The Path is not a program Fellowship created. It is a description of what God is already doing. Every person is made by God, for God, and bears his image, and the fall fractured that image without erasing it. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture tells the story of God refusing to abandon what he made. He restores rather than starts over, gave his own life in Christ to reclaim what was always his, and then walks with his people, forming and maturing them through seasons of growth and grief until what was broken is finally made whole.
That is The Path: not a seven-step program or a ladder with a graduation at the top, but an honest description of the journey every follower of Jesus is on, whether they know it or not. The stages don’t tell you where you should be. They show you where you are, and they remind you that you are not alone, that God is not surprised, and that a next step toward Jesus is always within reach. Fellowship’s role is not to put anyone on The Path. It is to help people see they are already on it, and to walk with them while they are here.
The Four Steps - Your Pathway at Fellowship
Step 1: Find a Jesus-focused friend
The Path is walked with someone. Learn what a Jesus-focused friend looks like, where to find one, and how to ask.
Step 2 - Understanding the Path
You’re already on The Path. Read the foundation and the seven stages that describe the journey.
Step 3 - Take the Inventory
This is not a test, it’s a mirror. Discover your Home Stage, your Growth Edge, and your Regression Tendency.
Step 4 - Work the Stage
Now that you know where you are, take your next step. Every stage has its own guide, its great need, and a way forward.
Parent Inventory
Your child is already on The Path.
God has been at work in your child since before they could say his name, and you’ve been given the privilege of walking beside them. The Parent Inventory helps you see where your child is on that journey, so you can love and guide them more wisely. It’s a guide, not a grade, and it isn’t a verdict on your child or on your parenting.
You answer from what you’ve seen at home: the questions they ask, the habits they’re forming, and how their faith shows up when no one is watching. It’s written for children and teens from age three through high school, and it looks different at each age, because a seven-year-old’s faith and a sixteen-year-old’s aren’t meant to look alike. You’ll finish with a picture of where your child is, along with practical ideas for this season and questions you can bring to the dinner table. Formation is God’s work, and your part is to cooperate with what he’s already doing. You weren’t meant to do it alone.
Parents are on The Path too. If you haven’t yet, start with Step 1 above.