“Instead of giving people a Christian a to-do list, we are connecting them with God Himself (Father, Son and Spirit) and all the love, power and gifts His Gospel has made available to us, enabling us to live in joy and freedom instead of in bondage to rules and appearances. Lives are being transformed. I see people living out this Gospel at every turn, in how they love one another, serve one another and reach out to their neighbors with grace and acceptance.”

“I would encourage pastors to consider the Take Heart YZ training. It was very eye opening as far as understanding the way Millennials (like the rest of us) are held captive by the idols of today’s culture. Through this training, I have a better understanding of how brain chemistry is affected by idolatry that can send us spiraling into dangerous and dark places. [The Gospel App shape] is a remarkably simple tool that shows how the Gospel is the antidote to idols at every place along this dark spiral.”

Carter S. Pastor

Take Heart YZ urges us to take seriously Paul’s assertion that the gospel is divinely empowered for transformation (Romans 1:16-17). A few weeks in, I began being deliberate in my preaching about emphasizing the relational implications of the gospel–that God looks on us now with delight, not disappointment. This simple point made a profound impression. One seasoned church member thanked me after the service and said he had never heard that good news in all his years of attending church! Thank you!

Isaac G.- Pastor

“At Take Heart YZ, God took me far out of my comfort zone and understanding of the way the timeless gospel needs to be communicated in a timely manner. God opened my eyes to the mindset of the next generation of believers and how to make the gospel clear to them.  This material has specifically helped me develop an understanding of the shame many are experiencing today and to begin to address it in my preaching and counseling.  The emphasis on the gospel was not new, but spoken in a way that helps me contextualize it in a more understandable way.”

Ron H.– Pastor

“As a Ruling Elder I was invited to “sit in” on a video session. I did and I was hooked. Now the only concern I had was how do I get my Pastor on board with “Take Heart YZ” to get this into our church. To my great surprise and joy when I approached him I discovered he was signed up for the next training session! God is good and I believe He is about to do something new at our church through Engage Groups and Take Heart YZ.”

Tod P.– Elder

“Take Heart YZ is amazing because it is giving me the resources to reaching young adults, ages 20 to 40.  Research says that our congregations will diminish by 50% in less than ten years and the traditional ideas of young adults who have left the church will come back when they have children does not work anymore.   So I am grateful for Take Heart YZ and the Simple Uncluttered Gospel message. If you have heart to see the Simple Uncluttered Gospel free people and have people come to Christ, then I would strongly suggest that you give Take Heart YZ a serious look.”

George S. – Pastor

“I would strongly recommend every pastor & elder take advantage of the learning, fellowship, and challenges the Take Heart YZ materials provide.  For myself, I can honestly say that I was very often provoked to examine my own preaching & ministry during the course.  It’s the kind of class that makes you fall in love all over again with the Gospel.”

Chris P. – Pastor

“Struggling with anxiety? Depression? Shame? Guilt? Finally! You’ve clearly explained why I feel the way I do at times and do some of the things I’ve done! “Take Heart” is truly eye opening and life transforming – really, no hype. No hype is needed. You’re speaking the language of an entire culture and generation that has too often been written off by traditional church. Thank you Take Heart YZ!”

R. B.

“A Christian family member of mine has been struggling recently with contentment in his current job. Because God has been teaching me, once again, about the gospel of grace through the Gospel App class, I had the knowledge and confidence to preach the gospel, which is, that God not only loves him but also really likes him as much now as He ever has or ever will. That no matter how much money he makes or how good he feels about his significance in the job, God is dancing and singing over him:”Well done, good and faithful servant”. And, that’s all because of the finished work that Jesus has done on his behalf.”

“The Gospel App is developing a culture of authenticity and openness that is so refreshing. I had become very jaded, even cynical about what I came to refer to as “Church-Inc” ”an appearance of transformation without any substance.”

“[The Gospel App} was thought provoking and challenged us to certainly think outside the box with respect to our relationship to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We found ourselves talking about the approaches taken to the various Apps in the book, and personally, throughout the week, found myself thinking about topics we had discussed and how can I apply what I had learned to real life situation.”

“I knew the Gospel…but did I really know the Gospel?”

Roger K.

“We discipline ourselves to exercise, to get up for work, to brush our teeth and make our daily bread. The Gospel App is a very real strategy to discipline ourselves to run to God as habit, to lift up our eyes to Him and ask for His help daily, hourly, in that moment. To avoid being mastered by my emotional reactions where I, in my humanity, cause destruction around me. And when I do react badly, to run to Him still. If we are to love our neighbor as ourselves and we are to preach the Gospel to them, then it makes sense we need to preach the Gospel to ourselves first.”

Verity S. – Mom

“[Take Heart YZ] does a great job of distilling a lot of research on the brain to help us understand scripture in a really practical and useful way. I loved the discussions of “shame” in our culture as well as how this goes back to stories in the Old and New Testament. Most practically though I’d say was deepening my own understanding of myself and my conversations with God about myself and others. I’m likely to take it again just to dig deeper…I feel I’ve only scratched the surface of these powerful biblical themes.”

Randy H. (missionary)