Weariness and spiritual exhaustion are rampant. 

Over the past two decades, Bob Chisholm has encountered Christians worldwide who feel burned out or stagnant in their faith. To help them, he began curating a remarkable collection of Christian writings from church fathers, devotionals, the writings of saints, and theologians. 

Volume One of the Spiritual Journey series, Path of Divine Beginnings, offers a fresh curriculum based on spiritual classics to help you examine your life honestly. This unprecedented collection of Scriptures, key questions, prayers, hymns, and core readings is designed to enrich your daily quiet time and seamlessly integrate it into a stimulating small group discussion. 

Join Bob as he guides you with these beautiful words from both ancient and modern sources. Get ready to be challenged to view your spiritual journey from a new perspective. Each week's readings also include a hymn, sample prayers, and space for you to document your growth and the changes you plan to make. 

Bob Chisholm serves as the minister of spiritual formation at the Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas. He conducts retreats and provides spiritual direction for individuals and groups in the US, Germany, Croatia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brazil, and Ghana. 

"The Spiritual Journey series by Bob Chisholm is a significant offering. Bob has compiled a rich work; drawing from both classic and contemporary writings in Christian spirituality. Embedded within this weighty collection is an arrangement that ensures the reading will move from the head to the heart. The reader has at their disposal a liturgy for each week, readings centered around a topic of spiritual formation, and thoughtful questions on which to reflect on the given theme. I will certainly use this work myself and recommend it as a tool for those longing for a deeper relationship with God." 

-Dr. Jackie Halstead, CEO of Selah Center for Spiritual Formation, author of Leaning into God's Embrace

"Church leaders seem to have limited resources to help their people practice spiritual disciplines. The irony is that thousands of books and methods are available to assist individuals in growing closer to God. Yet, few tools guide people daily, systematically, and gently into a deeper understanding of godly depth. Bob's lifelong work and collection of spiritual wisdom are transformative. Leaders could not only help their congregation deepen their faith through the volumes of this Spiritual Journey series, but they would also greatly benefit in their own lives from daily explorations through this magnificent collection." 

-Scott Lambert, Cofounder, The Conversation Group, https://www.theconversationgroup.net

"As an Executive Coach to CEOs and Senior Executives, I often teach that the distinguishing factor of successful leaders is their routine practice of attending to their inner life. Something in our inner life needs nurturing, healing, sustaining, and transforming, Bob Chisholm provides a rich spiritual formation resource and has done the spade work of gathering a collection of spiritual bread for the journey. Each day nurtures your heart, mind, soul, and spirit through bite-sized portions of wisdom from classical and contemporary spiritual companions. These morsels are integrated with Scripture, dimensions of prayer, conversation, and community to provide a proven resource to attend to your inner life and create space for Christ to dwell more fully. Enjoy the journey!" 

-Will Herring, Executive Vice President, CEO Forum 

"For many years, I have hoped that the spiritual formation curriculum Bob Chisholm developed and used in his own ministry could be made more widely available. Each chapter blends rich readings, hymns, and quotations with prompts that encourage readers to dwell in the Word and then move toward intention and intercession. With Bob's wise guidance, churches, study groups, and individuals will walk with God and each other through seasons of spiritual reading, worship, reflection, and prayer." 

-Dr. Carisse Berryhill, Professor Emerita, Abilene Christian University, Theological Librarian 

"I have been blessed to be a part of multiple small groups that have used Bob Chisholm's Spiritual Journey series as a discussion guide. With each use my walk with God has deepened through reflection on the timeless writings included in the four volumes as well as the thoughtful discussions they generated. Each book includes rich selections from classic Christian writing and Scripture as well as other useful tools for spiritual reflection. I highly recommend this series for either small group use or personal devotional time, and I truly believe it will be a tool you will use over and over again." 

-Dr. Tommy Ballard, former Chairman of the Board for Mission Alive 

"Bob Chisholm has provided an invaluable resource for discipleship within churches and schools. While theoretical and practical works on spiritual formation abound, tools that gather and collate the collective wisdom of masters of spiritual formation--ancient and modern--and then guide the disciple through them are difficult to find. Chisholm, with his decades of experience in the ministry of discipleship, has here tapped into the rich vein of Christian spiritual formation and provided precisely the tool needed for drawing Christ-followers more deeply into discipleship. The Spiritual Journey series will prove to be indispensable for those teaching and engaging in spiritual formation." 

-Dr. Todd Hall, PhD, Spiritual Formation, former Theological Librarian, Austin Graduate School of Theology 

ISBN: 9781684264134

Pages: 256

Dimensions (inches): 6 x 9 

Weight (pounds): 1