Aiming Higher - Reaching New Heights On My Spiritual Journey

One of the most important things for a follower of Jesus is to grow to become more like him. 'Aiming Higher' is a resource produced by SBC designed to enable Christians at all stages of faith to move on and reach new heights on their spiritual journey. It is based on research carried out by Willow Creek, known as the Reveal Survey. Therefore, the activities and beliefs detailed in the questions are not only biblical, but proven to be linked to spiritual growth.

The questions can be used however you want. Here are some ideas:

• On your own
  • Read the questions and be honest with yourself about where there is room for improvement
  • Find teaching or other resources to help you make progress in that area
• With a mentor
  • Allow your mentor to ask you one or more questions each time you meet
  • Beware - you need to be prepared to answer honestly
• In a team
  • In any group of 4-12 (small group, leadership team)
  • Have one person pick a question and everyone answer it honestly

The questions are in four broad categories as follows:

• How strongly do I believe in a personal God?
• How strongly do I believe in God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit?
• How strongly do I believe in salvation by grace?
• How willing am I to risk everything important in my life for Jesus?
• How much do I desire Christ to be first in my life?
• How much is my identity found in Christ?
• How strongly do I believe the bible has authority over what I say and do?
• How strongly do I believe that a Christian should lead a sacrificial life?
• How strongly do I believe that I am a steward rather than owner of my finances and resources?

• How often am I serving those in need?
• How often am I serving in the church?
• How often am I attending church (larger and smaller groups)?

• How often am I reflecting on the meaning of scripture for my life?
• How often am I praying to seek guidance for my life?
• How often do I spend time alone with God?
• How often do I pray to confess my sins to God?
• How big a proportion of my money am I giving to God?

• How often do I have meaningful conversations with non-Christians?
• How often am I involved in kingdom ministry?
• How often do I meet with a spiritual mentor or confidant?

Church members each had the list of questions on an A5 flyer and a tracker sheet to monitor their individual progress as they responded to the teaching and put into practice what they heard God saying to them.

The flyer can be downloaded here:
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The tracker sheet can be downloaded by clicking here.