"The weekly sermon is not the end of the worship experience, its a divine reignition of your discipleship process."
Learn to Confidently Utilize Each Sunday Sermon as the Primary Instrument to Guide and Direct Your Spiritual Growth.
And We Sincerely Believe That It Takes A Village
The Hearing & Becoming Village is an effective online community of believers helping believers study and master the "Hearing & Becoming Rhythm" for processing a sermon so that they each spend more quality time with what God intended for them to receive in the preached Word they receive at their own church each Sunday.
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Maturing In Christ Was Never Meant To Be a Solo Journey.
"Two are better than one... For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow... And a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
"Transformation thrives in community. In The Village believers encourage one another, celebrate every step forward, and lovingly help each other turn every Sunday sermon into a more Christ-like Monday."
Embrace the Strength Found In A Community of Believers Committed to Your Growth
God never intended for believers to pursue spiritual growth in isolation. He designed spiritual growth to happen through the ministry believers provide to one another. From the earliest days of the Church, followers of Christ encouraged one another, prayed for one another, bore one another's burdens, and stirred one another to love and good works. That's still His design today and that's why we created The Hearing & Becoming Village.
The Village is more than an online community. It's a family of believers who are committed to helping one another turn Sunday's sermon into Monday's obedience and every day's opportunity to become more like Jesus. Here, we celebrate spiritual victories together, encourage one another through setbacks, pray for one another, and lovingly challenge one another to keep taking the next faithful step.
Membership in The Village means more than receiving encouragement - it also means giving it. Every member accepts the privilege and responsibility of helping fellow believers grow in Christ, just as they are committed to helping you. No one is expected to walk this journey alone, and no one is content to let a brother or sister struggle alone.
Because hearing God's Word is important. But becoming doers of His Word is something we're called to pursue together.
It Turns Out the Problem Isn't the Message or the Messenger...
It's Something Else ...It's Always Been Something Else.
Church was designed to do something specific: plant the seed of God's Word in your heart. Your pastor has been faithful to that. The preaching has been real.
But a seed needs more than planting. It needs to be tended. And the tending, the step that takes what you heard on Sunday and turns it into who you are by Friday, that step is one most believers were never taught. It happens in the space between Sunday's last "Amen" and Monday morning.
Without a process for that space, even the best sermon fades. The conviction lifts. The insight disappears. And another week passes with good intentions but no lasting change. That's not a faith problem. That's a missing-process problem.
The problem isn't that you're not hearing God's Word. The problem is that no one ever showed you what to do with it after you hear it.
Your tour will include a free 25-minute workshop that explains the missing step between hearing sermons and experiencing real spiritual growth.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth…
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10
a word from the author
"I Noticed That Hearing the Preached Word Was Inspiring Them, But Not Motivating Them to Become More Like Christ"
Pastor John W. Woodall, Jr.
Founder, Author, Senior Pastor
Indianapolis, Indiana
About Pastor John W. Woodall, Jr.
✦ Senior Pastor in Indianapolis with pastoral experience since 2010 in helping believers move from hearing God’s Word to living it.
✦ Holds an MBA and Law Degree, combining spiritual insight with a practical, structured approach to growth.
✦ Built The Village as a place for sincere believers to finally be taught how to listen to a sermon with a plan to incorporate every message from God into their lives..
✦ Creator of the Hearing & Becoming Series of guided sermon workbooks - designed to help Christians apply what they hear and experience real transformation. The series includes:
- Hearing & Becoming Series: The First Step,
- Hearing & Becoming: The Next Step and
- Hearing & Becoming: The Deeper Step.
To You, my brother or sister in Jesus, the Christ,
I'd like to share a burden I’ve carried for a long time. I’ve had the honor of standing behind the pulpit at South Calvary Missionary Baptist Church since 2010 and I've watched something I couldn’t ignore. I saw faithful church attender sitting under sound, Bible-based preaching and teaching - week after week, year after year - and I've seen them when they quietly wondered why they were still struggling with their ability to carry out some of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. They still had some people who were hard for them to love and others who were hard to forgive. And they still didn't feel much closer to even being willing to "turn the other cheek".
These haven't been casual attendees. These have been committed believers - people who showed up early, brought their Bibles, stayed after to pray, and genuinely love God and His Word. And yet… many of them still felt stalled.
If I asked them privately, they would say something like, “Pastor, I feel like I should be further along by now. I just don’t know why I’m not. What am I doing wrong?”
And the truth is, I realized the problem wasn’t what THEY were doing wrong. The problem is that I hadn't properly instructed them on what to do with a sermon. What is supposed to happen when the sermon is over?
That’s why I built "The Village", a community populated with people helping people who recognize that although the preached Word is God's personalize training plan for their own spiritual growth and development no one has ever taught them what to do with a sermon.
If you’ve ever felt that tension… then The Hearing & Becoming Village was built for you.
Faithfully Submitted,
What's Going On In "The Village"?
You're Going to Learn What Was Supposed to Happen After the Preacher Said, "Amen"
What Happens When You Visit The Village
When you "step" into The Hearing & Becoming Village, you’re not stepping into another program - you’re stepping into an experience designed to help you finally understand what was supposed to happen after the preacher said, “Amen.” Most of us have been taught how to listen to a sermon, but not what to do with it afterward. This experience begins to close that gap in a way that feels simple, clear, and immediately practical.
A Simple Path Forward
As a visitor, you’ll be guided through a short, four-part video series that walks you through the “how” and the “why” behind the Hearing & Becoming Rhythm. Each part builds on the next, showing you how to prepare your heart, listen with intention, reflect on what God is saying to you personally, and take one clear step of action during the week. It’s not overwhelming, and it doesn’t require extra time you don’t have - it simply helps you make better use of what you’re already receiving.
More Than a Process - A Community
But The Village isn’t just about learning a process. It’s about experiencing it alongside others who are on the same journey. As you move through the experience, you’ll begin to see how others are applying what they’ve heard, and you’ll start to recognize that you’re not alone in your desire to grow. There’s a sense of encouragement here - not pressure - that helps you take your next step with confidence. Over time, what starts as a visit can become a rhythm that strengthens your walk with God, one sermon at a time.
Your tour will include a free 25-minute workshop that explains the missing step between hearing sermons and experiencing real spiritual growth.
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Introducing the Hearing & Becoming Rhythm
The 4-step weekly rhythm most churchgoing Christians were never shown is the focal point of The Village.
The Hearing & Becoming Workbook is built around a simple, 4-step weekly rhythm that changes everything about how a sermon shapes your life.
1
PREPARE
Arrive at Sunday service ready to receive. One short prompt in the workbook shifts you from passive attendee to active listener.
2
LISTEN
Hear what God is saying specifically to YOU in the sermon. Not to the congregation. ...To you. The workbook trains you to recognize the personal message inside the preached Word.
3
REFLECT
After the service, spend a few moments with the guided prompts. Process what you heard. Capture what struck you. Name the specific thing God said to you today.
4
ACT
Identify ONE clear action for the week ahead. Not a resolution. A specific, doable step. One thing. By Friday, you'll have lived it, not just heard it.
That's it. Four steps. One workbook. Every Sunday.
what people say
Hear It from People Who Were Sitting Right Where You Are
"I didn't know how much I was missing until I started using the Hearing & Becoming workbook. I've been attending church for over 20 years, and this is the first time I've had a real way to carry the sermon with me into the week. I love it."
THERESA G.
Youth Ministry Director
"Each week it prompts me to slow down and actually reflect on what God was saying to me, not just what the pastor said to everyone. That distinction changed everything for me."
PATRICIA V.
New Member Coordinator
"The Hearing & Becoming Workbook has taught me to listen with intention. I recognize now how God is speaking directly to me in the sermon, not just the general message. My growth in the last 3 months has been more real than in years."
OPHELIA B.
Pastoral Secretary
What Changes When You Finally Have the Missing Step
Tied to YOUR Sermon, Not a Separate Curriculum
Hearing & Becoming works with whatever your pastor is preaching because God speaks to you through the sermon. Nothing extra to study. Just your Sunday service, taken deeper.
Captures What GOD Said to You, Not Just the General Message
The sermon speaks to everyone in the sanctuary, but the Lord invited you for a particular reason. Your job is to listen carefully to discover what He is saying to you.
One Actionable Step, Not a Resolution That Fades
Every sermon study closes with a commitment to one specific, achievable next step. This is to live out the heart of James 1 where we are told to be doers of the Word and not hearers only,
Never Again Walk Away from Church Unchanged
That frustration, sitting in service, feeling stirred, and watching the feeling disappear by Monday, ends when you have a place to put what you heard.
Built for the Ordinary Believer, Not the Theology Student
No academic language. No complicated framework. Just clear prompts, guided space, and a rhythm that fits into your real Sunday.
Designed to Build Over Time
Each completed workbook page is a record of your spiritual journey. Week by week, you'll see your growth documented in your own handwriting, in a way that never happened before.
Just one more step
Simple Enough to Start This Sunday
SATURDAY NIGHT
Set Your Expectation
Before you ever step into the sanctuary, take a few quiet minutes to prepare your heart.
This simple prompt helps you shift from routine attendance to intentional expectation - so you’re not just going to church… you’re going to hear from God.
10 MINUTES
SUNDAY MORNING
Listen With Purpose
Walk into service ready - not distracted, not passive. With guided prompts, you’ll capture what matters most, stay engaged throughout the message, and recognize exactly what God is saying to you in real time.
20-30 MINUTES
MONDAY OR TUESDAY
Reflect Until It’s Clear
Most people forget the sermon by now - but not you. This step helps you slow down, revisit what you heard, and uncover the one truth God wants you to carry forward - before life crowds it out.
15 MINUTES
BY WEDNESDAY
Take One Real Step
This is where transformation actually happens. You’ll identify one clear, doable action - and follow through - so the sermon doesn’t just inspire you… it changes you.
15 MINUTES
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