Spirituality
- Humility!
- ‘Christians seem to lack confidence in speaking about their own spirituality, even among themselves’.
John Drane. Do Christians Know How To Be Spiritual? 2006
Spirituality
- Defines how we see the world
- others
- ourselves
- God.
Martin Robinson. Planting Churches 2002
- We all have an Inner Spiritual Life
- Formed by our Experiences, Decisions
- Part of being human
- Neither good or bad
- Very important.
Spirituality-continued
- Technological Progress-wonderful
(Science, Medicine, Education.)
- Inner Life ‘Not much Progress In 2000 Years’
Daniel Barenboim. Reith Lecturer-2006.
Wars, Cruelty, Prisons, Human Rights,
Environment…
sychologies, Therapies, Spiritualities?
Christian Spirituality?
Spirituality is Back in Fashion.
‘We are seeing the Entire fabric of our society rewoven in our lifetime’
John Drane. Do Christians Know How To Be Spiritual? 2006.
- Internet Search: Spirituality-1.5 Million Entries
- Astrology, Clairvoyants, New Age, Horoscopes…
Body Mind and Spirit Books.
Spirituality for Dummies. Sharon James. (Discipline, Commitment, Meditation.)
The Executive Mystic. Barrie Dolnick. (Psychic Powers, Crystals, Making Money.)
Why God Wont Go Away. Andrew Newbury. (‘spiritual experience is associated with high psychological health, good relationships, concern for others’)
Internet Search. Neuro-Theology-3000 Entries.
The God Gene (VMAT 2). Gene Hamma. (‘we are spiritually hard-wired’)
‘God has put eternity in our hearts..’ Ecclesiastes 3.11.
The Emerging Church.
- Midwife Evangelism-not Roman?
- Some knowledge of God.
- Emmaus road, not Damascus road.
- Emphasise New birth, not death.
- Method of Jesus.
- Midwife assists in birth.
- Tell your story.
Re Evangelism
The bad news.
- 1 Million Left (1989-1998)
0.5 Million Left (1998-2005)
The good news.
Why did they Leave?
‘a common thread is we taught religion, not spirituality’.
John Drane. Do Christians Know How to be Spiritual. 2005.
92% of former leaders remained Christian.
Alan Johnson. A Churchless Faith.
72% UK residence registered as Christians.
UK Govt. Survey.
Greham's next teaching session is 19th November and the subject is:
God Can Change our Spirituality.
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