Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become Like Him. Do as He Did.

Practicing the Way presents discipleship as a lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus. John Mark Comer organises this vision around three movements: being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus and doing what Jesus did. He argues that spiritual formation is not accidental; our habits, relationships and environments are always shaping the people we become.

Drawing from Scripture, historic Christian practices and contemporary cultural reflection, Comer introduces readers to the idea of developing a rule of life—a deliberate pattern of habits designed to create space for prayer, Scripture, community, rest and faithful obedience.

The book’s strength lies in connecting spiritual formation with ordinary daily life. It encourages readers to move beyond admiring Jesus or agreeing with Christian beliefs towards arranging their lives around following Him. The practices discussed should not be treated as methods for earning God’s favour, but as responses to grace through which believers make themselves available to God’s transforming work.

Recommended for: new and established Christians seeking a practical framework for discipleship, spiritual formation and sustainable Christian habits.

Reading approach: work through the book gradually, choose practices thoughtfully rather than attempting everything at once and consider using it alongside the free Practicing the Way course within Christian community.