YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY STUCK!
Our one-on-one Discipleship Counseling is designed to help you understand what may be keeping you stuck, recognize healthier ways forward, and practice living differently. Through intentional conversation, biblical wisdom, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, your Discipleship Counselor will walk alongside you through a personalized process designed to cultivate lasting change in everyday life.
One-on-One • 50-Minute Sessions • 12-18 Weeks
There is no cost or commitment to request a discovery call.
WHEN CHANGE FEELS HARD
Sometimes we know something needs to change long before we know how to change it.
Maybe you keep reacting in ways you don’t like. Maybe the same fear, habit, frustration, or unhealthy pattern keeps showing up. You’ve prayed about it. You’ve tried harder. You may even know what you should do. But knowing what is healthy and actually living it are not always the same thing.
Sometimes we need help slowing down, understanding what is really happening, and recognizing a healthier way forward.
HOW WE GUIDE YOU
We don’t believe our job is to have all the answers or tell you exactly what to do. Our role is to help slow things down, ask meaningful questions, offer biblical wisdom and perspective, and create space for you to recognize what the Holy Spirit may be showing you.
In many ways, we simply serve as guides — helping facilitate an honest conversation between you and the Holy Spirit as you begin to understand what is happening and discover a healthier way forward.
WHAT DISCIPLESHIP COUNSELING LOOKS LIKE
Discipleship Counseling is intentional, structured, and designed to move toward a clear ending rather than continue indefinitely.
1. Start with a Discovery Call
We begin with a free Discovery Call to hear what is bringing you to us, answer your questions, and determine whether Discipleship Counseling is a good fit for what you are experiencing.
2. Meet One-on-One
Sessions are approximately 50 minutes and take place one-on-one with Nathan or Lacey. Each session gives space to slow things down, talk honestly about what is happening, ask questions, pray, and explore what the Holy Spirit may be revealing.
3. Intentional Participation
As themes and patterns begin to emerge, we may use Scripture, prayer, and practical exercises to help you better understand what is happening and begin practicing healthier responses. There may also be intentional “homework” between sessions.
4. Activation & Implementation
The goal is not simply to understand something new, but to begin living differently. Throughout this journey, we will help you identify practical next steps and encourage you to apply what you are learning in everyday situations.
5. Move Forward with the Holy Spirit
Most participants work with us for approximately 12–18 weeks, although every situation is different. Our goal is not long-term dependence on us. It is to equip you with greater awareness, healthier patterns, and practical tools, while helping you develop healthy dependence on the people around you. Ultimately, our goal is for you to better hear and respond to the voice of the Holy Spirit moment by moment.
ARE YOU READY?
Discipleship Counseling works best when you are ready to actively participate in your own growth. You do not need to have everything figured out. You do not need to know exactly why you are stuck or what needs to change. But you do need a willingness to be honest, consider new perspectives, receive input, and practice something different.
Use the short Readiness Assessment below to honestly consider where you are right now. Your score is not a pass or fail. It is simply a tool to help you recognize whether you are ready to engage in the process of change.
The Readiness Assessment
To discover if you are ready for discipleship with us, rate yourself on a scale of one to four on each of the statements below (1 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree). This score will help you decide if you are ready.
| I genuinely want something in my life to change. | |
| I am willing to be honest about unhealthy beliefs, behaviors, or patterns in my life. | |
| I am open to perspectives that may challenge the way I currently see things. | |
| I am willing to receive input, correction, and encouragement from someone else. | |
| I am willing to take responsibility for the choices I can make, even when I cannot control the outcomes or my circumstances. | |
| I am willing to try something different, even when it feels unfamiliar or uncomfortable. | |
| I understand that setbacks, mistakes, and failures can be part of the growth process. | |
| I am willing to invest intentional time and effort outside of our sessions to practice what I am learning. | |
| YOUR SCORE |
What does your score mean?
8–16 = You may recognize that something needs to change, but you’re not quite ready to actively engage in Discipleship Counseling — and that’s okay. Pay attention to the statements you scored lowest and consider what may be holding you back. Recommended Next Step: Start with The Freedom Process↗︎, a free self-guided resource designed to help you recognize unhealthy patterns, explore what may be beneath them, and begin considering healthier ways forward.
17–24 = You recognize that something needs to change and are open to growth, but there may still be areas where you feel hesitant, uncertain, or uncomfortable. Pay attention to the statements you scored lowest and consider what may be behind those responses. Recommended Next Step: Spend some time exploring The Freedom Process↗︎ on your own, or Schedule a Free Discovery Call if you would like to talk through your questions and determine whether Discipleship Counseling is the right next step for you.
25–32 = You recognize that growth will require your participation and are willing to be honest, receive input, consider new perspectives, and practice something different. You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning — discovering what needs to change is part of the process. Recommended Next Step: Schedule a Free Discovery Call. We’ll hear a little about what is bringing you to Discipleship Counseling, answer your questions, and determine together whether what we offer is a good fit.
There is no cost or commitment to request a discovery call.
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Our approach has been shaped by years of walking with people through difficult seasons, unhealthy patterns, broken relationships, painful addiction, spiritual struggles, and the everyday work of learning how to live healthy lives with Jesus.
We don’t approach these conversations as people who have everything figured out. Rather, we simply partner with you as guides who are willing to listen, ask meaningful questions, share what we’ve learned, offer perspective, and help create space for you to hear and respond to the Holy Spirit.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Have a few questions before getting started?
Here are answers to some of the most common questions about Freedom Groups and what you can expect along the way.
| Is this Therapy or Licensed Counseling? |
| Who is Discipleship Counseling for? |
| Do I have to be a Christian? |
| Is this for addiction or recovery? |
| How long does the process last? |
| Will I Have Homework |
| Are sessions online or in person? |
| How much does Discipleship Counseling cost? |
Your initial Discovery Call is always free.
| What is the cancellation, credit, or refund policy? |
| What if I need more help than what you can provide? |
| What happens after I request a "Discovery Call"? |
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Statement of Understanding
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
Cultivate Ministries, Inc. provides biblically based Christian ministry intended to encourage spiritual growth, discipleship, healing, wholeness, and healthy life change. Our Cultivate Ministers seek to minister according to Scripture and in dependence upon the Holy Spirit, helping participants grow as Spirit-filled disciples of Jesus through biblical guidance, prayer, encouragement, teaching, and practical support.
Nature and Scope of Ministry
Cultivate Ministers do not represent themselves as licensed professional counselors, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, medical providers, attorneys, or other licensed professionals and should not be understood as providing those professional services. Ministry provided through Cultivate Ministries is not a substitute for licensed professional counseling, clinical therapy, psychiatric or medical care, legal counsel, emergency services, or other professional services when those services are appropriate or necessary.
Although Cultivate Ministers may have significant ministry experience, training, and education, the services provided by Cultivate Ministries are religious and discipleship-based in nature. Participants remain responsible for their own decisions, actions, health, and well-being and are encouraged to seek appropriate licensed or professional assistance when needed.
Cultivate Ministries and its Ministers reserve the right to determine whether a particular need or circumstance falls outside the appropriate scope of our ministry and may recommend, require, or facilitate referral to an appropriate professional or emergency resource when reasonably necessary.
Biblical Foundation
Our ministry is explicitly Christian. Participants should understand that Scripture, prayer, the teachings of Jesus, dependence upon the Holy Spirit, personal responsibility, repentance, forgiveness, and other Christian beliefs and practices may be incorporated into ministry conversations and activities.
Our goal is not to produce change through human effort alone but to facilitate, teach, encourage, and walk alongside participants as they willingly engage with God and take responsibility for their own growth. We recognize that ultimately the Holy Spirit—not the Cultivate Minister—produces spiritual transformation.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Information shared with Cultivate Ministers will generally be treated as private and handled with reasonable care. However, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in all circumstances.
Cultivate Ministries may disclose information when required or permitted by applicable law; when there is reasonable concern regarding abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child, elderly person, or vulnerable person; when there is reasonable concern of serious or imminent harm to you or another person; when disclosure is required through valid legal process; or when disclosure is otherwise reasonably necessary to protect the safety of those involved.
For legitimate ministry, training, supervision, accountability, or assistance purposes, a Cultivate Minister may consult with another appropriate Cultivate Minister or, when reasonably necessary, an outside professional. When doing so, Cultivate Ministries will seek to limit disclosure to information reasonably necessary for that purpose.
Because Cultivate Ministries may provide ministry online to participants located in different jurisdictions, applicable confidentiality, reporting, and disclosure requirements may vary according to applicable law.
Online Ministry
When participating in ministry online, participants are responsible for choosing a reasonably private and appropriate environment from which to participate. Cultivate Ministries cannot guarantee the privacy or security of the participant's physical environment, personal devices, internet connection, or other technology outside of Cultivate Ministries' reasonable control.
Participants agree to provide their current physical location when reasonably requested for safety or emergency purposes. If a situation arises that appears to require emergency or professional intervention, Cultivate Ministries may contact emergency services, law enforcement, an appropriate professional, or another appropriate person when reasonably necessary and permitted by law.
Participant Responsibility
Participation in Cultivate Ministries is voluntary. Participants are responsible for determining whether the ministry offered is appropriate for them and for communicating concerns, limitations, or circumstances that may affect their participation.
Participation does not guarantee any particular spiritual, emotional, relational, behavioral, or other outcome. Cultivate Ministers facilitate and support the process, but participants remain responsible for their own choices, actions, and engagement.
By participating in ministry provided by Cultivate Ministries, Inc., you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Statement of Understanding and agree to participate within the scope and limitations described above.