(Written Tuesday night, posted Wednesday morning)
Today we spent time talking about biblical and theological perspectives on change, the Holy Spirit and change, and change & conflict. We saw how God has been working change from the Creation to the New Creation, and how the Holy Spirit is an agent of change to transform us and the world. But we also saw that conflict is a “normal” part of change, and so congregations need to learn to see their congregations as safe places for conflict, to learn that it’s okay to disagree and remain brothers and sisters in Christ. It was a full day.
We also enjoyed worship at chapel in the morning. I was intrigued by the seven candles (representing the seven-fold Holy Spirit) over the communion table. A picture is include with this post, as well as a picture of our class.
Tomorrow will be the last day of the class, and we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper in chapel. The class will be done at 3:30, and I plan to head for home right after class.
And then I’m looking forward to leading one workshop session for our Christian school teachers at the Vermeer Workshop on Thursday. I’ll be leading the session on spiritual formation for teachers, focusing on transformational reading of Scripture and on prayer.
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