Winter 2003 Rapport: Facilitating Intentional Spiritual Growth

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• Prayerfully and honestly reflect on your present spiritual formation.
• Reflect on the highlights of your spiritual journey through some appreciative questions. Recognize what helped you grow in the past and what you might need to do to recreate a climate of growth for the future.
• At what point in your life did you feel closest to God? Why? (What was going on, or what were you doing, to be where you were spiritually?)
• Give one example of -when something you did most exemplified your faith.
• Without being humble, describe what you value most about your spiritual life.
• Describe your three concrete wishes/future goals for your spiritual life.
• Select some specific goals for growth and determine practical and realistic steps to accomplish the goals.
• Select one new discipline to begin practicing.
• Find a spiritual mentor or accountability partner.

Recommended reading on Spiritual Formation

• The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People by John Ortberg.
• A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders by Reggie McNeal.
• Disciplines of the Holy Spirit: How to Connect to the Spirit’s Power and Presence by Siang-Yang Tan and Douglas Gregg.
• Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation by Kenneth Boa.
• In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen.

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