RESTORE Renewal Small Group Participant Workbook: 

A 7-Week Journey Back to First Love

You’ve been faithful. You’ve served. You’ve shown up. But deep down, you know something is missing. The joy feels forced. The fire has grown dim. Ministry, family, and daily responsibilities have quietly displaced the agape love that once fueled your walk with God.

Jesus’ words to the church at Ephesus still speak powerfully today: “Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.” (Revelation 2:5)

This is your invitation to return.

The RESTORE Renewal Small Group Participant Workbook is the hands-on companion for a transformative 7-week journey (or weekend retreat) of personal spiritual renewal. Designed for small groups, leadership teams, or individual use, it guides you step-by-step through the RESTORE Method™ — a biblical process rooted in Revelation 2 and Matthew 11:28-30.

What You’ll Do in This Workbook:

• Map your life story with God using the powerful RESTORE Story Map (high points, hard times, heritage, Hand of God, heroes, and drift patterns)
• Identify your primary spiritual drift (Approval, Appetite, or Ambition) and replace its lies with Cross-centered truth
• Write your own honest lament prayer using the biblical pattern of Psalm 13
• Discover your unique design through the Heart Map, Design Profile, spiritual gifts, and name meanings
• Assess your current life through the Whole-Life Assessment and Five Stewardships
• Clarify your Two-Word Calling, write a clear Calling Statement, and define your Core Values
• Build a sustainable Rule of Life, Horizon Planner, and your personal RESTORE Storyline — a one-paragraph testimony of renewal you can actually live

You’ll also practice embodied spiritual rhythms with seven simple breath prayers, experience the safety of a Foxhole Partner, and walk away with practical ongoing tools: Weekly RESTORE Review, 90-Day Reset, and Annual Retreat Guide.

Who This Workbook Is For:

• Pastors and ministry leaders quietly battling burnout or plateau
• Small group leaders, volunteers, and everyday believers longing for renewed passion
• Anyone who wants honest renewal instead of more religious activity
• Groups ready to move from surface-level discussion to real heart-level transformation

This workbook is not about doing more. It’s about returning to first love — learning to live, serve, and lead from a heart that is once again fully alive in Christ.

Perfect for 7-week small groups or a focused weekend retreat.

Includes everything you need: worksheets, breath prayer cards, Group Covenant, pre/post Spiritual Health Reflection, and tools to keep the renewal going long after the final session.

The journey back to first love starts here.

Start your RESTORE journey today.

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