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Spiritual Formation?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>Bobby Clinton<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>–<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>15.7.99</span></b><span style='font-size:
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13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText2>Early on in the teaching of this class it was intuitively
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grasped that students needed more than just cognitive information. They needed
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to respond to God in terms of the material being taught. We began to try
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different things to get this response. This included a short worship time. We
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would often stop and pray together about needs that various students had. We
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also tried giving input from a devotional standpoint. That is, we taught or
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reinforced some of the cognitive concepts by using a special input that was
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designed to move people in the affect (their feelings).</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Later as we analyzed how
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students learn we saw cognitively that they learn in four different domains:</p>
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<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-right:111.15pt'>• the cognitive;<br>
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• the experiential.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>The <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>affect</i> has to do with a person's
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feelings and attitudes about something. The <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>will</i>
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deals with decisions made about using what is learned. The<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
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normal'> experiential</i> is the integrative use of cognition, affect, and will
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so that what is learned is put into the life and habits of the learner.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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10.0pt'>An Important Concept Emerges—<i>Beingness</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>In these early years we were
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learning also about a major concept of the course—the notion that <i
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>ministry flows out of being</i>. God shapes
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us in order to use us. The more we studied about <i>beingness</i> the more we
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were able to pinpoint components of it. We still recognize that we don’t yet
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some very important concepts of it. So when we say,</p>
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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10.0pt'>MINISTRY FLOWS OUT OF BEING.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>We are dealing with one of the
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most important concepts in the whole course. What is<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span><i>beingness</i>? What have we learned about it?</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Well, in short, <i>beingness</i>
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secondarily <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>what we do</i>. We have added
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to our original definition of <i>beingness</i> over the years. But we still
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recognize we have more to learn about it. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>We are indicating that <i>beingness</i>
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is a complex conglomerate of inner life factors. They include at least these
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important components:</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>√<span
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style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>• intimacy with God, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>• conscience,<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>• character, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>•
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personality, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>•
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giftedness, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>•
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destiny, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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45.0pt 72.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
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font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>√<span
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style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>• values drawn from experience, and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>•
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gender influenced perspectives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Notice the checked components.
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Spiritual formations dominantly deal with these checked components.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>As the course further developed
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we were able to identify technically three kinds of formations that God shapes
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over a lifetime: spiritual formation, ministerial formation, and strategic
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formation. These are defined as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'>Definition</b> <br>
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<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Spiritual formation</i> is the shaping
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activity in a leader’s life which is directed toward instilling godly character
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and developing inner life.</p>
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normal'>Definition</b><br>
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<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Ministerial formation</i><span
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style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>is the shaping activity in a leader’s life which
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is directed toward instilling leadership skills, leadership experience, and
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developing giftedness for ministry.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'>Definition</b><br>
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<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Strategic formation</i> is the shaping
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activity in a leader’s life which is directed toward having that leader reach
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full potential and achieve a God-given destiny.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Your reading assignments and
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lecture inputs dominantly deal with information about the three formations but
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with much more on ministerial and strategic formation. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>As our course on life long
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development matured, we saw the need to spin off a course that specially dealt
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with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
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normal'>ministerial formation</i> (ML 521 Developing Leadership Giftedness) and
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one which concentrated on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><i
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>strategic formation</i> ( ML 524 Focused
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Lives). But in <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>all of our courses</b> we
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saw the need to give input which dealt with <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'>spiritual formation.</b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-align:center'><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-align:center'><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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10.0pt'>Approaches to Spiritual Formation Input<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Over the years we have done
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different spiritual formation series which concentrated on various aspects of
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course content. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-38.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
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tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
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color:maroon'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
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||
</span></span><![endif]>a series on Bible Characters which showed how the
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concepts of the course could be seen in God’s shaping of important Bible
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||
leaders</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-38.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
|
||
tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
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||
color:maroon'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
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||
</span></span><![endif]>a topical series which took important concepts and
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||
treated them in the Bible</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-38.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
|
||
tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
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||
color:maroon'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
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||
</span></span><![endif]>a series on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><i
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||
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Union Life</i> (one of the crucial elements
|
||
of experiencing victory in a life) and is part of <i>beingness</i> that focuses
|
||
on intimacy with God and fruitfulness of character</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-38.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
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||
tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
|
||
color:maroon'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
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||
</span></span><![endif]>a series dealing with the effects of deep processing in
|
||
the life</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-right:111.15pt;tab-stops:36.0pt center 216.0pt right 432.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>The series of spiritual
|
||
formations we are using for this course presentation is a combination that
|
||
includes topics like deep processing, values like sovereign mindset, an
|
||
important Bible character demonstrating these things, Paul, and a special look <i
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>at Union Lif</i>e and its dominant outward
|
||
manifestation—joy. The series looks at Paul in the book of Philippians. It is
|
||
designed to move your heart (and ours). So we hope you will look forward to the
|
||
spiritual formation time in each unit. Expect God to speak to you through these
|
||
times. And remember,</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-align:center'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>God is concerned with your <i>beingness</i>—much more than even your
|
||
doing.</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-align:center'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
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||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>So enjoy, as you interact with
|
||
the spiritual formations. Usually there will be a response to a spiritual
|
||
formation input. Sometimes it will involve a threaded discussion or posting a
|
||
Journal entry or discussion in a small group chat time. But most of all it is
|
||
hoped there will be a response in your <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>affective</i>
|
||
(heart) and your <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>conative</i> (will)
|
||
learning domains.</p>
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