Resources

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Disciplines of a Godly Man

Work up a "spiritual sweat" with this beloved bestseller and accept the challenges of godly living!

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The Jesus Storybook Bible

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The Telos Bible

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The Fire Bible

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RightNow Media

A streaming library of more than 20,000 Bible study videos for leaders to share with their people.

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Keep the Change

Keep the Change is more than a book, it's a whole plan to help you grow! Find resources for your Small Group or church here.

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Promise Principle

The Promise Principle is a powerful tool to teach people how to hear the voice of God through reading the Bible.

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Premarital Preparation

We recommend a premarital preparation class for every engaged couple at River Valley!

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Marriage Mentoring

We desire for your marriage to be all that God intended it to be!

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River Valley Counselor Referral List

The following list of recommended professional Christian counselors in our community who have been interviewed by the Care Pastors about the ways in which their Biblically-founded perspectives and growing personal relationships with the Lord interweave their professional expertise and therapeutic methods.

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Care Guide For Leaders

This care guide is here to help you as a leader respond to the needs of those in your Small Group or Serve Team, no matter what season of life they are in.

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Vision For Your Marriage Guide Booklet

Why does our marriage need a vision? How do we create a vision for our marriage?

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RAMSEY+

At River Valley Church, we want you to experience financial freedom by trusting God and honoring Him with your finances! We are providing Ramsey+ to you FREE OF CHARGE!

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Audacity

This four-session video study will teach you how to overcome your fear and share the gospel lovingly, yet without compromise, with those who practice homosexuality.

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A Mind Set Free

We live in a world filled with sexual imagery and seduction. These influences seek to assault us at every turn. The enemy has created this battlefield in order to corrupt our minds. But whether you're married or single, young or old, man or woman, this book will unlock the keys to how you can have "a mind set free" from the temptation that surrounds us every day.

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The Anger Trap: Free Yourself from the Frustrations that Sabotage Your Life

The Anger Trap is a landmark book that strips away the myths and misconceptions about anger and reveals how you can learn to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy anger so that you may choose—or help someone else to choose—a better, more spiritually enlightened path.

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When Life Hurts: Finding Hope and Healing from the Pain You Carry

We all experience emotional pain--and even devastation--in our lives, but few of us know how to deal with it properly. Our unresolved pain accumulates deep within the recesses of our hearts, in a place Jimmy Evans calls the "hurt pocket." The more pain we accumulate, the more we are mentally, emotionally, and relationally crippled.

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I Changed My Mind: Journey Toward Spiritual Maturity

You’re saved, but you aren’t free—yet. Your daily life is still plagued by the fear of failure and weighed down by worry. Bad attitudes keep you stuck. If you want to move forward, then you must be willing to change your mind.

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The Treasure Principle Workshop

The Treasure Principle Workshop, the first study in Crown's new “Workshop in a Box” series, teaches the joy of giving. Some Bible studies use guilt as a motivation for giving; this one doesn't. In a dramatic teaching style, this video workshop literally inspires those who watch to learn the principles of giving in a way that causes lasting change.

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Mere Christianity

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together.

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Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World

Evidence That Demands a Verdict provides an expansive defense of Christianity's core truths, rebuttals to some recent and popular forms of skepticism, and insightful responses to the Bible's most difficult and misused passages. It invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn't shy away from the tough questions.

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The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions--and building a captivating case for Christ's divinity.

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Grace for the Unexpected Journey

Whether that’s you or someone you know, the caregiver needs care, too. Grace for the Unexpected Journey: A 60-Day Devotional for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementia Caregivers provides that support.

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Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey

Coauthors Chapman, Shaw, and Barr give a resounding yes. Their innovative application of the five love languages creates an entirely new way to touch the lives of the five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, as well as their fifteen million caregivers.

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Grace Based Foster Parenting

This seminar is based on the best-selling book Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel and is tailored to the specific needs of foster and adoptive parents.

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Adoptive Parent Toolbox

The Adoptive Parent Toolbox is a resource for anyone who is considering adoption, going through the process again, or is curious about the ins and outs of the journey.