The Lamplit Path
Psalm 119 · 105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
A twelve type framework for the local church

A lamp for the way you were made, and a vocabulary your church can share.

Twelve biblical types, each anchored to a man and a woman of Scripture. Take the reading on your own, then bring it to your small group.

Take the readingFor churches
Two ways in
The person and the church, held together.
For the person

Take the reading

Fifty questions, about fifteen minutes. You receive your type, the two figures who anchor it, and a written reading you can return to.

Begin the assessment
For the church

Run it as a cohort

A twelve week small group programme with a Leader's Guide, a workbook, and a group composition view. Licensed per church.

See how it works
A glimpse of the twelve
Three orientations, four expressions, no gaps and no overlaps.

Not nine arrows or sixteen letters. Twelve cells, modest and not predictive.

Each type sits where one orientation meets one expression, and is anchored by a man and a woman of Scripture who have moved that way before you.

01Devoted
An anchor for Artisan

Artisan

The Builder
Builds with patient hands. Finishes what others abandon.
02Devoted
An anchor for Sage

Sage

The Wise One
Listens to Scripture as a friend. Holds questions long enough for an answer to come.
03Devoted
An anchor for Shepherd

Shepherd

The Shepherd King
Steady presence. Watches the field longer than anyone thinks necessary.
04Devoted
An anchor for Prophet

Prophet

The Firebrand
Speaks the hard word. Stands when others sit down.
05Connected
An anchor for Server

Server

The Tender Hand
Sees a need and meets it before being asked. Quiet hands, full table.
06Connected
An anchor for Teacher

Teacher

The Illuminator
Makes hard truths land softly. Studies so others can rest.
07Connected
An anchor for Companion

Companion

The Faithful Friend
Loyal beyond reasonable expectation. Builds covenant in everyday acts.
08Connected
An anchor for Guardian

Guardian

The Watchkeeper
Stands at the edge of the camp. Sees what is coming and does not flinch.
09Becoming
An anchor for Pioneer

Pioneer

The Trailblazer
First through every door. Carries the message into rooms no one else has entered.
10Becoming
An anchor for Seeker

Seeker

The Nighttime Inquirer
Asks the question others avoid. Comes by night, goes home changed.
11Becoming
An anchor for Disciple

Disciple

The Rock
Sits at the feet of the teacher. Risks the wrong step to learn the right one.
12Becoming
An anchor for Wrestler

Wrestler

The One Who Struggles
Holds on through the night. Walks limping into the next dawn.
The shape
Orientation down the side, expression across the top.

A three by four matrix.

Moss marks the structure wherever it appears, so the grid is legible at a glance.

ActiveContemplativeRelationalProtective
DevotedArtisanNoah · RahabSageDaniel · AbigailShepherdDavid · HannahProphetElijah · Deborah
ConnectedServerStephen · MarthaTeacherLuke · PriscillaCompanionJonathan · RuthGuardianJoseph · Esther
BecomingPioneerPaul · Mary MagdaleneSeekerThomas · PhotineDisciplePeter · Mary of BethanyWrestlerJacob · Naomi
A type is a lens, not a label. It names how you are presently moving, so the movement can be offered as worship.From the theological foundation
For churches
Licensed from AUD $299 to $9,999.

A shared vocabulary your whole congregation can carry into a small group.

Not a personality test bolted onto a church night. A twelve week formation programme with the figures, the readings, and a leader's view of how the group is composed.

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