What if just being with God could change everything?
a brief history of our soul care resource ministry
A call to come back.
Once we had our mission statement so many things fell into place. We started meeting in 2019 with the dream of designing retreats for weary friends. Then 2020 began and a wave of passion was ignited to help not only ourselves, but others cling to Christ. What began as a simple desire to learn more about spiritual disciplines and retreat ministry models turned into what is now the sandbox we play in and call be. Through activities, gatherings, and coaching we have designed this resource ministry with you in mind.
We exist to cultivate intimacy with God. Our model of organizing exercises includes moves to help you create a roadmap that is intended to work for you in this season, with how you're uniquely designed, and with what you have to work with in your daily rhythms. There is nothing special about the words by themselves. We have found that our rich Christian heritage often uses sacred rhythms to simply direct us in what we are all designed to crave; to simply be with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
six moves
six moves to help you connect to God.
three disciplines
Each movement contains three core companion disciplines to foster intimacy with God in that category.
one moment
From the beginning God has desired a loving union with His creation. In one moment, in one decision, and in one breath we can move back towards Him. These resources and suggested disciplines are tools to help reignite closeness with your Creator.
the moves
an invitation
What if just being with God could change everything? These simple exercises need only you and a willing heart. Intimacy with God isn’t just possible, it’s the answer to our deepest thirsts.
What is the be. method?
Any be. ministry event or activity will include moves or concepts outlined in our resource path the be. method. All of our resources are aimed at soul care. As human beings, the first call on our lives is to abide in Christ. From that abundance, all service and action can flow. Our bold claim is that by developing your spiritual toolbox, a life rich in Christ becomes more achievable, sustainable, and joy-filled.
To organize ourselves, we utilize a flexible framework, a kind of method. When we use a word like method, we invoke the Greek word ὁδός (hodos). Hodos means “way,” and it signals a range of meanings, including a literal road or path, a journey, a way of life, or a systematic course of action. These “methods,” rooted in Scripture, are simply invitations back into deep friendship with God. Equipped with a list of ways to foster intimacy, we can approach time with God in a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style, just as we do in our closest relationships with friends and family. By returning to Him again and again, we learn to surrender, trust, and rest; even in the midst of life’s smallest and biggest challenges.
Think of the be. method as a gentle roadmap to Jesus shaped by the ways God invites us to connect through His Word. Through pausing, remembering, putting off falsehood, pursuing truth, glorifying, and delighting we have access to our triune Lord. These words and their companion disciplines aren’t magic formulas; they’re simply timeless invitations back to the life we were created to live.
the companion disciplines
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
the whole overview
Pause
to practice the presence of God
Sabbath
Sabbath is to set apart a consistent and committed time for rest and worship of God
Breath Prayer
Breath Prayer is to pray a simple, intimate prayer of heartfelt desire before God
Stillness
Stillness is to free myself from the addiction to and distraction of noise so I can be totally present to the Lord; to open myself to God in the place beyond words. To curb my addiction to busyness, hurry and workaholism; and to learn to savor the moment
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Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
2 Chronicles 16:9 The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully commi
Remember
to reflect on the redeeming work of Father, Son, & Holy Spirit
Examen
Examen is to notice both God and my God-given desires throughout the day and to reflect through journaling, morning or evening prayers, or any technique of noticing
Milestones
Milestones are useful as various ways we remember through regular rhythms. Communion, baptism, birthdays, and anniversaries can all be holy activities to remember what God is actually doing in our lives
Gratitude
Gratitude is to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s prompting to live with a grateful heart, cognizant of God’s work in my life and my abundant resources
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Psalm 143:5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
2 Samuel 14:14 ...Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him
Put Off
to notice falsehood and confess sin
Confession
Confession involves surrendering my weaknesses and faults to the forgiving love of Christ and intentionally desiring and embracing practices that lead to transformation
Noticing
Noticing is to see what is happening around me and to delight in and recognize the voice and will of God for correction or new insights
Restoration
Restoration is to align myself with Christ and His intercession for Kingdom-minded living
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Romans 12:1 Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Ephesians 4:20-24 That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful d
Pursue Truth
to reflect on God's Word
Study
Studying is the intentional and disciplined process of engaging with the Bible to understand its content, context, meaning, and relevance. It involves reading, interpreting, analyzing, and reflecting on the Scriptures in order to grasp not only what the Bible says, but also how its truths, principles, and narratives intersect with and inform one's personal life, worldview, and actions.
Memorize
Memorizing Scripture is to carry the life-shaping words of God in me at all times and in all places
Meditate
Meditating is setting aside focused time to deeply reflect and gaze upon God, who He is, what He has done, and what He says in His Word
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Psalm 3:5-8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
Glorify
to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength
Worship
Worship flows from recognizing who God is and what He has done,: it encompasses our words, actions, thoughts, and desires. We respond with obedience by giving God His rightful place, with the Trinity as the supreme treasure of life
Stewardship
Stewardship is living with the awareness that nothing I have is my own, but all is entrusted to me by God. He is calling me to wisely manage His resources in every area of life
Honoring
Honoring God with our heart, mind, soul, and strength (body) is strengthened by committing to practice disciplines and by including God in our lifestyle choices
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Mark 12:30-31 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
Matthew 25:21 The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s cele
Delight
to choose to enjoy life with God
Attention
Attention is engaging the five senses and giving your soul (mind, heart, body) to the activity and presence of God
Joy
Joy is accessing Biblical joy and a deep sense of good that transcends mere happiness
Celebration
Celebration is to take joyful, passionate pleasure in God and the radically glorious nature of God’s people, Word, purposes, and world
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Zephaniah 3:17
For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.
soul care is for everyone
"The apostle Peter had a passionate heart for Jesus, but he was also rash, proud, immature, and inconsistent. His impulsiveness and stubbornness are evident throughout the gospels.
Yet Jesus patiently led Peter to a crucifixion of his self-will, in order that he might experience genuine resurrection life and power.
When I am still, compulsion (the busyness that Hilary of Tours called "a blasphemous anxiety to do God's work for him") gives way to compunction (being pricked or punc-tured). That is, God can break through the many layers with which I protect myself, so that I can hear his Word and be poised to listen.
In perpetual motion I can mistake the flow of my adrenaline for the moving of the Holy Spirit; I can live in the illusion that I am ultimately in control of my destiny and my daily affairs...French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal observed that most of our human problems come because we don't know how to sit still in our room for an hour."
- Dr. Leighton Ford
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