May 2013
Last month we introduced the concluding section of our theological outline of the principles underlying our ministry of Christian Formation and Discipleship, theEMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES. We began to discuss the first of these principles, what we are called the Holy Spirit principle. This principle refers to...
April 2013
We now come to the last major section of our theological outline of the principles of our ministry of Christian Formation and Discipleship. We call this last section EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES, which include (1) the Holy Spirit principle (the Holy Spirit transforming the community of faith into the image of Jesus Christ) and (2) the Reformed principle (we are called to be the church reformed and always being reformed by the Word and Spirit of God)...
March 2013
As I continue to elaborate the underlying principles that guide our CFD ministry we come to the third EMBODIMENT PRINCIPLE, the Six Core Practices Principle. Not only do we embody Christian faithfulness by organizing our life together according to the Church’s Story (Church Season) and by participating in the Seven Special Events described...
February 2013
Having looked last month at the first of two EMBODIMENT PRINCIPLES, the “Story Principle” (in which the Church Seasons give order to our CFD schedule) we now turn to the second:The Seven Special Events Principle. Each year our congregation celebrates our identity and our belief that our times are in God’s hands by...