Steps — Video Curriculum

Steps Guide

AA got the Twelve Steps
from the church.
Now the church needs them back.

The Steps Workbook is your companion guide to John's newest book, Steps, walking you through practical application and diving deeper into the content. Watch the video for each step, and then open your workbook to go further.

Start with Step 1

How it works

1

Read the book

Work through each step in Steps by John Ortberg — a guide to the Twelve Steps as a framework for spiritual formation, not just recovery.

2

Watch John teach

Each step has a video teaching. Watch to go deeper into the ideas, then sit with what surfaces. You can use these on your own or with a group.

3

Keep coming back

The steps aren't a program you complete. They're a way of life. The goal isn't finishing — it's returning, honestly, one day at a time.

All steps

Each step builds on the one before. Start from the beginning or jump to wherever you are in the journey.

Step 1 The Problem I can't Step 2 The Solution He can Step 3 The Decision I think I'll let him Step 4 The Examination A fearless inventory Step 5 The Confession Into the light Step 6 The Preparation Became entirely ready Step 7 The Petition Humble asking Step 8 The Damage Named those we've harmed Step 9 The Reparation Made amends Step 10 The Repetition Continual inventory Step 11 The Connection The with-God life Step 12 The Vocation Helping others Step 13 The Unofficial Final Step The epilogue

The books

Book cover

By John Ortberg

Steps: A Guide to Transforming Your Life When Willpower Isn't Enough

The foundation. John walks through all Twelve Steps as a framework for spiritual formation — not just for people in recovery, but for anyone willing to be honest about what they can't control. Start here.

Get the book
Book cover

By John Ortberg & Alyssa Chandler

Steps Workbook: Beginning Your Journey Toward Lasting Change

The companion guide to Steps. Each section walks you through practical application of the step — reflection questions, key activities, Scripture, and space to go deeper. Releases October 2026.

Coming October 2026

About Become New

The steps don't end when the workbook does.

Become New is John Ortberg's spiritual formation community — a place for people who believe real change is possible and want to keep going. Through teaching, practice, and life with God, we're learning — slowly, imperfectly — to become who we were made to be. You're welcome here.

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