The Spiritual Road: Helping Others Grow Spiritually details a step by step approach gleaned by Dr. Haynes through thirty years of work in the field. It uses nearly sixty real-life vignettes, clarifying charts and over 250 documented scripture citations so that spiritual helpers will understand the process and be able to assist others in their spiritual journey. The book's overall purpose is to assist Christians to grow in their personal relationship with God in order to affect the Community of God in the world.