The Heart-Focused Community Course
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About this course
From the beginning, God designed humans to be in community with each other and with Him. But doing community well isn’t easy. In fact, it’s a bit of a lost art in our modern world. The traditional approach to community often remains safely surface-level without transformation and growth. Community is the soil in which humans grow. How can we cultivate community that is heart-focused?
We’ve designed this course to help you think through how to shape healthy cultures, setting up a practical framework for developing a heart-focused approach to community that supports every area of your walk with God.
In this course, you will have the opportunity to…
- Learn four core ingredients of transformational communities.
- Practice six essential relational skills for navigating and building up community.
- Make a plan for how to run and participate in a heart-focused group.
- Troubleshoot how to deal with toxic cultures.
- Gain practical tools on how to both build and engage with community in a healthy way.
30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We know you’ll love this course, but if for some reason you don’t, you can receive a full refund within 30 days of purchase.
Creating culture that transforms.
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Ever wondered how to cultivate healthy community?
Community is the soil in which you grow. If you don’t get community right, it’s really hard to go deep in your walk with God. In this course, we’re going to interact with community at several levels. So there’s something for everyone, from the leaders shaping culture to individuals looking to learn how to create community around them. We cover relational skills, cast vision for healthy culture, and even discuss how to deal with toxic cultures. This course will get you thinking and stir conversation on how to create the healthiest, most heart-focused community possible.
Teaching
Built on 21 sessions of biblically balanced teaching, you’ll develop a skills and strategies for developing a lifestyle of walking in the Spirit.
Stories
Dr. Warner shares a number of real-life stories throughout, making the principles and practices taught in this course come to life.
Tools & Exercises
More than just information, this course provides hands-on exercises, personal assessments, and practical tools to help you apply what you are learning to your life.
Who Is This Course For?
- Those wanting to experience the kind of deep, transformational community God designed them for.
- Leaders and participants alike who want to move from passively showing up to proactively shaping heart-focused cultures.
- Anyone tired of relationships that stay surface-level and longing for community that supports real growth in their walk with God.
What People Are Saying About the Heart-Focused Community Course
Course Details
- You will navigate 10 guided lessons comprised of 21 short video teachings & practical application exercises. This journey is designed to foster self-reflection, personal growth, and the cultivation of a deeper walk with God.
- Through expert video instruction, hands-on exercises, practical worksheets, and assessments, you'll be given the tools you need to implement what you are learning and track your progress along this transformative journey.
- Start your journey on the road to understanding and walking more fully in your true identity today!
Lesson One: Heart-Focused Community Introduction
Click the links below to preview lesson one content:
- Video Lesson One: Why Community Matters
- Interactive Application 1.1
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson One
Lesson Two: A Framework for Community
- Video Lesson Two, Part One: What Is Heart-Focused Community?
- Interactive Application 2.1
- Video Lesson Two, Part Two: How We Do Community Well
- Interactive Application 2.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Two
Lesson Three: Relational Community
- Video Lesson Three, Part One: Joy (J.O.I.N.)
- Interactive Application 3.1
- Video Lesson Three, Part Two: Ownership (J.O.I.N.)
- Interactive Application 3.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Three
Lesson Four: Cultivating Community
- Video Lesson Four, Part One: Identity (J.O.I.N.)
- Interactive Application 4.1
- Video Lesson Four, Part Two: Nurturing (J.O.I.N.)
- Interactive Application 4.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Four
Lesson Five: The Transformation Engine
- Video Lesson Five, Part One: The Traditional Approach to Transformation
- Interactive Application 5.1
- Video Lesson Five, Part Two: A Heart-Focused Approach to Transformation
- Interactive Application 5.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Five
Lesson Six: Creating a Heart-Focused Group
- Video Lesson Six, Part One: How to Build Belonging
- Interactive Application 6.1
- Video Lesson Six, Part Two: How to Build a Group Identity
- Interactive Application 6.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Six
Lesson Seven: Troubleshooting Unhealthy Cultures
- Video Lesson Seven, Part One: Understanding Shame-Based Communities
- Interactive Application 7.1
- Video Lesson Seven, Part Two: Building Grace-Based Communities
- Interactive Application 7.2
- Video Lesson Seven, Part Three: Recovering from Toxic Cultures
- Interactive Application 7.3
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Seven
Lesson Eight: How to Run an Effective Small Group
- Video Lesson Eight, Part One: Clarity
- Interactive Application 8.1
- Video Lesson Eight, Part Two: Focus
- Interactive Application 8.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Eight
Lesson Nine: Essential Relational Skills
- Video Lesson Nine, Part One: Relational Circuit Skills
- Interactive Application 9.1
- Video Lesson Nine, Part Two: Relational Capacity Skills
- Interactive Application 9.2
- Video Lesson Nine, Part Three: Relational Communication Skills
- Interactive Application 9.3
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Nine
Lesson Ten: Moving Forward
- Video Lesson Ten, Part One: Next Steps
- Interactive Application 10.1
- Video Lesson Ten, Part Two: God's Heart for Community
- Interactive Application 10.2
- Test Your Understanding of Lesson Ten
How this Self-Paced Course Works
GO AT YOUR OWN PACE: You may begin this online self-paced course at any time! Make progress on your own schedule and enjoy growth in freedom as you watch the videos, practice the exercises, and take the assessments.
COURSE LENGTH: This course includes ten lessons, each with video segments totaling about 12-20 minutes of teaching per lesson followed by thoughtful reflection questions.
Our recommendation is to go through approximately one lesson per week, and plan for 1-2 hours to complete each lesson — in one sitting or spread out over several days — to provide the optimum space and time to absorb the content and fully engage the material. But this is your course! You can take as little or as much time as you need.
COURSE PLATFORM: This course is hosted on the Mighty Networks platform (separate from our main Deeper Walk website). If you have not joined this online community, you will be prompted to create a new Deeper Walk “Online Community” account to access your self-paced course. While this Deeper Walk Online Community account is separate from your Deeper Walk website account, when you set it up, you can certainly use the same username & password for both accounts.
We will send you instructions on how to create a required Mighty Networks account after enrollment.
Course Materials
Support your growth journey with focused learning
Join Dr. Marcus Warner for video teaching and exercises that unlock as you complete each lesson.
- 10 Lessons with 1-3 video sessions each
- Interactive application exercises for each session
- Quizzes to test your understanding at the end of each lesson
- Easy access from your computer, phone, or tablet
You Can Do It
Learn to create healthy community
With Dr. Marcus Warner’s expert guidance and access to a supportive community around you, this course will help get you started on creating the healthiest, most heart-focused community possible.
- Learn four core ingredients of transformational communities.
- Make a plan for how to run and participate in a heart-focused group.
- Troubleshoot how to deal with toxic cultures.
- Gain practical tools on how to both build and engage with community in a healthy way.
Online Community
Join a community of people who are also on their freedom journeys (OPTIONAL)
The Deeper Walk Online Community on Mighty Networks is a great space to connect with and support others on the journey.
- Automatic, free access to the Deeper Walk Online Community
- Connection with others who are also on their freedom journey (OPTIONAL)
- Touchpoints with exclusive cohorts, events, and connection groups
30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We know you’ll love this course but if for some reason you don’t you can receive a full-refund within 30-days of purchase.
Meet Your Teacher
Dr. Marcus Warner
(MDIV, THM, AND DMIN TRINITY EVANGELICAL DIVINITY SCHOOL) IS THE PRESIDENT OF DEEPER WALK INTERNATIONAL
He is a former pastor and college professor who has written several books on topics ranging from how to study the Bible to spiritual warfare, emotional healing, and leadership.
Marcus has done training events for organizations such as Navigators, Willow Creek Prison Ministry, and Moody Church. He has traveled the world with Deeper Walk, equipping people on the front lines of ministry with practical tools for dealing with root issues that keep people and ministries stuck and unable to go deeper into what God has for them.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is designed for Christians who sense that their relationships and communities could go deeper — but aren’t sure how to get there. If you are ready to move beyond surface-level connection and discover a framework for building transformational community, this course is for you.
And, if you are someone with a heart to help others grow in their walk with God, this course will equip you to cultivate heart-focused cultures and empower both leaders and participants to engage proactively in community.
Once you purchase the course, you own it! You can come back to it again and again, as long as you like, to learn or refresh your learning.
This course includes ten lessons, each with video segments totaling about 12-20 minutes of teaching per lesson followed by thoughtful reflection questions.
Our recommendation is to go through approximately one lesson per week, and plan for 1-2 hours to complete each lesson — in one sitting or spread out over several days — to provide the optimum space and time to absorb the content and fully engage the material. But this is your course! You can take as little or as much time as you need.
Not to worry! If you’ve previously accessed the course in the Deeper Walk Online Community (hosted by Mighty Networks) platform, you simply visit community.deeperwalk.com and click “Sign In” at the top right corner of the page.
We’re here to help! Click here to contact us. We’ll try to get back to you ASAP, Monday-Friday, 10a-6p ET.