One of the most frequent questions we ask when something significant happens in our life is “What’s Next?” We want to know where to go, what do to do, or what will happen.  We believe that next to being born, one of the most significant events that will happen in a person’s life is encountering and surrendering to Jesus Christ.  It is at this moment that the answer to the, “What’s next?” question gains an even greater importance for your life.

Here at WPA, Next Steps has been created to help people on their spiritual journey take the next step.  Please understand, this is NOT a blueprint.  This is NOT an A-Z formula.  Everyone’s journey in Christ is a unique path orchestrated and directed by the heart of God for your life.  However, we have discovered that there are some common markers along the path that we all experience.  “Next Steps” is provided to introduce you to those markers and help equip you for the journey you will experience yourself.

Your Journey with Christ will be exciting, will have its ups and downs, but more importantly – as you trust in God and obey His leading – this journey will be incredibly transforming both in you and through you.

“Next Steps” itself is in development.  From time to time we will add to it and remove from it the markers that we think are important to help people in this journey.

Our guiding verse for Next Steps is found in 2 Peter:

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 3:18a)

Everything in Next Steps is intended to help you do just that, GROW!  Even more, grow in a specific way – in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Our prayer for every single person embracing the NEXT step in their spiritual journey is the same prayer Paul prayed for the Colossian church:

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:9-14 NIV)

Read more about the Next Steps options by clicking through the links on the left.

 

Rooted and Grounded

Rooted & Grounded is a 10 session course designed to assist you become rooted and grounded in the elementary principles of Christ.  This is an important step for you in your growth as a Christian.  In this course you will taken an in-depth look at the foundational truths that form the basis of what we believe as Christians.

Who is it for?

New Believers because this will help you with many of the questions you may have as someone new to Christianity.

Other Christians who want to refresh their understanding of the basics and gain confidence in sharing what they believe with others.

Get started…

There are currently three options for completing this course.

Download File

Click the button above to download a .pdf file of the course.  You can work your way through the book and then hand it in to the church office if you’d like a completion certificate.

Sign up!

You can sign up for the next class by clicking the button above.  Please note that we offer classes when we have enough people sign up.  We contact all the people who have signed up when we schedule the next class.

Sign Up!

One on one is probably the best way to do this course.  We will match you with someone who has been through the course themselves.  If you already know someone who has completed Next Step 1 and they are willing to facilitate your working through the material you can include their name in the signup form.  Otherwise, we will notify you as soon as we find someone who can meet with you.

BONUS: Have you completed Rooted and Grounded or are a maturing Christian and interested in helping someone else working through this course?  We’d love to hear from you and match you up with someone who’s interested in being discipled.  I’m Interested!


Discovering WPA

This course will give an introduction to Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly, our vision and mission, and what it means to belong to a local church.

Who is it for?

Newcomers to WPA because this will help you gain an understanding of what WPA is all about and what we believe is God’s unique plan for our church in our community.

Those interested in membership because this course is both required for membership and we want all our members to have a clear understanding of what membership is all about and what you belong to when you become a member at WPA

Those who have been a part of the WPA family for a while because this will be a great refresher about our history, our present, and our future as a church family and you may discover things in this course that you never knew about the church you call home!

Get started…

Here’s the current options for this course (more on the way).

Sign up!

You can sign up for the next class by clicking the button above.  Please note that we offer classes when we have enough people sign up.  We contact all the people who have signed up when we schedule the next class.

 

Discovering your S.H.A.P.E.

This course will assist you in discovering your S.H.A.P.E (Spiritual Gifts, Heart [passions], Abilities, Personality, Experiences) as a part of the process of getting involved in serving.

[this step is still being developed, more will be posted here when done]

Discovering your Mission

This course will assist you in discovering your life mission and living it out.

[this course is still being developed, when finished more details will be posted here]