Anchored Discipleship Curriculum | Head Knowledge to Heart Transformation

From head knowledge to heart transformation.

Anchored is a 20-week discipleship pathway for believers who know the truth but need to be formed by it — moving from information, to transformation, to faithful obedience, to disciple-making.

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Believers Ready to Grow
Youth Ministries
Small Groups
Discipleship Classes
Student Leaders
Men's & Women's Groups
Foster / Recovery Settings
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The Anchored Pathway

Knowing the truth is not the same as being formed by it.

Anchored was built for believers who may already know Christian language, Bible stories, or doctrine — but still need a guided path into surrender, identity, obedience, witness, and multiplication.

01

Know

Start with the elementary principles of faith so belief has a biblical foundation, not just inherited language.

02

Be Formed

Move from information into heart-level transformation — repentance, trust, testimony, identity, and surrender.

03

Follow

Learn what it means to obey Jesus in real life: holiness, courage, mission, and allegiance when faith costs something.

04

Witness

Gain clarity in the gospel, confidence in testimony, and practical language for explaining the hope of Christ.

05

Multiply

End with disciples who know how to walk with others — not just people who completed a class.

The goal is not a smarter Christian. The goal is a rooted disciple who can help make disciples.

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Anchored — Gear Up Ministry Discipleship Curriculum
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Complete Anchored Bundle
All 5 phases · 20 weeks · Individual PDF
$170 if bought separately $119 Save $51
Individual PDF: Participant guide + facilitator guide. Print for personal or one-leader use.
Phase 1 — Foundation
5 weeks · Hebrews 6:1–2 · The elementary principles of faith
$39
Phase 2 — Identity
4 weeks · The power of testimony · Your story matters
$34
Phase 3 — Mission
3 weeks · Acts · The early church and the Great Commission
$29
Phase 4 — Evangelism
5 weeks · Romans Road · The gospel made plain
$39
Phase 5 — Multiplication
3 weeks · Matthew 28 / Acts 1:8 · Living sent
$29
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Core Discipleship Pathway · Series 1

Anchored.

Hebrews 6:19 — "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul."

Anchored is a complete 20-week discipleship curriculum for believers who need more than another lesson. It was built to move people from head knowledge into heart transformation, then from personal formation into mission, evangelism, and disciple-making.

This is not random Bible content arranged into a semester. It is a guided discipleship arc: establish the foundation, form identity, awaken mission, clarify the gospel, and send disciples who can walk with others.

Run it as a complete semester or one phase at a time. Each phase is complete on its own, but all five are designed to build toward one end: believers becoming rooted disciples who help make disciples.

20 Weeks · 5 Phases · One Complete Formation Arc
Head knowledge → heart transformation → rooted discipleship → disciple-making
Built for Believers Who Are Ready to Grow
Ideal for students, adults, small groups, discipleship classes, and leaders walking people deeper
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PDF delivered immediately — print as many copies as your license allows
Church License Includes Full Leader Support
Slides, graphics, parent emails, bumper videos, discussion guides, and multi-leader use rights
Five Phases

The path from belief to disciple-making.

Each phase is a complete discipleship unit, but the full arc is designed to move believers from foundational truth into transformed identity, mission, gospel clarity, and multiplication.

Phase 1 Foundation
Phase 01 · 5 Weeks
Foundation
Foundation in Christ, Scripture, repentance, grace, and gospel truth
Individual PDF$39
Church License$89
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Phase 2 Identity
Phase 02 · 4 Weeks
Identity
Identity, testimony, ownership, and spiritual formation
Individual PDF$34
Church License$79
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Phase 3 Mission
Phase 03 · 3 Weeks
Mission
Calling, obedience, courage, and life as sent people
Individual PDF$29
Church License$69
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Phase 4 Evangelism
Phase 04 · 5 Weeks
Evangelism
Gospel clarity, personal witness, and evangelistic confidence
Individual PDF$39
Church License$89
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Phase 5 Multiplication
Phase 05 · 3 Weeks
Multiplication
Disciple-making, spiritual maturity, and reproduction
Individual PDF$29
Church License$69
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All 5 Phases · 20 Weeks · Head to Heart to Multiplication
Individual PDF bundle includes all phase participant guides and facilitator guides.
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Individual vs Church License

Choose the right license for your discipleship setting.

The Individual PDF gives one leader everything needed to walk through the material. The Church License equips a full ministry team with the tools to lead Anchored across a group, class, or ministry environment.

What's Included
Individual PDF From $29/phase or $119 bundle
Church License From $69/phase or $199 bundle
Participant guide (all sessions)
Facilitator guide with leader notes
Unlimited print copies for your group
Small group discussion guides
PowerPoint / presentation slides
Social media graphics (per session)
Parent email templates (per week)
Bumper video for each phase
Multi-leader use (entire team)
What's Inside

20 sessions from foundation to multiplication.

Click any phase to see the full session breakdown. Each week includes Scripture, teaching focus, and a clear step in the journey from knowing truth to living as a disciple who can disciple others.

Week 01
Why Foundations Matter
Hebrews 5:11–6:3
Spiritual maturity, growth, and why foundations must be built correctly before anything else is built on top of them.
Week 02
Repentance from Dead Works
Acts 26:20
Repentance as a change of mind that results in a changed life — not guilt, but a turning.
Week 03
Faith Toward God
Hebrews 11:1
Biblical faith as trust, assurance, conviction, and active dependence upon God — not mere belief about Him.
Week 04
Baptisms & Laying on of Hands
Matthew 3:11 · Acts 8:17
Water baptism, baptism by fire, baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the biblical meaning of laying on of hands.
Week 05
Resurrection & Eternal Judgment
John 5:28–29 · Hebrews 9:27
The resurrection of the dead, eternal judgment, and the eternal reality of every person who has ever lived.
Phase 1 Includes
Individual: Participant guide + facilitator guide · $39
Church License adds: social media graphics, parent emails, bumper video, PowerPoint, small group guide · $89
Week 06
Your Story Matters
Acts 26 · Revelation 12:11
Biblical testimony and witness — how God uses ordinary people with real stories to proclaim the gospel.
Week 07
Crafting Your Testimony
Mark 5 · John 9 · Acts 22
Building a clear, concise, gospel-centered testimony and learning to share it effectively with anyone, anywhere.
Week 08
Sharing Our Testimonies (Part 1)
Practical · Group Session
Participants share their testimonies with the group. Encouragement, vulnerability, and live witnessing practice.
Week 09
Sharing Our Testimonies (Part 2)
Practical · Great Commission
Continuing testimony sharing and exploring how personal testimony advances the Great Commission.
Phase 2 Includes
Individual: Participant guide + facilitator guide · $34
Church License adds: social media graphics, parent emails, bumper video, PowerPoint, small group guide · $79
Week 10
The Birth of the Church
Acts 1–2
The coming of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the church, and the mission that launched from the upper room.
Week 11
The Gospel Spreads
Acts 3–8
Boldness, persecution, evangelism, and how the gospel moved outward from Jerusalem despite opposition.
Week 12
Witnesses to the Nations
Acts 9–28
Paul's conversion, missionary journeys, and the expansion of the gospel to the ends of the known world.
Phase 3 Includes
Individual: Participant guide + facilitator guide · $29
Church License adds: social media graphics, parent emails, bumper video, PowerPoint, small group guide · $69
Week 13
The Problem: Sin
Romans 3:23
Understanding sin, rebellion, and humanity's separation from God — the honest starting point of the gospel.
Week 14
The Cost: Death
Romans 6:23
The consequence of sin and the reality of spiritual death — what it costs and what it costs to fix it.
Week 15
God's Love
Romans 5:8
The cross as the demonstration of God's love and grace — given while we were still enemies, not after we cleaned up.
Week 16
Salvation Through Faith
Romans 10:9–10
Believing, confessing, and receiving salvation through Christ — the gospel made plain and the response made clear.
Week 17
Calling on the Name of the Lord
Romans 10:13–15
The mission of the believer — how can they call if they haven't heard? How can they hear without someone being sent?
Phase 4 Includes
Individual: Participant guide + facilitator guide · $39
Church License adds: social media graphics, parent emails, bumper video, PowerPoint, small group guide · $89
Week 18
Making Disciples
Matthew 28:18–20
What it means to disciple others and live missionally — the Great Commission as a personal mandate, not an institutional one.
Week 19
Walking in Spiritual Maturity
Hebrews 5–6
Growing beyond spiritual infancy and remaining anchored in truth — coming full circle to the foundations we built in Week 1.
Week 20
Sent Into the World
Acts 1:8
Commissioning, evangelism, and living as witnesses. This is not the end of Anchored. It is the beginning of what comes next.
Phase 5 Includes
Individual: Participant guide + facilitator guide · $29
Church License adds: social media graphics, parent emails, bumper video, PowerPoint, small group guide · $69
Why Anchored

Built for transformation, not information.

There is no shortage of Bible content. Anchored is different because it gives leaders a complete formation pathway that helps believers move from knowing Christian truth to being shaped by it.

Head to Heart

Anchored does not assume that knowing the right answer means a person has been formed by the truth. It slows believers down until doctrine becomes surrender, identity, obedience, and worship.

A True Discipleship Arc

Not a topic-by-topic series. A start-to-finish journey from first principles through testimony, mission, gospel clarity, and commissioning.

Leader Friendly

Written so a faithful leader can guide the room without needing seminary training. The Church License adds tools for teams, students, parents, and ministry environments.

Useful Across Real Rooms

Built for church discipleship, student ministry, small groups, foster and recovery settings, and leaders walking with people who need more than shallow inspiration.

Theologically Substantive

Built on real Scripture — Hebrews, Acts, Romans, Matthew — with enough depth to challenge mature believers and enough clarity to guide newer believers.

Ends in Multiplication

The final goal is not completion. It is reproduction — disciples who know how to walk with others and carry the mission beyond the room.

Coming Soon — Series 2

The Cure for the Walking Dead Curriculum.

Ezekiel 37 — "Can these bones live?"

Built from the theological framework of the forthcoming book — the form-versus-breath distinction from Genesis 2:7 through Ezekiel 37 through John 20 through Pentecost. Where Anchored builds foundations, TCFTWD confronts the specific conditions of spiritual death and walks each one toward resurrection life.

Built on Ezekiel 37 — the dry bones theology that is the ministry's defining framework
Designed for the five conditions — each walks toward the same destination: resurrection life
Companion to the book — designed to run alongside The Cure for the Walking Dead at launch
Same facilitator-friendly format as Anchored — church license includes full media package
Common Questions

Before you lead Anchored.

Everything you need to know before using Anchored in your group, ministry, or discipleship setting.

No. The facilitator guide was intentionally written for faithful leaders who may not have formal training. Youth leaders, small group leaders, foster parents, mentors, and first-time facilitators can run any phase confidently from week one. You need to be willing to lead people through Scripture with humility and care.

Yes. Each phase is a complete standalone unit — you can purchase any single phase and run it independently. Individual phase prices range from $29 (3-week phases) to $39 (5-week phases) for the individual PDF, or $69–$89 for the church license. The complete bundle is $119 (individual) or $199 (church license) and saves $51 or $196 versus buying all five separately.

The Church License adds: unlimited print copies for your entire group, small group discussion guides, PowerPoint presentation slides, social media graphics for each session, parent email templates for each week, a bumper video for the phase, and multi-leader use rights for your entire ministry team. Everything your ministry needs to run Anchored at scale — not just read it yourself.

Anchored is designed for believers from motivated middle school students through adults. It has been especially strong with high school, young adult, and adult discipleship groups because it is serious without being academic and accessible without being shallow.

Each session is designed for 45–75 minutes. The facilitator guide includes both a lean version (45 min) and full version (75 min) for each week so you can adapt to your group's schedule. Material can also be split across two shorter sessions for groups with limited meeting time.

Yes, with the right leader. Anchored was originally built for believers moving from head knowledge into heart transformation, but it can also serve faith-curious or early-faith participants when a facilitator is ready to define terms, move patiently, and pastor the room. If your organization has budget constraints that make purchase difficult, reach out directly at info@gearupministry.com — we have a reduced-rate program for under-resourced organizations.

Ready to Lead the Arc?

Move believers from knowing truth to living as disciples.

Start with one phase. Run the whole arc. Either way, Anchored gives you a guided path for helping people move from head knowledge to heart transformation and from personal discipleship to disciple-making.