Overview of Cross Training
Simple Routines
Daily Routines
15 minutes in the morning memorizing Scripture (every morning)
15 minutes in the evening reading (every evening)
Weekly Routines
Attend church Sunday mornings
Sunday ‘Meeting with God’ (see template here)
Bodily Discipline
Lights out 10:30pm (work nights)
Set wake-up time 5:45am (work days)
Physical exercise - at least 2 times a week
Practice digital minimalism (see link)
Set a personal threshold on TV and video games
Set a personal threshold on sugar, caffeine, and alcohol consumption
Spiritual Friendship
Meet weekly with a band of brothers for accountability and support
Share a rule of life with other guys who are discontent with the status quo
Scaled Levels of Spiritual Growth
CT 12: Stage 1
Memory Track: Colossians 3
Reading Track: The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
Friendship Track: basic accountability
Basic Training: Stage 2
Memory Track: Scripture passages focused on six core areas of spiritual fitness
Reading Track: The Way Forward: a Road Map of Spiritual Growth for Men in the 21st Century by Joe Barnard
Friendship Track: spiritual camaraderie
Additional Discipline: Friday Fast during hours of the cross
Cross Training: Stage 3
Memory Track: the Sermon on the Mount
Reading Track: books focused on learning how to pursue radical discipleship in the modern world
Friendship Track: spiritual friendship
Additional Discipline: Leading a Cross Training group