The Practicing the Way Course Companion Guide: An Eight-Session Primer on Spiritual Formation
Ebook
Overview
Inspired by John Mark Comer’s New York Times bestseller Practicing the Way, this official companion to the Practicing the Way Course is an eight-session introduction to following Jesus in the modern era.
The Practicing the Way Course, available free online, is designed to lay a foundation for lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus. This full-color companion guide helps you practice, reflect, and dialogue with your community as you walk through the Course together to experience real, lasting transformation.
Inside, you’ll find resources like:
- Helpful tips to get the most out of each session of the Course
- Supplemental resources to dive deeper after each session
- Real-life exercises to help put each session into practice
- Additional prayers and liturgies
GETTING STARTED
Welcome
How to Run This Course
Before You Begin: The Spiritual Health Reflection
THE EIGHT SESSIONS
Session 01: Following Jesus
Session 02: Formation (Part 01)
Session 03: Formation (Part 02)
Session 04: The Practices
Session 05: Meeting God in Pain and Suffering
Session 06: Healing from Sin
Session 07: Crafting a Rule of Life
Session 08: Life Together
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY
The Practices
Recommended Reading
The Circle
Appendix: For Facilitators
"I love John Mark Comer’s vision for life - to be with Jesus, become more like him, and aspire to do what Jesus would do. This book can help us all in our own walk with Jesus."
- Title: The Practicing the Way Course Companion Guide: An Eight-Session Primer on Spiritual Formation
- Author: John Mark Comer
- Series: Practicing the Way series
- Publisher: Form
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780281091140, 9780281091157, 0281091153, 0281091145
- Resource ID: LLS:9780281091140
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-14T05:03:36Z
John Mark is teacher and writer living in Topanga Canyon in LA with his wife T and their three kids.
For nearly two decades, he was the founding pastor at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. He spent many years working out discipleship to Jesus in the post-Christian West.
In 2021, after leading a five-year initiative around spiritual formation called “Practicing the Way,” he stepped away from his role to create simple, beautiful formation resources for church communities around the world.
Today, he is developing new practices, courses, and podcasts for Practicing the Way and serving as Teacher in Residence at Vintage Church LA.
He is also the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including: Practicing the Way, the bestselling The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and Live No Lies, God Has a Name, and Garden City.
He holds a master’s degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary, but these days, you’ll find him out walking the oak groves of the Santa Monica mountains working on his next project.