Partner resources
Free Resources from The Daniel Plan
The Daniel Plan, started at Saddleback Church with Pastor Rick Warren, helped show that churches can lead the way on health. Its website has dozens of free resources. We’ve gathered the ones that fit our approach here, organized by topic, so your church can use both.
The Daniel Plan is built on five essentials: Faith, Food, Fitness, Focus and Friends. Its plate guide matches ours: fill half the plate with non-starchy vegetables, a quarter with protein, and a quarter with a healthy starch or whole grain.
For church leaders
- Leaders Guide (PDF) · How to lead a Daniel Plan small group
- Church Campaign Success Guide (PDF) · Planning a church-wide health campaign, step by step
- Posters and Postcard Invitations (PDF) · Printable promotion for a Daniel Plan campaign
- Resources and Tools page · Logos kit, sermon PowerPoint screens and web banners (zip downloads) for churches running a Daniel Plan campaign
- Success stories · Stories from churches and individuals, including Grace Family Church
Food and recipes
- The Daniel Plan Café · Free recipes: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts and sides
- 3-Day Meal Plan (PDF) · Three days of meals and snacks with 13 recipes
- The Daniel Plan Plate · Half non-starchy vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter healthy starch or whole grain
- Good Foods List · A shopping list organized by the Daniel Plan Plate
- Cooking videos · Eight short videos: breakfast smoothie, taco bar, pasta, wraps, salads, chicken, and stocking your pantry and fridge
- 10 Ways to Conquer Your Cravings · Practical help with cravings
- Healthy Holiday Food Tips · Enjoying holidays without overdoing it
Fitness
- First Fitness Steps · Getting started, from fitness coach Sean Foy
- 10 Do’s and Don’ts for the Exercise Novice · For beginners
- Daniel Strong Total Body Workout · A full-body routine
- Workout Routine, Part 1 · Guided routine
- Workout Routine, Part 2 · Guided routine, continued
- 2-Minute Micro-Breaks (videos) · Six “Move of the Week” videos for moving throughout the day
- Pumping Iron to Stay Young · Strength training as we age
Faith devotions
- God’s Prescription for Good Health · Rick Warren
- You Need God’s Power to Change
- Trusting God Is Good for Your Health
- Put Down the Chocolate and Pick Up Your Bible
- Be Grateful, Not Regretful
- For Good Health, Confess Your Sin
- Eliminate Negative Self-Talk
- You Need a Battle Buddy
- God-Sized Goals
- God’s Word Will Transform Your Life
Sleep, focus and friends
- 19 Tips to Improve Sleep · Building a bedtime routine
- 15 Biggest Reasons for Sleep Deprivation
- 5 Tips to Sustain Lasting Change
- Stages of Change · Understanding where you are in the change process
- Journal Your Journey
- Authentic Relationships · Why we’re better together
- Celebrate Recovery · Saddleback’s Christ-centered recovery ministry
A note on what we didn’t include
We haven’t linked the Daniel Plan’s supplement page or its “brain booster” content. 1031 Ministries doesn’t give medical advice, so questions about supplements are best taken to your doctor or pharmacist. As with any outside resource, read with discernment, and check with your doctor before making major health changes.
The Daniel Plan’s books, cookbook, journal and full campaign kits are sold separately at the Pastors.com store. All links go to danielplan.com and were checked in September 2026.