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Review for Ascending Leaders, Sugar Land, TX, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

After using a variety of curriculum for adult spiritual formation in our church, we recently made the switch to Ascending Leaders. We are not going back to other curriculum. This past year, I guided groups through both Spirit's Fruit and Your Self. Of particular note in the Spirit's Fruit material is the daily exercises. Through these exercises, the material does more than increase one's cognitive knowledge about the Spirit's Fruit. The material enables a person to better grow that fruit in his or her life. It teaches the spiritual disciplines that makes space for God's transforming work in a person's life. The Your Self curriculum is much more comprehensive than another other similar curriculum we've used. The format is simple. The daily readings are manageable. And our weekly discussions and triad meetings were fruitful. I heartily recommend this material to any church devoted to the development of disciples of Jesus.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

the excellent curriculum they produce for effective adult spiritual formation programs in local churches.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

keep develop more curriculum.

What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

the groups I've guided with this material. It generates deep conversations and facilities wonderful life-change in the lives of its participants.

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

knowledgeable, passionate, and helpful.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

develop and promote all the curriculum it wants!

Ways to make it better...

the printed curriculum had been updated to better match the web-resources referenced by it.

In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...

increasing awareness of it curriculum among churches.

One thing I'd also say is that...

most of the group members who have taken a course with this material come back for more. That says a lot about the material!

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2010

Role:  Client Served & I was trained as an AL group guide and used the material in the church I pastor.