“We Christians begin…by committing our lives to Jesus Christ and becoming a new creation. Then we make the kinds of commitments to growth embodied in the seven promises…we make them to other men who will hold us accountable and give us the benefit of their experience and wisdom. As we do this, our thoughts, words, decisions, and actions will change over time. And our families, friends, coworkers, churches, and communities will receive the blessing of God’s work in us.”