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<#include "/macros/common.ftl">
<#include "/macros/common-page.ftl">

<@commonpage>
    <@noticebox>
    </@noticebox>

    <@textcontent>
        <h1>About</h1>

        <p>
            GROW is a comprehensive spiritual formation tool that is
            specifically designed to help you engage in the discipleship
            process.
        </p>

        <p>
            Disciple means “learner” and our goal is to help you be an
            effective learner and grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the
            Word of God, the essentials of your faith that will cause the
            transformation God promises you will experience.  And that
            transformation will in turn change your life!
        </p>

        <p>
            Every individual is in one of four stages of spiritual formation:
            <ul>
                <li>Seeker</li>
                <li>Believer</li>
                <li>Disciple</li>
                <li>Teacher</li>
            </ul>
        </p>

        <p>
            Our goal is to help you identify where you are, and to help you get
            to the next stage of development and spiritual maturity.  Welcome
            to GROW.
        </p>

        <p>
            GROW is an innovative process that incorporates multiple media
            elements for learning; video, written material, interactive tools,
            community forums, etc.
        </p>

        <p>
            GROW is web-based process designed to be experienced in a variety
            of ways to meet all the possible scenarios for learning:
            <ul>
                <li>In a community group environment</li>
                <li>In a small discipleship group of a couple of people</li>
                <li>Direct one-on-one discipleship</li>
                <li>Friends with friends</li>
                <li>Husband and wife</li>
                <li>At the coffee shop</li>
                <li>In your kitchen or living room</li>
                <li>By the pool</li>
            </ul>
        </p>

        <p>
            Now it’s your turn to act!  Get started now in your journey by
            taking the GROW assessment. Identify your starting place as a
            Seeker, Believer, Disciple or Teacher and be a disciple.
        </p>
    </@textcontent>

    <#include "/templates/getstarted-button.ftl">
</@commonpage>