When facing important decisions, we often feel the weight of getting it “right.” For our church planters, the process begins long before a formal assessment. Early on they enter a “season of discernment,” using a guide designed to create space to hear God’s voice.
This guide is a powerful tool for anyone facing a major crossroad. Whether you are considering a career change, an important family decision, or a new ministry, a dedicated season of discernment ensures your next step is taken in deep partnership with God.
Throughout this season of discernment, you’ll follow a daily discipline of prayer, scripture reading, and contemplation, inviting a community of mature, trusted Christians into the process. It may include days of fasting or silence, during which you spend extended time simply listening for God’s voice in your “inner being”.
Crucially, you must avoid drawing conclusions too quickly. The slow, contemplative pace makes room for you to draw on the wisdom of others and to discern whether the voice you hear is God’s or your own. Finally, you make a faithful decision, trusting that God will lead you even through mistaken interpretations.
The guide is available HERE. We pray that it will be a useful tool as you seek to hear God’s voice.