Three people walking a hill path together, others ahead on the trail
For pastors and group leaders

A study that walks at the speed of a real group.

Your people read the short entries during the week. You gather around a write-in workbook. The leader's guide sits in your hand, not on a shelf. Each study runs 6-7 weeks.

The Way to Trust, workbook edition The More Like Jesus Guide, Act One
How it runs

Three moving parts, and two of them are free.

Between meetings

Everyone reads short entries in the workbook, trade book, or on Substack. Short daily entries on the same passage, diving deep on each verse.

In the room

Each member writes in their own workbook — the same passages, room to respond, and questions that open a conversation instead of closing one.

In your hands

One leader's guide per act equips you to host transformation rather than manufacture it. No kit to buy, no video to preview, no late-night prep.

Formation over information.

The More Like Jesus Guide, Act One: Books 1–4
November 2026

The Act One Guide

From Suspicion to Trust and the Invitation to Become a Disciple

One guide covers all four books of Act One — Mark 1:1 through 6:13. It is written for the leader who wants to guide others without falling back on control or pat answers, and for the group living in the perpetual act two of real life.

Act One · Follow

Four studies, in order or on their own.

Every book comes in two editions: a trade devotional to read alone and a workbook to write in together.

The Way to Begin Again
Book One · September
The Way to Begin Again
Mark 1:1 – 2:5

For the group going through the motions. It wipes the slate and reintroduces a God who is already near.

The Way to Trust
Book Two
The Way to Trust
Mark 2:6 – 3:12

For the one who took the first steps and felt doubt creep in. Doubt becomes the road, not the roadblock.

The Way to Follow
Book Three
The Way to Follow
Mark 3:13 – 4:34

For the one wondering what following actually means. It trades willpower for apprenticeship.

The Way of Calling
Book Four
The Way of Calling
Mark 4:35 – 6:13

For the one growing but unsure of the point. Calling stops being a special assignment for special people.

Bulk ordering

Every member gets their own copy.

People remember what they write down by hand. Enter the quantity at checkout — the discount applies in the cart.

20–49 units 20% off
50–99 units 25% off
100–199 units 30% off
200–299 units 35% off
300–499 units 40% off
500–999 units 45% off
1000+ units 50% off
For the whole church

Make it your discipleship path.

Some churches run one group and see what happens. Some preach the series first. Some invite every group to study the same book at once. Bring us your calendar and we will help you shape the year.

Not ready to order? Start by reading it.

Subscribe free, walk a few weeks of Mark yourself, and decide from there.