ACTION STEPS
Action Step 1. Be the kind of friend you want to have and pray and ask for Jesus’ heart for your friends
Resources:
i. Commit to growing, and ask God to empower you as a friend to others. See ‘Grow as a Spiritual Friend’: PDF download
ii. Practical Activity -Ask a friend to tell you their life story. Bless the things you notice about how God has made them, or about what God has done in their life.
Action Step 2. Cultivate life-giving friendships. Be vulnerable and let people into your world
Resources:
i. Read Brene Brown, Daring Greatly : How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Book
ii. Ask good questions that encourage deeper sharing. Be willing to vulnerably share yourself: PDF download
iii. Practical Activity -Invite trusted friends to speak into your life. Ask for feedback about yourself, then listen with humility. Talk to God about the feedback.
Action Step 3. Get started
Learn more about Spiritual Friendships
Resources:
i. Call to Community Sermon Series - Week7 - Spiritual Friendships: Watch now
ii. Call to Community Sermon Series - Week8 - Spiritual Friendships: Bible Examples: Watch now
iii. Call to Community Sermon Series - Spiritual Friendships: Vine Examples: Watch now
iv. Call to Community Sermon Series - Week10 - Spiritual Friendships: Your Next Steps: Watch now
v. Practical Activity -Be proactive. Pray and ask God’s direction, and look for someone who is safe. Initiate a spiritual friendship with someone using these steps.