Category: Growth & Development

Propensity

This journey of researching and sharing about developmentalists has been fun … a little like reliving my Seminary education. At UTS at the time, our curriculum centered around researching and writing … satisfying a curiosity in a subject area. I…

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Emergings

In my last post, I wrote about the experience of becoming a leader in my congregation. That experience set me on a path I never could have imagined. It was definitely Divinely guided. And it took some generous friends and…

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Roots of Spiritual Formation

The roots of my spiritual formation began before I started my seminary education. As an active member of my local congregation, I served on the Christian Education Committee, attended an in-depth weekly Bible study group, taught adult education classes, learned…

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Discernment: A Christian Perspective

One of my readers contacted me outside this site. She forwarded me information on discernment that is used in a women’s prayer group she belongs to. This group has grown from 8 or 9 to around 45 women. They have…

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Growing Spiritually

Today we hear many people declaring that they are spiritual not religious. I am one of those people. For me, church and religion are not about dogma (principles concerning faith and morals proclaimed as true by an authority and/or the…

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