When you or your friends feel spiritually dry or emotionally stagnant you need a guide to help you take your next step with Jesus. In their book Journey of the Soul, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere draw on more than 70,000 hours of providing therapy and spiritual direction to show you how to identify your current stage of faith and the next steps to take based on your unique needs and struggles. This Leader Guide is a companion resource to the book. It will help you facilitate an engaging, fruitful experience for your small group members as they seek to grow emotionally and spiritually. Special features include: Tips and tools to lead a great 6-week group, Weekly checklists and prayer points, Journey of the Soul chapter summaries, Activities, questions, and prayer prompts for group time, Bonus week or an optional half-day retreat, Helpful tables for understanding the CHRIST stages. Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have been counseling and ministering to people for 30 years. Bill is a psychologist who has served in private practice, co-led a New Life psychiatric day hospital, and pastored churches. Kristi is a marriage and family therapist who has also served in private practice and church ministry. Together they are the founders of Soul Shepherding, a nonprofit ministry to help believers discover their next steps for growing in intimacy with Jesus, emotional health, and loving relationships. Bill and Kristi live in Irvine, California.