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A Counter-Formation Guide
The purpose of the Guide
We are all being formed. The environment we live in, what we read and watch, the relationships we engage in, where we go and what we do, are always shaping our desires, our beliefs, and our habits. We can either be formed towards the way of Jesus, or formed away from it.
Consumerism is the defining mark of American culture. It has become our way of life, our worldview, the deeper purpose for why we exist. But what if we could discover a deeper, godlier ambition elsewhere—in being a steward of God’s good gifts? In this Counter-Formation Guide, entitled Stewardship: Discovering Godly Ambition for Your Life, we explore the concept of stewardship, and how it touches not just our money and possessions, but all of life.
Leading the Guide
If you are a leader hoping for some helpful instructions on how best to plan and prepare to lead through the guide, learn more here.
Using the Guide
Four Trainings
The mission of Frontline Church is multiplying gospel communities that love God, love people, and push back darkness. Our community groups are one of the primary places we live out that mission. The guide contains four training sessions you can work through together as a group. Each session includes a brief Bible discussion, a ten-minute teaching video, discussion questions, and an exercise.
Forty Daily Liturgies
In addition, the guide contains 40 daily liturgies for you to work through individually over the course of those same eight weeks. There are five daily liturgies a week, designed to be used as an aid to your time of individual devotion. Each daily liturgy contains a brief call to worship, two Scripture readings, a prayer of confession and assurance, a benediction, and a blank page for notes.
Four Teaching Videos
Additional Resources
As always, please approach the following resources with biblical discernment—prayerfully considering what to receive, reject, or redeem. The views expressed in these resources do not necessarily represent the views of the Frontline Elders.
1. How Should We Think About Consumerism?
- Article: “A Brief History of Consumer Culture,” by Kerryn Higgs
- Brief Book: Strangely Bright: Can You Enjoy God and Love This World?, by Joe Rigney
- Book: You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, by James K. A. Smith
2. What Does It Mean To Be a Steward?
- Blog Post: “What's My Spiritual Gift?” (Sam Storms)
- Podcast: “Why Your Physical Body Matters to God” (Sam Allberry)
- Book: Untangling Emotions, by J. Alisdair Groves and Winston T. Smith
- Articles: “Vocation: Discerning Your Calling,” by Timothy Keller, and, “What is Your Calling?,” by David Powlison
3. How Should We Steward Our Presence?
- Documentary: The Social Dilemma (streaming on Netflix)
- Brief Book: Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love, by Ed Welch
- Book: Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World, by Gregg R. Allison
- Book: The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place, by Andy Crouch (also see companion book My Tech-Wise Life: Growing Up and Making Choices in a World of Devices, by Amy Crouch and Andy Crouch)
4. How Should We Steward Our Money?
- Frontline Paper: “Tithing, Giving, and Generosity in the Church”
- Brief Book: The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving, by Randy Alcorn
- Sermon: “Money: Currency for Christian Hedonism,” by John Piper
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order your own copy of Stewardship:
Discovering Godly Ambition for Your Life
You can still purchase a copy of
The Safety and Beauty of Authority
and access the accompanying
teaching videos and resources here.