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Work through these steps to get oriented with SteppingStone.
Welcome to SteppingStone
Vision
In a Jesus-centred church, everyone is welcome. SteppingStone is designed to help you draw closer to Jesus and keep His example as a key direction in our lives— not as a one-off course, but as a rhythm of growth you can return to again and again.
SteppingStone is an online discipleship program consisting of Paths (Questions & journeys to explore) made up of Steps (Individual learning opportunities). In a time of unparalled access to information we need a safe space to ask questions, learn and dialogue about what it means to be a inclusive follower of Jesus. SteppingStone is that safe place for you to grow.
We will not try to tell you what to think but help you learn how to think around the many questions that arise along the way of Jesus. Packed with content and alive with forums fdor discussion and support mechanisms we really hope SteppingStone serves you well.
How SteppingStone works
SteppingStone is built around paths—themes or questions you can travel along—and steps within each path. Each step is a learning opportunity: you move at your own pace, revisit what helps you, and build understanding stone by stone.
Think of a path as the direction of travel (a big question, topic, or area of discipleship). Each step along that path is a place to pause, engage, and respond before you continue.
What Paths are there?
Ther are a number of paths designed to answer basic questions like:
- Who is God?
- What does it mean to be a Christian?
- What does it mean to have God in our lives?
- What does it mean to be part of a Church family?
- How do we understand the Bible?
- How does being a Christian chnage us?
- What different views do Christians have?
Three levels of experience
Each of the paths is focused on one of three levels of experience:
- Encountering ( for beginners)
- Experiencing ( for intermediete)
- Exploring (advanced)
Every step: Look, Listen, Learn, Lab
Each step invites you to engage in four complementary ways—the same sections you will see when you open a step in the app:
Look
Watch the step on video—see the story, teaching, or demonstration unfold visually.
Listen
Hear the step as a podcast—ideal for commuting, walking, or quiet reflection.
Learn
Read and study with the ebook content—go deeper at your own speed.
Lab
Use the Lab for help, resources, practice questions, and next steps as you apply what you have learned.
Your journey starts here
Browse Paths to choose a journey, and then click Start to commence your learning experience. This will take you to the learn section of the system.
Enrollment
Complete the form below to set up your account and continue with the induction.
Preferences
Log in to set your content preferences.
Tick to suppress content you don't want to see in the app, then click Save.
Step levels to show in paths
Choose which of encountering (beginner), experiencing (intermediate), and exploring (advanced) you want included when browsing paths. At least one must stay selected.
Learning Centre
Learning Centre
Go to the top Nav Bar and click on the learn section. If you haven't selected a path then go to Paths and click on a start button this will then take you to the Learn centre where you will see a set of steps that you can take. Click on View in the first active step that has not been completed.
This will take you to the step and the learning experience that you have chosen in your preferences. If you wnt to watch the Video for instance clikc on the Look section the header is a clickable button that will open up the Video section.
Look
You can view a video, record a reflection or answer some multi-choice questions or if you don't want to do this you can press the next button just to view the videos. The system will remember where you are in the sequence so you can exit at any time.
Listen
Click on the Listen header and then play the discussional podcast looking at the learning objectives of the step.
Learn
If you want you can click on the learn section and then read all of the information about this step.
Lab
Open the Lab to explore any resources, next steps and advice.
Close the step when you are finished and click the complete button in the learning centre for that step.
Got questions?
If you have some question you want more information on then use the contact form to send a question or ask for a response from the step creator, your life-group mentor or your support contact for SteppingStone.
Community Dialogue
Start a conversation or join one. All posts are automatically moderated for respectful, Christ-honouring discussion.
You can read all dialogues here. Sign in to start a thread, comment, or vote.