You’ve read Becoming Wholehearted. Now put it into practice.
Go Deeper with a Few People You Trust
Wellspring Group's Discipleship Series
Practice daily reflection and learn relational skills with a small group of 3–5 people. No leader required.
Build the courage to move past surface-level friendships into real, honest relationships.
Bring what you've learned into your work, leadership, and the places where you have influence.
Why We Created Wholehearted Living
Becoming Wholehearted lays out a framework for connecting more deeply with God, with yourself, and with the people around you. But reading about connection isn't the same as practicing it.
Wholehearted Living is where the ideas in the book become something you actually do. Over six weeks, a small group of 3-5 people works through guided daily reflections, watches short teaching videos, and meets weekly to practice specific relational skills together.
No leader required. No church program to join. Just a guidebook, a few friends, and six weeks.
What the Six Week Study Looks Like
Each week, you and your group will:
Watch an overview video that introduces that week's key concepts
Reflect daily on a short, guided scripture passage (about 20-30 minutes, four days a week)
Prepare for your group meeting by reviewing key takeaways and watching a brief video that teaches a specific relational skill you can use that week
Meet with your group for 90 minutes using a conversation guide that does the facilitation for you
That's it. About 3-4 hours a week, total. The guidebook walks you through everything, so nobody in your group needs to be an expert or a trained leader.
What You Will Walk Away With
1. You'll identify what you actually want.
Not surface-level goals, but the deep desires that drive everything you do. Most people have never slowed down enough to name them. This is where real self-awareness starts.
2. You'll connect with God through honesty, not performance.
The daily reflections aren't Bible study homework. They're invitations to bring your real thoughts, doubts, and longings to God instead of offering him the polished version of yourself.
3. You'll learn skills for deeper relationships.
Each week introduces a practical skill for listening, being present, and actually connecting with the people around you. These aren't abstract ideas. They're things you'll practice in your group that week.
3. You'll experience what authentic community feels like.
Something happens when a small group commits to six weeks of honest conversation. People stop performing. Walls come down. Many groups say this was the part that surprised them most.
What Others Say
"It wasn't shallow. It was structured. It took you deeper. It eased you into something deeper than a typical Bible study."
— Betsy Thomas
Betsy leads women's ministry at her church and decided to offer Wholehearted Living to her community. She expected maybe 40 or 50 women to sign up.
70 showed up.
"People learn skills they never had words for. One participant told me, 'Nobody ever taught me how to just be present with someone who's hurting.' That's what this does. It gives people something they can actually use."
— Chris Guzzardo
Chris has led 18 Wholehearted Living groups with over 70 people.
Get Started with Your Group
All you need is the guidebook and 2-4 other people. The guidebook includes everything: daily reflections, weekly videos, conversation guides, and skill-building exercises. No training needed. Just start.
Not Sure Who to Do This With?
You don't need a formal small group. Here are a few ways people have started:
Text 2-3 friends from church, your neighborhood, or your book club and say, "I just read this book. Want to do a 6-week thing together?"
Bring it to your existing small group as your next study. The guidebook replaces whatever curriculum you'd normally use.
Ask a coworker. Several groups have formed between colleagues who wanted to go deeper in their faith outside of Sunday mornings.
The only requirement is a willingness to show up honestly for six weeks.
Where This Leads
Wholehearted Living is the first experience in the Wholehearted Series. Many groups finish these six weeks and want to keep going.
Wholehearted Community takes what you've learned about connecting with God and yourself and applies it to your relationships with others. Wholehearted Leading helps you bring that same depth into the places where you work and lead.
Each builds on the one before. But start here. See what six weeks does.