Mind Renewal Mastery
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2
A gentle, biblically grounded path out of counterfeit comforts, the endless scrolling, the overspending, the worry, the short fuse, and into peace, freedom, and a renewed mind.
Our next class begins Thursday, August 27, 2026. Doors open twice a year.
The quiet battle nobody sees
“I know what to do. I just can’t make myself do it.”
“I’ve studied the Bible for years. Why am I not changed?”
“I’ve been fighting this my whole life.”
“I feel like I keep letting God down.”
Friend, if you found yourself nodding along, I want you to hear something before anything else: nothing is wrong with you, and there is no condemnation here.
You have studied the Bible, perhaps for years. You have memorized Scripture and prayed sincere prayers. And still you find yourself reaching for the same counterfeit comforts, scrolling long past bedtime, overspending, snapping at the people you love, perhaps overeating, and wondering why nothing seems to change.
Here is what I have learned in more than thirty years of walking with women, and more than a few men, through these struggles: the trying harder never failed because of you. It failed because behavior change alone cannot reach the beliefs underneath the behavior. What we think about becomes what we believe, and what we believe drives what we do. That is why transformation begins in the mind.
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Romans 12 : 2What if the struggle you keep returning to is not a failure of willpower, but an invitation? Scripture does not tell us to try harder. It tells us to be transformed, and it tells us exactly where that transformation begins: in the mind.
The Revelation Within Mind Renewal Method
This is the heart of the course. Not a set of rules to follow, but a way of walking with God that you will practice until it becomes as natural as breathing. Five movements, learned gently, one step at a time.
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Awareness
We begin by simply noticing our thoughts and patterns, without judgment and without fixing. Curiosity replaces condemnation, and that alone changes the atmosphere of your inner life.
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Reveal the Lie
Beneath our struggles, whatever form they take, are quieter beliefs about worth, identity, acceptance, control, and safety. Together we bring them into the light, gently, where they lose their power.
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Replace with Truth
We learn to take thoughts captive and align them with God’s Word. Not as a slogan, but as a practice. You will build your own Truth List and learn to tell yourself the truth in the moments that matter.
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Respond with Grace
Spirit-led choices take the place of striving. We are practicing here, not performing, so progress replaces perfection and every stumble becomes a place where God meets us.
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Rest in Shalom
This is where the butterfly lands. Living from your identity in Christ rather than your performance, you discover shalom, God’s deep and settled peace. Shame gives way to settledness. Striving gives way to rest.
Seven modules, walked gently
Seven full weeks together. Eight live Zoom gatherings. We move through seven modules of video teaching, and along the way we gather on Zoom, including a mini coaching session focused on you. There is no rushing here. We move at the pace of real change.
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Foundations of Mind Renewal
Consider with us why years of Bible study may not have resulted in transformation, and discover the key that unlocks the change Romans 12:2 promises.
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The Bible and Renewing Your Mind
Move beyond head knowledge into true heart transformation, letting God’s Word become a living encounter rather than an intellectual exercise.
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The Holy Spirit is in You
Understand the role and presence of the Holy Spirit within you as you renew your mind. “Call to Me and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3
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You are Who God Says
Expose the lies of negative self-talk and replace them with God’s affirming words. Discover the freeing truth of your identity in Christ.
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Hindrances to Mind Renewal
Name the obstacles that stand in your way and take up the spiritual tools God provides for freedom and breakthrough.
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Pressing Past the Past
So many of our beliefs come from a past that has no right to define our future. Learn practical ways to break free from old patterns and step into freedom.
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Staying on the Path of Praise
Bring everything together and discover the transformative power of praise for reframing life’s challenges, so that what you have learned becomes a way of life.
What is included
Over 10 hours of video teaching
The full seven module online curriculum, rich and unhurried, yours to watch and rewatch whenever you need it.
Eight live Zoom gatherings
Eight live sessions across our seven full weeks, led by both coaches, including a mini coaching session focused on you. Every call is recorded in case you cannot attend live.
A 100+ page workbook
A comprehensive PDF edition, printable or fillable right on your device, with guides and homework that walk beside the video teaching, included at no additional charge. If you love holding a real book, a printed copy is available on Amazon for $15.
Two coaches beside you
Personal guidance from Heidi Bylsma-Epperson and Christina Motley throughout the whole course. Two coaches, one tuition.
A safe place to be honest
Private class discussions in our gentle corner of Mighty Networks. No judgment, no comparison. Many say it is the first place that has ever felt truly safe.
Tools you keep for life
You leave equipped to renew your mind on your own, so the transformation Romans 12:2 promises continues long after our weeks together end.
Meet Heidi and Christina
I am Heidi Bylsma-Epperson, and I have spent more than thirty years in ministry, coaching, and teaching, walking alongside women in the very struggle this course addresses. I know the shame-striving-discouragement cycle from the inside, not from a textbook.
Revelation Within grew from a simple conviction: the struggle with our counterfeit comforts is rarely about the comfort itself. Beneath the cycles of striving are deeper beliefs about worth, identity, and acceptance, and no amount of trying harder can touch those. Only the renewing of the mind can, which is exactly what God invites us into in Romans 12:2.
I teach Mind Renewal Mastery together with my dear friend and co-coach, Christina Motley. We are not polished authorities standing above you. We are two women who have walked this road, sitting down beside you with a cup of tea. Women in our community have described the space we hold as a reflection of God’s deep tenderness and love, and that is the honor of our lives.
The goal here has never been perfect behavior. The goal is peace. Shalom.
“I learned to focus on who Christ is and who I am in Him. I’m learning to speak God’s truths after Him, and to run to Christ with my mistakes and failures instead of running away.”
“It gave me a better understanding of mind renewal and how to do it so that God can be my main focus. The examples of how to use the tools were excellent. I wouldn’t change a thing.”
“The multitude and variety of mind renewal tools is so wonderful, especially because many can be done anytime, anywhere… on the fly!”
“The lesson on the Holy Spirit changed my life. I’ve repeated Truths five times for five days, three times now, and the reality of the Holy Spirit and what He does for me… I just need to say thanks.”
Is this course for you?
This is for you if…
- You love Jesus and long for your faith to reach the everyday patterns you have prayed about for years
- You are weary of the pull of counterfeit comforts, whether scrolling, spending, food, worry, or something only you and God know about
- You have tried plan after plan and suspect the real issue runs deeper
- You want peace and freedom more than you want another set of rules
It may not be, if…
- You are looking for a quick fix or a new set of rules to follow. We honor you, and this simply is not that. This is about the renewing of your mind
- You want quick results more than lasting transformation
- You are not open to Scripture being at the center of the work
Come walk with us
Mind Renewal Mastery is offered twice a year, and each session is a small, unhurried company of fellow travelers walking the same road. Most are women, and men are warmly welcome too. We would be honored to have you with us.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
First live Zoom at 3:30 pm Pacific · 4:30 Mountain · 5:30 Central · 6:30 Eastern
Tuition
$147
paid in full, or two payments of $87
No pressure here, only welcome. Doors open twice a year.
Gentle answers to honest questions
I have tried so many programs. What makes this different?
That weariness is so understandable, and you are in good company here. Most programs work on your behavior. This course addresses what you believe. Behavior follows belief, which is why the change that begins with mind renewal lasts when the plans and programs have not. We do not hand you rules. We walk you through a process rooted in Romans 12:2 that you will carry for the rest of your life.
Is this practical, or only spiritual?
Both, warmly intertwined. Every week pairs biblical teaching with concrete practice for real moments: the hard conversation, the late-night scroll, the anxious hour, the reach for an old comfort. Along the way we introduce a whole collection of what we call mind renewal tools: the God List, Praisefest, using Scripture to pray and meditate, Lord I Love, and dozens of others, so you can discover the ones that fit the way God made you. The spiritual work is what makes the practical work finally hold.
How much time does it take each week?
We gather for eight live Zoom sessions across our seven weeks, and between gatherings you will spend a little unhurried time with the video teaching and your workbook. This is designed for people with full lives. If you miss a live session, the recording will be waiting for you.
I found Revelation Within through your food and eating ministry. Is this a food class?
No, and that surprises some of our longtime friends. Mind Renewal Mastery is our flagship course, about the renewing of your mind in every area of life. Everything we practice can certainly be applied to food and eating, and many participants do exactly that, but the same tools reach the scrolling, the spending, the worry, the temper, and whatever else has kept you feeling stuck. This is not a diet or a weight loss program. It is Romans 12:2, lived.
I noticed Tim in the testimonials. Are men welcome?
Warmly, yes. Most of our participants are women, and men have taken this class and flourished in it, as Tim would happily tell you. The renewing of the mind is an invitation God extends to all of His children.
I need to pray about it and talk with my spouse first.
Please do. We mean that sincerely. This should be a decision made in peace, not pressure. Doors open twice a year, so if this session is not your season, we will welcome you warmly when the time is right.
I have struggled so long. Can anything really change for me?
Friend, we have watched women and men in their fifties, sixties, and beyond experience real peace, in areas where they had struggled since childhood. It is never too late for the renewing of the mind, because it is God who does the transforming, and He is not discouraged by the length of your struggle. Mind renewal changes everything.
What if this is your invitation?
You have spent years trying to fix yourself. What if the next seven weeks were different? Not another attempt to try harder, but a season of letting God renew your mind, in the company of women who understand, at a pace that feels like grace.
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Romans 12 : 2
Yes, I would love to join