Facilitator: Rick Buirch

Games can cast a powerful spell, says bestselling author John Ortberg. But the wisest player remembers that the game is always going to end. So what can we take with us to the kingdom of God? Only the love we have for Christ, the love we have for each other, and our own souls. Being master of the board is not the point; being rich towards God is.

Using his humor and his genius for storytelling, Ortberg helps us focus on the "real rules" of being a fully devoted follower of Christ and how to set our priorities. Left to our own devices, we tend to seek out worldly things, mistakenly thinking they will bring us fulfillment. We will learn how to cultivate new intimacy and confidence in our relationships with God through the study of spiritual disciplines including: prayer and confessing, meditating on scripture and going the distance with a well-ordered heart. This study will consist of John Ortberg's DVD sessions, group discussion and review of main points in his books.