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Dwight Judy Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

A Quiet Pentecost: Inviting the Spirit into Congregational Life Individual, Committee and Congregational Calling. Dwight Judy Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Spiritual formation is the process of becoming more like Jesus Christ for the sake of others. -- Robert Mulholland.

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Dwight Judy Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

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  1. A Quiet Pentecost:Inviting the Spirit into Congregational LifeIndividual, Committee and Congregational Calling Dwight Judy Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

  2. Spiritual formation is the process of becoming more like Jesus Christ for the sake of others. -- Robert Mulholland

  3. Disciplines of Holy LivingWesleyan Heritage • Being made perfect in love in this life • Rules of the Societies • Do no evil • Do good • Attend upon the Ordinances of the Church • Sacraments (particularly Holy Communion) • Searching the Scriptures • Public and Private Prayer • Fasting or Abstinence • Holy Conferencing

  4. Act 3:1-8 • But Peter said, • “I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; • in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, • stand up and walk.”

  5. Pattern for Small Group LectioDivina – Norvene Vest • First two readings – listen for word or phrase • Next reading – listen for sensory impression • “I feel” “I see” “I sense” “I hear” • Last reading – listen for invitation • Pray for invitation of person on your right

  6. Rev. Brenda Buckwell, D.Min.Birthing Lifewell Free Store through Holy Conferencing • Listening with leadership team in prayerful use of scripture for discerning mission • Reading the text for a word or phrase • Listening for how the text intersects with the leadership team for the congregation • Listening for the invitation from God for the leadership team • Praying for another person’s invitation

  7. Rev. Eugenia GambleFirst Presbyterian ChurchBirmingham, Alabama • $2.5 million hotel/homeless shelter for women and children • We thought we were doing the will of God. • We became a praying “whole.”

  8. Individual missionAn attitude of “listening for God” • Gene Turner’s mission trip to Liberia • Cindy Serio’s call to prison ministry

  9. Spiritual Formation as Evangelism • Spiritual Life Center • Congregation defines its understanding of spiritual formation for its context • Who are intended participants? • Congregation • Community • Spiritual Life Center • St. Luke’s United Methodist, Indianapolis, IN • http://www.stlukesumc.com • The Spiritual Life Center • First United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana • http://firstmethodist.org

  10. Spiritual Life Center Committee Structure • St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana • Development of the Inner Soul Committee • External Connections Committee • Infrastructure Committee

  11. Evangelism through Spiritual Formation • Celebrate Jesus • First United Methodist Church, Lakeland, Florida • Fifth Sunday Events • South Chicago District, African Methodist Episcopal Church

  12. Ideal Ministry of Spiritual Formation • Drop In – short-term events • Contemplative study groups – all ages! • Retreats • Teaching all lay leadership spiritual disciplines • Guiding discernment processes for mission/outreach • Healing Prayer • Reaching out as “spiritual life center” for community

  13. Leaven for the Bread of Life • Spiritual formation focus provides “leaven” for the congregation • Contemplative study groups • A congregation of soul friends • Teaching all lay leadership spiritual disciplines • Allowing Jesus to Lead Us

  14. Acts 3:4-8

  15. What do you have to give in the Name of Jesus Christ Acts 3:1-8

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