Journey 101, Knowing, Loving, Serving God, steps to the life God intends is a three-part basic faith course that helps to answer essential questions as it guides participants on the journey of growing as a Christian. The goal? Becoming a deeply committed follower of Jesus Christ. The three studies are grounded in 15 core traits of a deeply committed Christian--traits that paint a picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ with increasing passion and dedication ; each of the Journey 101 authors is on staff at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, where they deveoped, wrote and complemented Journey 101 as the basic discipleship course for their congregation of more than 15,000 members. The program has since spread to many churches beyond their home church and denomination. Carol Cartmill is Executive Director of Adult Discipleship; Jeff Kirby is Minister of Adult Discipleship and Men's Ministry; Michelle Kirby is Learning Events Program Director.