For pastors
You serve the Church.
We’re here to serve you.
The call to lead a church community towards discipleship is beautiful, but it can also feel overwhelming. Where do we start?
Our goal is to serve you with free, ready-made discipleship resources and support to integrate formation back into the center of the church.
Pastors Story“It was a gift from God honestly for us that there was a trellis being formed that we could just enter into as a church.”
— Dave Dealy, Westside Church, Oregon
A simple, beautiful way to integrate formation into your church or group.
We want to walk alongside you as a pastor. To help you slow down, enjoy your own apprenticeship to Jesus, and point your community toward a life of discipleship – without having to create a learning pathway from scratch.
Created by Pastors
Our founder, John Mark Comer, has been pastoring for over two decades. All our resources have been developed, tested, and refined in local communities.
Proven in Local Contexts
Our resources grew out of a five-year formation journey with John Mark’s church in Portland, Oregon, one of North America’s most secular cities. It transformed the church from the inside out.
Flexible
Engage our resources in almost any setting: small groups, dinner parties, mid-week courses, or with your entire church on Sundays. Use our video sessions, or take our notes and adapt them in a way that makes sense in your context.
Easy To Use
Get access to preview sessions, leadership training resources, and simple, intuitive tools for engaging your community. Our resources are designed to be easily run by volunteers.
100% Free
Our resources are completely free. We’re backed by a community of passionate givers who want to see spiritual formation become the new bedrock for local churches around the world.
Join a community of pastors who share
your passion for formation.
You’re invited to explore all we have to offer, but a great starting point is subscribing to our Pastors Newsletter.
Every quarter, we provide curated formation resources and updates on events specifically for leaders, to encourage you and to expand your vision for discipleship.
Upcoming Events for Pastors
Pastors Conference
Hear from luminaries of spiritual formation and enjoy a refreshing space for vision, camaraderie, and exploration. Save the date for the next conference on January 26-28, 2026.
Monthly Q&R
Join John Mark and Brandon Shields for informal monthly sessions to ask questions, share experiences, and be encouraged. Start a group today to be notified of upcoming Q&Rs.
Additional Resources
Pastors Newsletter ›
A quarterly email with curated resources, encouragement, and updates on events for leaders.
Teaching Workshops
A two-hour workshop led by John Mark with pointers and tools for teaching the Practices in your church. Join in by subscribing to the Pastors Newsletter.
Church Design Lab
A cohort designed to help pastors build cultures of formation in their communities. The Church Design Lab for 2024 and 2025 is currently full.
Pastors' Story“And as you start doing these slow things you start realizing that it is a rich life. And to quote Eugene Peterson, ‘It is a long obedience in the same direction.’ So these Practices just become opportunities to follow in those footsteps as we follow after Jesus.”
— Andrew and Sarah Beard, The Chapel at Seaside in Seaside, Florida
Pastor's Story“The fact that everything is offered for free is still just absolutely shocking to me. I’m operating, as most churches are, on a tight budget, and it’s huge to be able to offer this to my people. It allows me to share something with them in a way that they feel like they’re being generously cared for.”
— Svea Merry, Autumn Ridge Church, Minnesota
Pastor's Story“Over the course of the four week Prayer Practice, lightbulbs went off. Prayer came alive in our group. It was a really beautiful experience getting to see the Lord work through them and excite them into discovering a deeper connection with Jesus through this practice.”
— Alex Oleson, Calvary Community Church, California
