LEARN THE WAY
"Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace." - Matthew 11:29-30 (MSG)
Practicing The Way will help you establish a new lifestyle as a follower of Jesus. This program will guide you in making space in your life to be with Jesus, become like Him and do as He did. This lifestyle is ever evolving and is truly life long. So we encourage everyone to work through this program at least once, and ideally to revisit it every few years to set new goals for yourself as you continue to grow.
If you've done Alpha here at GCF, you'll find Practicing The Way to be very similar in format, with a video each week that incorporates discussion in small groups. But there is "homework" to do after each session as you begin to apply the teaching practically in your life.
Pastor Brett will be your host each Monday evening; the course will run for 8 weeks in the fall and in the spring. Our fall course is already underway, so watch this space to sign up for spring of 2027!
The Practices
Practicing the Way introduces nine spiritual practices that Jesus modeled for us in his own life: prayer; scripture; service; community; generosity; sabbath; fasting; solitude and witness.
The team at Practicing the Way have developed a 4-week teaching series on each of those practices. We expect to explore three practices each year, covering all nine over time and then repeating!
There are no prerequisites for joining these sessions; everyone is welcome and the teaching is relevant for everyone. Whether you're taking your first step or you've been practicing for years...there is always a way to grow. Come and find inspiration to start a new habit; adjust your intentions; change your approach; or take a your existing practice to the next level.
Next two practice deep dives start November 16th!
We are offering two of the 4-week practice deep dives in November: Community and Scripture. If you're looking to get started or get deeper in either of these practices, sign up now using the links below!
The Scripture Practice will be hosted by Karen & Calvin. The videos in this series explore how to approach the reading of scripture; how to meditate on it; how to study it and why it's important to memorize it! Sign up here.
The Community Practice will be hosted by Pastor Brett. As apprentices to Jesus we are called to love each other and to do life together; this series explores how we can do that effectively. Sign up here.
