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The Saul Project · Formation

You see your people.
Know the season their hearts are in.

Three quiet days by text, each one opening with a devotional. Your people name where their heart is with God. You see the season your church is in, never a grade on anyone.

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3
Days by text
25
Honest questions
1
Formation Scorecard
90
Day Mirror
"Showing up isn't the same as forming faith."

Barna's finding: attendance is rising, but daily reliance on faith and long-term discipleship have not moved with it.

Source: RELEVANT, citing Barna · See all the research

The Season Your Church Is In

Close to church is not the same as close to God.

Church will always be busy. Underneath the busy, many of your people are carrying something nobody has asked about.

The Pastoral Burden section of a sample Formation Scorecard: 100 of 168 people signaled something they have been carrying that they have not told their pastor about, grouped as close to burning out, feels far from God, struggling more than they show, actually in a good place, and nothing specific to share. The scorecard never shows names.
What your people are carrying alone, from the scorecard. The scorecard shows counts, never names. Shown with sample data.
How It Works

Three quiet days.
All by text.

No app. No login. They text to join, and the link comes right back.

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They Text to Join

One QR code on the screen and in the lobby. Their link comes back right away.

Text-to-join
The welcome screen on a phone: A Journey of Formation, a note from Cedar Ridge Church inviting people to take it slowly and answer honestly, and the three days: Reflect, Return and Renew
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A Note From You

Your words open the journey. Then three days: Reflect, Return, Renew.

From your church
Day 1 on a phone: What God Sees, an audio devotional of about four minutes called What He's Actually Looking At, and today's anchor verse from 1 Samuel 15:22
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A Devotional First

Each day opens with about four minutes of audio and an anchor verse.

English or Español

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Who runs this

One message from you. Two short notes between days. A list of who to walk with.

You

Send the launch message, then a short note between each day.

Your point person

Keeps the list of who is being walked with. It does not have to be you.

Your pastors

Follow up with the people who asked. The conversation is yours.

Activation Support

More hands when you need them. Your team still does the walking with.

The Participant Experience

Honest questions, asked gently.

25 questions over three days, eight or nine a day. One tap each.

Day 1

Reflect

1 Samuel 15:22 · What God sees

Day 2

Return

Psalm 51:10 · Create in me a pure heart

Day 3

Renew

Matthew 7:24 · Built on the rock

Day 1, Question 1 on a participant's phone: When you are honest with yourself, would you say your relationship with God right now feels close and alive, or more like something you maintain? Somewhere in between is selected.
Day 1 on a participant's phone. Shown with sample data.
What They Receive

A thank-you.
Never a verdict.

No posture, score or label is shown to the person. At the end, they choose whether a pastor follows up.

The close of the journey. Shown with sample data.

A sample Saul Formation Scorecard, part 1 of 3: a 74 percent response rate, with 37 of 50 completing all three days, what people are carrying alone shown as counts, and the five postures of the congregation Part 2 of 3: the five postures as a chart, led by Returning, the heart-word arc from where hearts are now to where they want to be in six months, and the Activation Funnel Part 3 of 3: the renewal prescription, twelve formation health signals, and Drift and Renewal: what pulls people away, the rhythms that would help most, and the obstacles they expect
The Formation Scorecard headline: a 74 percent response rate, with 50 enrolled and 37 who completed all three days
Response
What your people are carrying alone: 6 close to burning out, 12 struggling more than they show and 4 who feel far from God, shown as counts, never names
Carrying alone
The five postures of the congregation as aggregate shares, with Returning the dominant posture at 56.8 percent
Five postures
The heart-word arc: one word for the heart right now, such as Surrendered, Returning and Drifting, and the most common arcs toward where they want to be
Heart words
The full scorecard, start to finish.Four moments from the scorecard. Shown with sample data.
What You See

Your church's season, read gently.

A Formation Scorecard for the whole room: what people carry, the five postures, and where hearts want to be in six months. The scorecard shows counts, never names. Names stay with you and your point person, on the list of who you walk with.

Inside Your Season

Then walk with them, one name at a time.

The scorecard reads the room. Your list is where names live: you and your point person see who is ready to be walked with, and keep track of each one. Look again at 90 days.

See it. Your church's own spread of postures, as counts. Postures, not labels.

Plan your season, See it: the church's own numbers across five postures, Rooted 38, Returning 46, Drifting 40, Performing 25 and Numb 19, with the note that these are postures, not labels, and that this is the church's data, not an alert or a watch list

See it. Your church's own spread of postures, as counts. Postures, not labels.

The shepherding list header: The people ready to be walked with. 29 being walked with, and climbing, with 168 on the list and 46 Returning, most ready. Start with one name.

Who to walk with. One number to watch: people being walked with. It only goes up.

The 90-Day Mirror, The Foundation, 90 Days On: 29 people walked with toward God again, 46 ready to take a real step, 84 returning or rooted, and where people are this season

The 90-Day Mirror. The same questions again at 90 days, and what moved toward solid ground.

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Pricing

Priced by the size
of your church.

One fee. Priced by your typical Sunday attendance: everyone you invite, not only those who respond. The same tiers as The Andrew Project and the Martha read.

How many people are in the room on a typical Sunday?
The Saul Project
$1,300
One-time fee. Everything included.
Included
  • The 3-day journey, for your whole church
  • Your Formation Scorecard
  • A Pastoral Clarity Session with your leadership team
  • The 90-day re-ask and Mirror

Often comes after The Andrew Project or The Martha Project. Saul tends to land best once trust is built. Churches already in the Activation Portal open Saul right there, and Activation Support can walk it with you. Starting with Saul? That works too. Book a call and we'll talk it through.

All four projects in one year: the Annual Plan, 20% off · 2,500+, multi-campus, or a network: let's talk

Launch timing. About a month from booking to Launch Sunday: two weeks to set up, two weeks to promote. We take a limited number of church-wide launches each month, so earlier dates fill first. Reserve your launch window.

Ready, but can't carry the cost this season? The Church Activation Fund may be able to help, based on your application and available funds. Apply to the Fund.

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Before You Start

The questions pastors ask us.

How much time does it take?

For your people: three short days on their phone, eight or nine questions a day, each day opening with an audio devotional of about four minutes. They answer whenever they have a moment. For you: one message to launch, and a short note between each day. There is no new program to staff.

How do people join?

By text. One QR code goes on the screen and in the lobby. A person texts JOIN SAUL with your church's code, and their link comes straight back, with a reminder set for 8am the next morning. No app, no login, no web form. Anyone can reply STOP.

Do people see a score or a label?

No. When someone finishes, they receive a thank-you and a word of hope from Scripture. No posture, score or label is shown to them. The five postures appear only as counts on your scorecard: where hearts are right now, never a verdict on anyone.

Who sees the answers?

This is your congregation's data. You, as the pastor, and the point person you designate have access to the responses and the reports. It isn't anonymized away from you. The scorecard itself shows counts, never names. Names appear only on your list of who you walk with. What your people share is held by your church, the way it always has been, by leaders who care for their souls. It is never ours to read for our own purposes, resell, or keep beyond your engagement.

What happens when someone asks for a pastor?

They choose that at the end, yes or no. If they say yes, they are on your list, and a pastor from your church can follow up. Any follow-up comes from a person at your church, never from us.

Is this counseling, or a crisis service?

No. Saul is a formation journey for your church. It is not counseling, and it does not watch for or respond to emergencies. Pastoral care stays with your church, the way it always has.

What are the three days?

Day 1, Reflect, opens with 1 Samuel 15:22: to obey is better than sacrifice. Saul kept the religious language while his heart drifted. Day 2, Return, draws on Psalm 51, David's prayer for a pure heart, where honesty becomes the way home. Day 3, Renew, draws on Matthew 7:24-27, the builders on rock and sand, toward one small, real next step.

What happens at 90 days?

Your people are asked again, so you can see how their own answers have moved. The 90-Day Mirror shows how many have been walked with and how the room has moved toward solid ground. It is a snapshot of the season, never a verdict on anyone's soul.

Can our people take it in Spanish?

Yes. The whole journey runs in English or Spanish, switched with one tap.

Does it work with the other projects?

Saul runs on its own, or as the formation layer beneath Martha, Andrew and Solomon. Running more than one this year? The Annual Plan brings all four together.

Still have questions? That is what the call below is for. You can also read the full FAQ or send a note.

Your Next Step

You've seen how it works.
Now let's make it about your church.

The call is about your church: how Saul fits the season you're in, your questions, and whether now is the time to begin.

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