Led by executive director James Bryan Smith, the Apprentice Institute provides educational experiences in the area of Christian spirituality, develops resources for individual and church renewal, and engages in research to advance the field of Christian formation.

The books in the Apprentice Resources set advance the vision of the Apprentice Institute by equipping believers with transformative books for their spiritual formation journey. The vision of the Apprentice Institute is the renewal of the world and the church through the formation of new people and new communities who have begun living a radical Christian life in conformity to the teachings of Jesus, as his apprentices, in the midst of the world, whether in secular or ministry positions.