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7 Step Bible Study Plan for Spiritual Wellness designed for church groups, small groups, community groups, and individuals.

The Plan: a seven step method of seven Biblical pathways to engaging in meaningful time in reading the Bible and spending time with God. The plan is designed in the following order: thanksgiving, silence, confession, song, prayer, Scripture study, and scripture meditation.

Why Seven Pathways?

The discipline and daily habits of seven pathways give you a framework to engage in intentional time with God and take the stress out of trying to figure out how to build a meaningful relationship with Him.

These seven pathways have been practiced throughout centuries by the church and many by Jesus.

Building consistency through engaging in the seven pathways will help you slow down and set your focus; realign your thoughts on what really matters; and renew your mind to magnify the good, find unshakeable hope and lasting peace.

Little “yes’s” matter as you take steps to build the routine of the seven pathways, as they lead to big “yes’s.”

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Consistent routines ultimately form you. Choose to be formed by your Creator through the seven pathways, than the chaos of the world.

What is the Seven Pathways Method?

The seven step method of the seven pathways follows this framework: thanksgiving, silence, confession, song, prayer, Scripture study, and Scripture meditation. This method gives you a plan to integrate these practices in your life to engage in meaningful time with God while reading and studying a book of the Bible.

Through our framework you will journey through each chapter or half a chapter following the prompts for each of the seven pathways.

The Scripture study pathway includes a summary of the passage with attention to key theological themes, Biblical interpretation, and applications to your everyday life; a few questions to stimulate life-applications and meaningful discussion in your small group; a prayer to meditation upon; and a scripture to meditate on and memorize for the week.

These seven pathways are not meant to be another checklist. Think of each as a destination on a journey. The time frames for the seven pathways are suggested, so that you can experience one day of all seven pathways in about 35 minutes but adjust as needed. Completing 5 days of the study each week in this digital version of the Gospel of John will take 5 weeks.

Please adjust and build your practice of the seven pathways at your own pace as seven pathways is designed to be digested and not consumed.

Digital vs. Print Version

Seven Pathways: Journey Through the Gospel of John – Print Version

The Seven Pathways Bible Study

Seven Pathways: Journey Through the Gospel of John

The Seven Pathways print version journey though a book of the Bible is the same as the digital version, except the print version has a facilitator's guide at the back designed for small groups at your church, home, or in your community.

The Seven Pathways Digital Bible Study

Seven Pathways Web App: Bible Study Plan through the Gospel of John

The digital version is a 5-week Bible study plan in duration if you complete 5 passages of the Bible study each week. The print version is a 6-week Bible study plan by completing 5 passages each week and the last week consists of wrap-up questions and concluding exercises to highlight key takeaways from the Bible study.

Seven Pathways App – Bible Study
Seven Pathways App – Bible Study Preview

SEVEN PATHWAYS digital bible study plan

The Digital Companion to Connect with God

Gift yourself with a daily plan to connect with God, find renewal, and face life's challenges with unshakeable hope and lasting peace. Get FREE access to Chapter 5 of the Gospel of John and 3 Meditations for up to 7 Days – no credit card required. Begin your journey to better days and nights.

Pathways App Preview

Meet the Seven Pathways
Digital Experience

Introducing the Seven Pathways Digital Experience—an immersive online journey that invites you to embark on a self-paced exploration of ancient spiritual practices found in the Bible.

here is what is included

Pathways App Preview
Pathways App Preview

BIBLE STUDY PLANS

Access to Seven Pathways Bible Plans

The main section of this app includes an immersive chapter-by-chapter Bible study of the Gospel of John using the Seven Pathways practices from Seven Pathways: Ancient Practices for a Deeper Relationship with God. New study plans will be added as we grow.

  • Rest

    Rest

    Quiet your soul and access the Source of life, your Creator and Lord

  • Realign

    Realign

    Focus and prioritize spiritual practices that build consistency in your life on timeless truth

  • Grow

    Grow

    Live, lead, and love from God’s promises in the Bible

Pathways App Preview
Pathways App Preview

MEDITATIONS

Restore Peaceful Margin in your Day

Give yourself the gift of margin in your day through our meditations. Receive FREE access to three meditations for seven days with no credit card required. Set your focus and start the journey for better days and nights.

  • Pause

    Pause

    Restore peaceful margin in your day

  • Connect

    Connect

    Access the True source, of real and lasting change

  • Renew

    Renew

    Relax, de-stress, and smile more in your first week

Pathways App Preview
Pathways App Preview

Resources (coming soon)

Resources that Keeps you Encouraged

Our future resource section will be an ever-growing trove of encouraging and transformative content, including enriching articles, videos, and much more, curated and designed to enhance your spiritual journey with God.

Digital Bible Study Plan
The Gospel of John

$16.99one time purchase
  • Access to Seven Pathways Digital Bible Study Plan on the Gospel of John
  • Digital Download of Book Club questions for Seven Pathways: Ancient Practices for a Deeper Relationship with God
  • Access to our Meditations Library
  • Free Resources
Start 7 Day Free TrialTry Chapter 5 of the Gospel of John and 3
Meditations for up to 7 days. No Credit Card Required.

“Seven Pathways will impact the world in a similar way as Henry Blackaby’s Experiencing God. Spending time with Seven Pathways and in silence before the Lord will deepen your faith and draw you closer to the Lord. Readers will enjoy the journey through the Seven Pathways.”

DR. BILL TAYLORformer director of Sunday School for Lifeway Christian Resources, president of Unlimited Partnerships Inc. author of 21 Truths, Traditions & Trends

“Increased intimacy with God is a goal most Christians desire, but in the busyness of modern life, with a host of distractions and responsibilities, many people are unable to find the time to take the task seriously. In Seven Pathways, she applies and integrates this approach to a modern world, providing practical and duplicatable applications, which can be helpful to anyone.”

GLENN R. KREIDEReditor in chief of Bibliotheca Sacra, Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary

“In Seven Pathways, Mary Carmen dips her pen into the deep well of her own pain and suffering to write a book of authentic hope, healing, and love–a book that will lift you up, encourage your heart, ease your troubled soul, and provide a pathway (seven, in fact) to the throne of grace.”

REG GRANTThD, chair and senior professor for Department of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary

“This book offers an honest and refreshing account of trusting God through a difficult season.”

MEGAN ALEXANDERInside Edition and Small Town Christmas Host

“First, a WARNING! This book is way more than you think it is, and it will require way more of you than you may be willing to do. Now a PROMISE. If you walk the path Mary Carmen has laid out, your experience of and intimacy with God will deepen in ways you could not imagine. Her insights are hard earned and thoroughly biblical.”

LLOYD SHADRACHteaching pastor and co-founder of Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN

“Out of her own pain-filled struggles, Mary Carmen Englert invites us on a journey to peace with God. She encourages us to walk with her to discover and rediscover through Scripture the healing grace of God the Father through Jesus Christ. Through simple spiritual disciplines, she beckons us to a deeper life of meaningfulness and joy.”

DR. J. SCOTT HORRELLretired senior professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary

“Biblically anchored, historically reliable, refreshingly transparent, and deeply practical, Mary Carmen’s Seven Pathways will introduce you to Jesus if you have never met Him or it will reheat your walk with Christ if your love for Him has grown cold. In a day filled with chatter and confusion, Mary Carmen is a reliable guide ready to lead you to a place of rest and clarity through the implementation of the Seven Pathways.”

BARRY CHESNEYPhD, discipleship pastor at Valleydale Church in Birmingham, AL

“Indispensable! If you’re seeking a book that will draw your heart to God through spiritual disciplines, look no further than Seven Pathways. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to grow in their faith and develop a closer relationship with Christ.”

CHAD KECKPhD, senior pastor at First Baptist Church Kettering, OH

“This book is life-changing! Whether you are going through trials or not, you will not be able to put this book down as you read and re-read through the pathways to make them a part of your life. Mary Carmen has not wasted her suffering but has chosen to rise above it by implementing these tested truths into her own life and allow the great Physician to begin healing her from within. Be ready to be blessed and walk closer with the loving God who heals and restores.”

MORROW LOTZ REITMEIERBaylor University friend, AnGeL Ministries volunteer, Bible study discipler, and marriage mentor

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