessing
• Meditating on Scripture and Seeking Guidance
• Practicing Servanthood, Finding Freedom
• Going the Distance with a WellOrdered Heart The complete kit includes a leader's guide, a participant's guide, DVD, VHS video, and one hardcover book. The Leader's Guide and Participant's Guide are also available separately. Author Biography: John Ortberg is a teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously served as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and is the author of Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat; The Life You'Ve Always Wanted; and Love Beyond Reason. He has written for Christianity Today and is a frequent contributor to Leadership Journal.
Stephen andAmanda Sorenson oversee Sorenson Communications, based in Black Forest, Colorado.
Stephen and Amanda Sorenson oversee Sorenson Communications, based in Black Forest, Colorado.

About John Ortberg:

John Ortberg is a teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously served as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and is the author of Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat; The Life You'Ve Always Wanted; and Love Beyond Reason. He has written for Christianity Today and is a frequent contributor to Leadership Journal.

Description of John Ortberg, author of The Life You'Ve Always Wanted:

In The Life You'Ve Always Wanted John Ortberg taught us how simple spiritual disciplines can help us move beyond superficial Christianity to a life of dedicated discipleship. Now, with The Life You'Ve Always Wanted Participant's Guide, which can be used with or without the excellent Video/DVD Curriculum, he has provided a resource that will help us embark on the road of discipleship together. The Participant's Guide is filled with intriguing insights, provocative questions and practical applications that will challenge our communities to set superficial Christianity aside so that we can live the life of dedicated disciples.