How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life

Are you dissatisfied with your spiritual life? Do you feel stuck or stagnant? Are you tired of going through the motions of faith? Do you want to make real progress in your life, but not know where to start? How to Grow is a book for people who want to grow spiritually and help others grow as well.We often see the gospel as the starting point of the Christian life, rather than the main point of all of life. But the truth is that the gospel is the key to all ongoing growth in our lives. As Galatians 2:14 says, we are called to live our whole lives ?in step with the truth of the gospel.? In How to Grow, Darryl Dash will walk you through a practical, habit-based approach to spiritual growth.Join Darryl as he unpacks the gospel, shows how it applies to every area of your life, and helps you evaluate your current stage of growth so you know what steps to take next. You?ll learn why habits are important, how to build them, and which ones to focus on first. Plus, you?ll discover the roles that joy and desire play in our spiritual growth journey.Practical without being formulaic, How to Grow offers actionable ideas to facilitate spiritual growth in the lives of regular, messy people-people like you and me. Review Praise for How to GrowGod wants us to grow. But without a plan, growth will remain an aspiration instead of a reality. How to Grow provides a robust, practical, and habit-based plan to help individuals and churches become more intentional in pursuing transformation. If you?re interested in growing and helping others grow, then you?ll appreciate this book.ED STETZERBilly Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and Executive Director of the Billy Graham CenterI?ve become such an admirer of Darryl Dash in the several years I?ve known him, and I?m grateful to see his pastoral and practical wisdom poured into these pages. Without a doubt, people will read How to Grow and discover habits to help them grow in Christ. This will now be the first book I turn to in my own discipleship relationships.JEN POLLOCK MICHELAuthor of Teach Us to Want and Keeping PlaceDeeply simple. Profoundly accessible. Generously gracious. Here are three phrases that describe How to Grow. In his book, Darryl outlines a refreshing approach to an ancient practice-spiritual growth. So don?t miss this, and don?t read it too fast either-take it one step at a time.DANIEL IMAuthor of No Silver Bullets, coauthor of Planting Missional Churches, director of church multiplication at NewChurches.com, podcaster, and teaching pastorDiscipleship is a key but often neglected part of Christian life and ministry. Without intentionality, it simply won?t happen. I?m encouraged to see Darryl exploring this important topic, and pray that this book will be a blessing to the church.TIM CHALLIESAuthor of Do More Better and blogger at challies.comWhile we may say we believe the gospel, most of us aren?t changed by it. How to Grow is about how to get the gospel in you-not through more information but through desire-forming habits. Darryl Dash?s book is a hopeful and practical pathway for personal and communal transformation: one that combats ?try harder and know more? with the explosive power of grace.ASHLEY HALESPastor?s wife, and author of Finding Holy in the SuburbsIf you?re frustrated by the long lists of do?s and don?ts often found in books on spiritual growth, you?ll find How to Grow refreshingly straightforward and relevant. Filled with relatable stories, reflectionquestions, and actionable next steps, this book invites readers to grow into the full life found in Jesus Christ, not just in the eternity to come but in our daily lives right where we are.ASHERITAH CIUCIUFounder of One Thing Alone Ministries, and author of Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction and He Is Enough: Living in the Fullness of JesusDarryl Dash has an ability to present the truth in memorable and inviting