The document describes services from the Center for Christian Life Enrichment to help renew relationships with God and others through meaningful communication skills training. The Center's clinical director and therapists have decades of experience integrating psychology and Christian principles. Individualized coaching sessions are available to improve relationships.
Rev. Dr. Leslie Blake offers life coaching, spiritual counseling, financial consulting, and hypnotherapy services through her business The Coach Approach. With over 25 years of experience in counseling, coaching and consulting, Dr. Blake provides a safe, confidential environment and custom treatment plans to help clients reach their full potential and enhance all areas of their lives. Initial assessments are free of charge with single sessions priced at $75 and package discounts available.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, beginning with a true/false quiz about spiritual gifts. It then provides explanations of what spiritual gifts are, who can have them, where they are used, and when believers can use their gifts. The main points are that every believer has at least one spiritual gift from God to serve others in the church, and believers should act as good stewards of their gifts by employing them to serve others as directed by the Holy Spirit.
This document discusses spiritual gifts and provides descriptions of various gifts mentioned in the New Testament. It begins by outlining the difference between talents, fruit of the spirit, and spiritual gifts. It then lists the major gift lists from Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, and 1 Peter. The rest of the document provides descriptions for gifts such as administration, apostleship, creativity, discernment, evangelism, exhortation, exorcism, faith, giving, healing, hospitality, interpretation, knowledge, leadership, martyrdom, mercy, miracles, pastoring, prophecy, service, teaching, tongues, wisdom, and word of wisdom/knowledge. It ends by discussing how spiritual gifts can apply to business.
Intro to Grace 2010 revised April 2010Andrew Field
Grace Church is a Christian community located in Silicon Valley that was established in 2001. The church emphasizes gospel centrality, community, mission, and transformation through Jesus Christ. Over the years, Grace Church has grown from small gatherings to multiple locations, ministries, and staff. The core values of the church are community, mission, vocation, gospel centrality, transformation, and restoration.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2019 (Volume 4, Issue 6)heartfulness
In June we celebrate the power of prayer as a way of opening the heart to infinite possibilities and higher dimensions. Prayer can be the most evolutionary and revolutionary tool, and it connects us to the source of universal wisdom. We discover visual prayer through the doodles of Sybil MacBeth, and we also hear from Donna Cameron and Dr Ichak Adizes on gratitude. Robert Chilton is interviewed on preserving the ancient literature of Buddhism and Daaji continues his series of Yogic Psychology by exploring the mental afflictions known as Kleshas and how to be free of them.
This presentation is given to youth and young adults groups. The focus is on maintaining your faith through the critical transitional stages of life (e.g. going to college, entering high school). Highlights core elements essential for a foundation in faith.
This presentation is offered for viewing by Roger Jay Schroeder of Comprise | Enrichment & Consulting.
More information on keynote, presentation, topical research, and staff development services offered by Comprise are located on the web at http://comprise.rohair.com/
Peace be with you.
The document discusses developing a defining vision for churches through the Acts 16:5 Initiative. It provides seminars on transformational and missional ministry for pastors and teams. It also discusses pastor clusters for encouragement and accountability. A vision team works with the pastor and council to apply concepts. The goal is to awaken a high expectation for ministry through developing a clear defining vision.
Rev. Dr. Leslie Blake offers life coaching, spiritual counseling, financial consulting, and hypnotherapy services through her business The Coach Approach. With over 25 years of experience in counseling, coaching and consulting, Dr. Blake provides a safe, confidential environment and custom treatment plans to help clients reach their full potential and enhance all areas of their lives. Initial assessments are free of charge with single sessions priced at $75 and package discounts available.
The document discusses spiritual gifts, beginning with a true/false quiz about spiritual gifts. It then provides explanations of what spiritual gifts are, who can have them, where they are used, and when believers can use their gifts. The main points are that every believer has at least one spiritual gift from God to serve others in the church, and believers should act as good stewards of their gifts by employing them to serve others as directed by the Holy Spirit.
This document discusses spiritual gifts and provides descriptions of various gifts mentioned in the New Testament. It begins by outlining the difference between talents, fruit of the spirit, and spiritual gifts. It then lists the major gift lists from Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, and 1 Peter. The rest of the document provides descriptions for gifts such as administration, apostleship, creativity, discernment, evangelism, exhortation, exorcism, faith, giving, healing, hospitality, interpretation, knowledge, leadership, martyrdom, mercy, miracles, pastoring, prophecy, service, teaching, tongues, wisdom, and word of wisdom/knowledge. It ends by discussing how spiritual gifts can apply to business.
Intro to Grace 2010 revised April 2010Andrew Field
Grace Church is a Christian community located in Silicon Valley that was established in 2001. The church emphasizes gospel centrality, community, mission, and transformation through Jesus Christ. Over the years, Grace Church has grown from small gatherings to multiple locations, ministries, and staff. The core values of the church are community, mission, vocation, gospel centrality, transformation, and restoration.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2019 (Volume 4, Issue 6)heartfulness
In June we celebrate the power of prayer as a way of opening the heart to infinite possibilities and higher dimensions. Prayer can be the most evolutionary and revolutionary tool, and it connects us to the source of universal wisdom. We discover visual prayer through the doodles of Sybil MacBeth, and we also hear from Donna Cameron and Dr Ichak Adizes on gratitude. Robert Chilton is interviewed on preserving the ancient literature of Buddhism and Daaji continues his series of Yogic Psychology by exploring the mental afflictions known as Kleshas and how to be free of them.
This presentation is given to youth and young adults groups. The focus is on maintaining your faith through the critical transitional stages of life (e.g. going to college, entering high school). Highlights core elements essential for a foundation in faith.
This presentation is offered for viewing by Roger Jay Schroeder of Comprise | Enrichment & Consulting.
More information on keynote, presentation, topical research, and staff development services offered by Comprise are located on the web at http://comprise.rohair.com/
Peace be with you.
The document discusses developing a defining vision for churches through the Acts 16:5 Initiative. It provides seminars on transformational and missional ministry for pastors and teams. It also discusses pastor clusters for encouragement and accountability. A vision team works with the pastor and council to apply concepts. The goal is to awaken a high expectation for ministry through developing a clear defining vision.
This document introduces Simple Discipleship, a church discipleship process developed by Dr. Tom Cocklereece. It involves establishing four primary values - worship, word, ministry, and missions - with ten embedded application steps for Christians. Churches implement it using materials like a book, workbook, assessments, and coaching from Cocklereece. The goal is to develop a disciple-making culture with scalable accountability and measurable spiritual growth.
This document provides an orientation for small group leaders at Discovery United Methodist Church. It outlines seven qualifications for biblical leadership: connecting with Christ, pursuing one's calling, guarding one's character, honoring one's compatibility, developing competence, maintaining commitment, and increasing capacity. The document also discusses the commitment required of small group leaders to pursue spiritual transformation, build relationships, encourage healthy conflict, perform service, and accomplish God's purpose. It explains Discovery UMC's small group ministry goals of discipling the church community through initial community care groups and future Bible study, interest, and task-based groups.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization that provides person-to-person service to those in need. The purpose is the spiritual growth of members and serving the poor while bringing them closer to God. Essential elements include spirituality, friendship, and service. Core values are based on identifying with Jesus and serving the poor with humility, prayer, and charity. The main work involves home visits to understand and address needs, along with programs like food pantries, disaster relief, and advocacy.
The Purpose of The Church #3 DiscipleshipRick Peterson
The Purpose of The Church #3 “Discipleship” Jeffery Anselmi http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=60355&Sermon%20The%20Purpose%20of%20The%20Church-%20Discipleship%20by%20Jeffery%20Anselmi
This document summarizes information about stewardship and engaging those outside the Catholic faith. It begins by discussing stewardship and the parable of the sower. It then examines statistics on declining affiliation with Catholicism and increasing numbers of religiously unaffiliated individuals. The document suggests that people seek a spiritual dimension, personal connections, and a sense of mission or meaning. It advocates building bridges to others through hospitality, friendship, and sharing one's gifts. The steward is described as one who manages resources for the benefit of others. The document provides resources on engaging various groups like youth and young adults. It emphasizes discerning actions and focusing on ideals of service.
Are You Sure You Want to Do This?: Five Disruptions of Hybrid Church pacifi...Bruce Reyes-Chow
These are the slides presented at the July 31, 2021 meeting of the Presbytery of the Pacific. These focus on navigating a difficult time while also thinking about how to best provide a hybrid experience should a church choose to do so.
Launch Team Training Handout for New City BostonJason Condon
The document outlines training for a launch team at New City Covenant Church in Boston, including developing the launch team, communicating the church's vision and values, implementing a four-stage launch process, and developing effective leadership.
This workshop offers a guide to uncharted territory. For many of us, the pandemic has been a dream killer. It began by cutting us off from our relatives and work-friends. Then came anxiety. Would COVID kill a loved one? What if I suffer an extended hospitalization? What will be the pandemic’s effect be on my long-term health, mental state, and relationships? Meanwhile, the churches that we serve are facing a double whammy. The loss of trust that in our polarized fellowships that preceded the coronavirus and the strange new world that awaits us after the current crisis. Bill Kemp’s response is to focus on five basic paradigm shifts that are both personal and corporate. For the sake of your own soul, there are five things you must take to heart. For the sake of your congregation’s future, there are five paradigm shifts you must lead. The shifts are: From denial to acceptance of the current reality, from anger to the formation of a new identity, from bargaining to a saner decision-making process, from depression to self-care, and from passivity to actively planning for the future.
It is a pleasure to share that Keion Henderson sermons are accurate, influencing, meaningful, and of course perfect. visit https://www.pastorkeion.com/
The document discusses how spiritual formation, defined as nurturing one's relationship with God, is becoming a greater focus in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other denominations. While the Adventist Church has traditionally emphasized doctrinal knowledge, leaders recognize a need to help members experience God daily. Spiritual formation aims to show people how to live like Christ beyond just knowing beliefs. Though not a new concept, rediscovering spiritual formation can help address issues like low rates of prayer, Bible study, and community involvement.
Talk by Bill Kemp, editor of “Help! My Church is Leaving Me,” a guidebook for negotiating our changing UMC. This workshop is not designed to rehash the LGBTQ issue but to provide clergy and interested laity with a strategy for navigating the future with balance and integrity. Whether the recently proposed “Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace through Separation” is adopted or not, we are amid a time of transition. Healthy change leaders will focus on the following tasks: 1) Acceptance of Current Reality, 2) Clarification of Congregational Identity, 3) Adapting to Loss and New Leadership, 4) Adopting a Process for making tough Decisions, and 5) Discerning Future Ministry & Mission. Remaining a healthy, non-anxious, and self-differentiated church leader will be critical.
The document discusses National Conferences on Innovation that were promoted by the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. It provides details about these conferences and notes that close to 2,000 individuals signed a petition in protest. It then shares quotes warning about spiritual darkness, deception, and lack of discernment in leadership. The rest of the document appears to be from an online forum discussing these conferences and innovative ideas around Adventist education, including establishing community Christian schools not focused on retaining Adventist students. Forum participants discuss and debate these ideas.
The document outlines the agenda for a "Sacrament Saturday" event at the Parish of St. Monica. It includes an opening prayer, discussions on the current view of the Catholic Church and the "New Evangelization", spiritual growth phases, formation, parish vision and mission, and practical suggestions for formation. It concludes with a scheduled question and answer period, as well as a summary and evaluation of the day's discussions.
This document provides warnings about the iFollow discipleship resource and discusses concerns about its connections to figures and organizations promoting ecumenism and interfaith views. It notes that the curriculum development for iFollow was led by the Center for Creative Ministry and highlights several individuals involved with that organization who have expressed beliefs straying from traditional Adventism, such as questioning the authority of Ellen White. It also discusses pastors and speakers associated with iFollow who have embraced emerging church ideas and interfaith work.
The document discusses trends in religion in America based on research from the Pew Research Center. It shows that Christians are declining as a percentage of the population while the religiously unaffiliated and non-Christian faiths are growing. Younger generations are less religiously affiliated than older ones. The document then analyzes these trends and provides several directions faith communities could take, such as prioritizing family faith formation, engaging in missional outreach, creating missional pathways for spiritual exploration, and designing for spiritual diversity.
This document discusses asking God for help in times of need and temptation. It begins by describing how people typically pray each night for blessings and protection, but sometimes need to directly ask "God please HELP ME." It says temptation often hits when least expected and can lead to distress, depression, and poor decisions. However, God promises to provide a way of escape and erase our mistakes through forgiveness. The document cites several Psalms where David calls on God for help with enemies, forgiveness, and cleansing from sin. It concludes by encouraging readers that when finding themselves in a sinful state, they should "cast their cares" upon God by saying "HELP ME."
At the Cedar Hill Church's August 14th Town Hall meeting, the Renewal Team provided a progress update. This update included a brief review of the recent Reveal Survey results and Listening Round table.
This document outlines the principles of Christian stewardship. It defines stewardship as a way of life that involves gratefully receiving God's gifts, cultivating them responsibly, sharing them with others, and returning them to God. Stewardship applies to all areas of life, including faith, family, community, work, environment and resources. As disciples, Christians are called to steward their time, talents, and treasures. The parish plays a vital role in fostering stewardship formation through opportunities for prayer, service and gift discernment. Successful stewardship involves personal witness, leadership commitment, hospitality, education, engagement and accountability.
This document provides information about events and worship services at the First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood for the month of December 2020. It includes details about an Advent study, Christmas Eve worship, caroling, prayer concerns, and birthdays. The main events are an Advent study discussing the book "Honest Advent" on Zoom, Christmas Eve drive-in caroling, and online worship services each Sunday with sermons focused on Advent announcements.
Knowing and Understanding God\'s purpose for you life is essential. Hence understanding your spiritual gifts is a great step in fulfilling God\'s mandate for your life.
This document discusses the role of elders in equipping saints for ministry. It begins by outlining what different groups think elders do versus what elders actually do. It then discusses the biblical call to eldership and defines ruling and teaching elders. The document provides questions for reflection on a Bible passage and discusses how leadership in the church differs from other settings. It outlines challenges facing the modern church and calls for elders to develop spiritual lives and skills to lead through times of change and growth.
This document introduces Simple Discipleship, a church discipleship process developed by Dr. Tom Cocklereece. It involves establishing four primary values - worship, word, ministry, and missions - with ten embedded application steps for Christians. Churches implement it using materials like a book, workbook, assessments, and coaching from Cocklereece. The goal is to develop a disciple-making culture with scalable accountability and measurable spiritual growth.
This document provides an orientation for small group leaders at Discovery United Methodist Church. It outlines seven qualifications for biblical leadership: connecting with Christ, pursuing one's calling, guarding one's character, honoring one's compatibility, developing competence, maintaining commitment, and increasing capacity. The document also discusses the commitment required of small group leaders to pursue spiritual transformation, build relationships, encourage healthy conflict, perform service, and accomplish God's purpose. It explains Discovery UMC's small group ministry goals of discipling the church community through initial community care groups and future Bible study, interest, and task-based groups.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization that provides person-to-person service to those in need. The purpose is the spiritual growth of members and serving the poor while bringing them closer to God. Essential elements include spirituality, friendship, and service. Core values are based on identifying with Jesus and serving the poor with humility, prayer, and charity. The main work involves home visits to understand and address needs, along with programs like food pantries, disaster relief, and advocacy.
The Purpose of The Church #3 DiscipleshipRick Peterson
The Purpose of The Church #3 “Discipleship” Jeffery Anselmi http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=60355&Sermon%20The%20Purpose%20of%20The%20Church-%20Discipleship%20by%20Jeffery%20Anselmi
This document summarizes information about stewardship and engaging those outside the Catholic faith. It begins by discussing stewardship and the parable of the sower. It then examines statistics on declining affiliation with Catholicism and increasing numbers of religiously unaffiliated individuals. The document suggests that people seek a spiritual dimension, personal connections, and a sense of mission or meaning. It advocates building bridges to others through hospitality, friendship, and sharing one's gifts. The steward is described as one who manages resources for the benefit of others. The document provides resources on engaging various groups like youth and young adults. It emphasizes discerning actions and focusing on ideals of service.
Are You Sure You Want to Do This?: Five Disruptions of Hybrid Church pacifi...Bruce Reyes-Chow
These are the slides presented at the July 31, 2021 meeting of the Presbytery of the Pacific. These focus on navigating a difficult time while also thinking about how to best provide a hybrid experience should a church choose to do so.
Launch Team Training Handout for New City BostonJason Condon
The document outlines training for a launch team at New City Covenant Church in Boston, including developing the launch team, communicating the church's vision and values, implementing a four-stage launch process, and developing effective leadership.
This workshop offers a guide to uncharted territory. For many of us, the pandemic has been a dream killer. It began by cutting us off from our relatives and work-friends. Then came anxiety. Would COVID kill a loved one? What if I suffer an extended hospitalization? What will be the pandemic’s effect be on my long-term health, mental state, and relationships? Meanwhile, the churches that we serve are facing a double whammy. The loss of trust that in our polarized fellowships that preceded the coronavirus and the strange new world that awaits us after the current crisis. Bill Kemp’s response is to focus on five basic paradigm shifts that are both personal and corporate. For the sake of your own soul, there are five things you must take to heart. For the sake of your congregation’s future, there are five paradigm shifts you must lead. The shifts are: From denial to acceptance of the current reality, from anger to the formation of a new identity, from bargaining to a saner decision-making process, from depression to self-care, and from passivity to actively planning for the future.
It is a pleasure to share that Keion Henderson sermons are accurate, influencing, meaningful, and of course perfect. visit https://www.pastorkeion.com/
The document discusses how spiritual formation, defined as nurturing one's relationship with God, is becoming a greater focus in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other denominations. While the Adventist Church has traditionally emphasized doctrinal knowledge, leaders recognize a need to help members experience God daily. Spiritual formation aims to show people how to live like Christ beyond just knowing beliefs. Though not a new concept, rediscovering spiritual formation can help address issues like low rates of prayer, Bible study, and community involvement.
Talk by Bill Kemp, editor of “Help! My Church is Leaving Me,” a guidebook for negotiating our changing UMC. This workshop is not designed to rehash the LGBTQ issue but to provide clergy and interested laity with a strategy for navigating the future with balance and integrity. Whether the recently proposed “Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace through Separation” is adopted or not, we are amid a time of transition. Healthy change leaders will focus on the following tasks: 1) Acceptance of Current Reality, 2) Clarification of Congregational Identity, 3) Adapting to Loss and New Leadership, 4) Adopting a Process for making tough Decisions, and 5) Discerning Future Ministry & Mission. Remaining a healthy, non-anxious, and self-differentiated church leader will be critical.
The document discusses National Conferences on Innovation that were promoted by the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. It provides details about these conferences and notes that close to 2,000 individuals signed a petition in protest. It then shares quotes warning about spiritual darkness, deception, and lack of discernment in leadership. The rest of the document appears to be from an online forum discussing these conferences and innovative ideas around Adventist education, including establishing community Christian schools not focused on retaining Adventist students. Forum participants discuss and debate these ideas.
The document outlines the agenda for a "Sacrament Saturday" event at the Parish of St. Monica. It includes an opening prayer, discussions on the current view of the Catholic Church and the "New Evangelization", spiritual growth phases, formation, parish vision and mission, and practical suggestions for formation. It concludes with a scheduled question and answer period, as well as a summary and evaluation of the day's discussions.
This document provides warnings about the iFollow discipleship resource and discusses concerns about its connections to figures and organizations promoting ecumenism and interfaith views. It notes that the curriculum development for iFollow was led by the Center for Creative Ministry and highlights several individuals involved with that organization who have expressed beliefs straying from traditional Adventism, such as questioning the authority of Ellen White. It also discusses pastors and speakers associated with iFollow who have embraced emerging church ideas and interfaith work.
The document discusses trends in religion in America based on research from the Pew Research Center. It shows that Christians are declining as a percentage of the population while the religiously unaffiliated and non-Christian faiths are growing. Younger generations are less religiously affiliated than older ones. The document then analyzes these trends and provides several directions faith communities could take, such as prioritizing family faith formation, engaging in missional outreach, creating missional pathways for spiritual exploration, and designing for spiritual diversity.
This document discusses asking God for help in times of need and temptation. It begins by describing how people typically pray each night for blessings and protection, but sometimes need to directly ask "God please HELP ME." It says temptation often hits when least expected and can lead to distress, depression, and poor decisions. However, God promises to provide a way of escape and erase our mistakes through forgiveness. The document cites several Psalms where David calls on God for help with enemies, forgiveness, and cleansing from sin. It concludes by encouraging readers that when finding themselves in a sinful state, they should "cast their cares" upon God by saying "HELP ME."
At the Cedar Hill Church's August 14th Town Hall meeting, the Renewal Team provided a progress update. This update included a brief review of the recent Reveal Survey results and Listening Round table.
This document outlines the principles of Christian stewardship. It defines stewardship as a way of life that involves gratefully receiving God's gifts, cultivating them responsibly, sharing them with others, and returning them to God. Stewardship applies to all areas of life, including faith, family, community, work, environment and resources. As disciples, Christians are called to steward their time, talents, and treasures. The parish plays a vital role in fostering stewardship formation through opportunities for prayer, service and gift discernment. Successful stewardship involves personal witness, leadership commitment, hospitality, education, engagement and accountability.
This document provides information about events and worship services at the First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood for the month of December 2020. It includes details about an Advent study, Christmas Eve worship, caroling, prayer concerns, and birthdays. The main events are an Advent study discussing the book "Honest Advent" on Zoom, Christmas Eve drive-in caroling, and online worship services each Sunday with sermons focused on Advent announcements.
Knowing and Understanding God\'s purpose for you life is essential. Hence understanding your spiritual gifts is a great step in fulfilling God\'s mandate for your life.
This document discusses the role of elders in equipping saints for ministry. It begins by outlining what different groups think elders do versus what elders actually do. It then discusses the biblical call to eldership and defines ruling and teaching elders. The document provides questions for reflection on a Bible passage and discusses how leadership in the church differs from other settings. It outlines challenges facing the modern church and calls for elders to develop spiritual lives and skills to lead through times of change and growth.
This document discusses the principles of Christian stewardship. It defines a steward as someone responsible for managing resources entrusted to them by God. Good stewards use their time, talents, and treasures to serve God and others. The document emphasizes that stewardship promotes spiritual growth, strengthens our relationship with God, and provides for the needs and vision of the church. It contrasts reluctant, proportional, and sacrificial giving approaches and encourages sacrificial giving out of joy and thankfulness to God.
Worship... discovering the missing jewelTeddy Jones
This document discusses the topic of worship. It provides definitions of worship from various sources that describe worship as connecting with God through one's conscience, mind, imagination, heart, and will. It also discusses the role of the worship leader in focusing worship on God rather than oneself. Principles of corporate worship are outlined, including it being God-centered, understandable, seeker-sensitive, unselfish, orderly, and missional. The document encourages worship leaders to audit their worship practices and songs to evaluate how well they reflect these principles.
A short introduction to key ideas from Sherry Weddell's "Forming Intentional Disciples" in the context of discipleship in the Catholic faith. More resources available at: http://practicalevangelization.wordpress.com/tag/resources-for-intentional-discipleship/
This document discusses the need for Catholic parishes in Australia to explicitly focus on spiritual and numerical growth. It notes that many parishes currently do not have plans for growth and assume people are becoming disciples without evidence. The document advocates for parishes to have clear visions for growth, plans to achieve their visions, and practices like leadership focused on growth, adult formation, and small groups to foster discipleship and strengthen bonds of faith.
This document discusses faith formation in a missional age. It notes that the United States is becoming less religiously affiliated, with Christianity no longer the majority religion. Congregations are also less healthy and seeing declining attendance. However, faith remains a gift from God that shapes identity and calls Christians to active embodiment through loving God and neighbor. Faith formation therefore involves cultivating both discipleship community and engagement with culture. The church's role is to help people live out what it means to be Christian in their daily lives and context.
Abundant Life Restoration Ministries Inc is a 501c3 non-traditional church established in 2001 that provides various ministries and community programs. It operates benevolence programs to meet basic needs and has housed over 10 individuals. The future campus in Dallas, GA will include a community center offering career training, daycare, afterschool programs and more. Other ministries include youth, men, marriage and transportation assistance. The church aims to be a safe place for restoration and pursuing spiritual fulfillment.
This document summarizes a workshop on developing resilient disciples for reaching millennials. It discusses living as Christians in "digital Babylon" and outlines five practices of resilient faith: experiencing intimacy with Jesus, developing cultural discernment, forging meaningful relationships, training for vocational discipleship, and engaging in a countercultural mission. The workshop provides exercises for participants to reflect on how their church is developing these practices.
Part 3 Encourage to Be Encouraged by Lorelei Torinoloreleitorino
We are to be good stewards and encourage one another. It's called Reciprocity the exchange. There are examples in scripture of the Bible that demonstrates God's promises. There is HOPE.
This document introduces Dawn Trautman and Dr. Terri Elton who are offering webinars on topics related to faith formation. Dr. Elton's webinar series is titled "Faith Formation in a Missional Age" and will explore what faith means in today's changing cultural context. It discusses research showing declining religious affiliation and notes faith must be reimagined for a society where Christianity is no longer the majority. Faith formation aims to help people understand what it means to live out their Christian identity amidst these cultural shifts.
The document discusses living according to God's call and serving others. It identifies distractions that prevent young people from hearing God's call and ways to overcome them, such as recognizing that God calls all people to share in His mission. Early Christians lived in community, sharing meals and praising God together. The document discusses how the Church today continues traits of the early Christian community through programs that develop missionary spirit. Qualities of humility and service are needed to fulfill God's call of building community and proclaiming the Good News. Significant biblical figures and Catholic saints are examples of using talents and gifts to serve God and others.
Scott D. Oppliger is an experienced ministry leader seeking a new opportunity. He has over 30 years of experience in roles such as Outreach and Small Groups Pastor, Campus Director, and leadership positions with Athletes in Action. He is passionate about preaching, teaching, spiritual formation, and helping churches become more missional. He has a proven track record of building teams and implementing strategies to grow ministries through small groups, outreach, and spiritual growth programs.
Living Water Counseling and Life Skills of Southern Oregon is directed by Randy Young. He has degrees in marriage and family therapy and divinity. The center provides counseling from a biblical perspective to individuals, couples, and families. Counselors Julie Perry and Randy Young use counseling, classes, and groups to help restore people's ability to glorify God by addressing mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. The goal is to work with local churches to meet counseling needs through remedial discipleship.
This document provides a prayer book for the Office of Spiritual Life at Samford University with the following key details:
- It includes daily prayers, lists of ministers, interns, assistants, campus worship band members, and home group facilitators involved in campus ministry.
- It provides suggested prayers for each group, asking for things like guidance, unity, energy, and awareness of the needs of others.
- The purpose is to further the leadership community through communal prayer and support for those involved in the spiritual life mission of the university.
This letter from Bishop John L. Hopkins welcomes Pastor Kurtis Thomas to his first full-time appointment at Adamsville United Methodist Church. It encourages Thomas to balance his ministry, studies, family and personal life. It provides guidance on key areas of focus, including helping the church fulfill its mission, building relationships through visitation, growing in pulpit skills, utilizing the deacon and lay leadership, revitalizing the youth program, and participating in continuing education opportunities. The bishop expresses confidence that Thomas has the gifts to provide spiritual leadership that will help the congregations grow as faithful disciples.
Presentation by James Goodman, Associate Director for Program at The Beecken Center of The School of Theology at the University of the South, at the 2017 Episcopal Youth Event.
Protector & Destroyer: Agni Dev (The Hindu God of Fire)Exotic India
So let us turn the pages of ancient Indian literature and get to know more about Agni, the mighty purifier of all things, worshipped in Indian culture as a God since the Vedic time.
A375 Example Taste the taste of the Lord, the taste of the Lord The taste of...franktsao4
It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
The Vulnerabilities of Individuals Born Under Swati Nakshatra.pdfAstroAnuradha
Individuals born under Swati Nakshatra often exhibit a strong sense of independence and adaptability, yet they may also face vulnerabilities such as indecisiveness and a tendency to be easily swayed by external influences. Their quest for balance and harmony can sometimes lead to inner conflict and a lack of assertiveness. To know more visit: astroanuradha.com
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
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7 steps for genuine friendship
1. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
2. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Founder and Clinical Director of the
Center for Christian Life Enrichment
• Ordained minister
• Practicing in the field of clinical
psychology for more than 25 years
• Worked for Campus Crusade for Christ
and has partnered with dozens of
churches in the Chicago-land area.
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
3. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• More meaningful, satisfying, and nourishing
relationships
• More peace; less worry and anxiety
• More confidence; less insecurity
• More grace; less guilt and shame
• More faith; less apathy and resentment
towards God
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
4. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
Feeling Focused Communication
SASHET: The six families of feelings
Sad Happy
Angry Excited
Scared Tender
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
5. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Talk about what you are feeling in the
moment.
• Stay focused on what is happening
between you and the person you are
with.
• Avoid distractions that numb your
presence and aliveness.
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
6. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Be Authentic
• Share what is true
• Have more genuine self
disclosure
• Avoid:
• Preaching and teaching
• Giving advise
• Talking about others
• Meaningless chatter
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
7. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Take a genuine interest in the
other person.
• Get to know something about
the other person you will be
able to remember.
• Encourage them to talk about
themselves.
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
8. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Pay attention to yourself and
the other person.
• Monitor your social
insecurities that may distract
you.
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
9. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Express upset in the moment
and learn how to resolve
differences.
• Stay current and up to date
with what is meaningfully
happening in your life.
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
10. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Developing meaningful relationships is a
skill that improves with intention, time,
and outside support.
• Schedule your complimentary
30-minute individualized coaching
session.
• See improvements in any relationships-
family member, spouse, God, boss,
supervisor, co-worker, friends.
Contact Rich Blue (847) 272-3684 or rich.blue@cle.us.com
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
11. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
• Located in the northern suburbs of Chicago
• 50+ years of experience and over a decade of graduate education
between our 5 therapists
• Emotionally-focused approach to counseling
• Cutting edge blend of psychology and Christian principles
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center for christian life enrichment | 3100 dundee rd. ste. 102 | northbrook, il 60062 | www.cle.us.com Christian Life Enrichment
12. God Renew your relationship, Deepen your
faith
Richard Blue
M.A., LCPC, NCC
Clinical Director
rich.blue@cle.us.com
(847) 272-3684, ext. 14 Andrew Mercer
www.outoftheblueblog.us M.A., LPC
andrew.mercer@cle.us.com
(847) 272-3684, ext. 17
www.askmerce.com
Nancy Rollins
M.S., LCPC, NCC
nancy.rollins@cle.us.com Jon Noto
(847) 272-3684, ext. 13 M.A., LPC
jonathan.noto@cle.us.com
(847) 272-3684, ext. 11
www.growinginfaith.net
Gabriela Caballero Cantú
M.A., LPC
gabriela.cantu@cle.us.com
(847) 272-3684, ext. 15
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Editor's Notes
Polling Questions: Which relationship would you like to work on first? Which relationships are most important for you to work on? Pick one relationship and schedule your complimentary session to work on that relationship. Ask poling questions every 8-minutes to keep audience engaged, start around step #2
Depending on which relationship you’d like to work on we will set you up with one of our friendship/relationship experts.
Depending on which relationship you’d like to work on we will set you up with one of our friendship/relationship experts.
Depending on which relationship you’d like to work on we will set you up with one of our friendship/relationship experts.