The Practicing the Way Course is an introduction to spiritual formation. This course features eight sessions of teaching, guided conversation, and spiritual exercises designed to lay a foundation for lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus. The course will also be paired with readings from Habits of Grace by David Mathis.

Over eight sessions, you’ll form a foundational understanding of intentional spiritual formation. You will learn about the practices of spiritual formation including Bible reading, Sabbath, prayer, and more. Together, we’ll explore how to follow Jesus in our busy, distracted, and increasingly secular culture.


We will meet every Sunday from April 14 to June 2. We will meet from 4-6 pm at the church office at 1660 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, MA 02135. This church office is part of Staples Studio, which is located in the back of the Staples building. If you walk through the main doors and walk straight to the back, you’ll see it! Also, dinner and childcare will not be provided (although parents and kids are welcome!). Also, there will be plenty of free parking available at the church office.

We will generally follow the weekly outline below, although this outline may change as we continue through the course:

April 14 — Following Jesus

April 21 — Formation (Part 1)

April 28 — Formation (Part 2)

May 5 — The Practices

May 12 — Meeting God in Pain and Suffering

May 19 — Healing from Sin

May 26 — Crafting a Rule of Life

June 2 — Life Together

You can watch this video to learn more about the course.

To sign up for the course, please enter your information below. We are so excited to grow in our spiritual formation together.