Thursday, November 23, 2006

Spiritual Growth Project: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

SPIRITUAL GROWTH PROJECT

The ongoing mission of the WELS Spiritual Growth Task Force is to assist God’s people of the WELS in identifying issues which are symptoms of a need for Spiritual Growth and then to assist them in addressing these issues through the use and application of God’s Word.

Objectives
• Help God’s people see and understand our ongoing need for spiritual growth.
• Help God’s people take ownership of these ongoing needs for spiritual growth.
• Help God’s people develop processes and strategies which apply God’s Word to these issues.
• Assist and encourage God’s people to implement these strategies and processes in their individual lives of service.

Available from this page are 20 studies including:
A-1 A Personal Relationship with Jesus
A-2 The Mission of the Church
A-3 Spiritually Healthy Families
A-4 Universal Priesthood and Public Ministry
B-1 Flexibility in Ministry Methods
B-2 Opportunities for Member Ministry
B-3 Serving in an Atmosphere of Permission Giving and Trust
B-4 Ministry Empowerment
B-5 Male Leadership
B-6 Women's spiritual gifts
C-1 Personal Spiritual Growth -Called Workers.
C-2 Ministry Attitudes
C-3 Mutual Encouragement and Respect
C-4 Ministry Appraisal
C-5 Relevant Preaching and Teaching
C-6 Interpersonal and Management Skills
D-1 Students' Spiritual and Academic Growth
D-2 Spiritual Character development of Future Called Workers
D-3 Teaching Flexibility in Minstry Methods
D-4 Unity and Respect Among Different Forms of Ministry

Details of running a spiritual growth retreat, other tools and papers
Why not take a look at http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?2601&collectionID=1139&t=16345

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