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Urban Spirituality

Urban Spirituality. Viv Grigg, April 2008. 6 Dimensions of Christian Spirituality. The Framework of the Word (Truth) Experiencing the Holy Spirit Knowing our own spirits Process: The interrelationship of our Spirit and the Holy Spirit in progress towards goals over time and space and gift

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Urban Spirituality

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  1. Urban Spirituality Viv Grigg, April 2008

  2. 6 Dimensions of Christian Spirituality • The Framework of the Word (Truth) • Experiencing the Holy Spirit • Knowing our own spirits • Process: The interrelationship of our Spirit and the Holy Spirit in progress towards goals over time and space and gift • Means: the disciplines of spirituality • Context: Embedded in/complicated by our spirit-body-sin-community-world context

  3. 2. Who is the Holy Spirit? • Who is he/she (Biblical, experiential?) • How to we enter into relationship with the Holy Spirit? • How does the Holy Spirit relate to us?

  4. 3. Being in Touch with our Own Spirits(1) • Aim of all kinds of zen, yoga, spiritism, monastic spirituality…. • Psychotherapy and counseling (these tend to deal with damaged spirit)

  5. Being in touch with our spirits(2) • But we are looking at a Biblical and Christian spirituality • God as truth, as light, as integrator • The nature of humanness as reflecting him • Relationship of spirit, soul and body • Context of world, flesh, devil

  6. 4. Process of Christian Spirituality (summary) • The Aim of the Spiritual Life • Entrance to the Spiritual Life • God's Part: Impartation of the Holy Spirit • Our Part: Repentance and Belief • The Process (Journey) of the Spiritual Life • The Conditions of Growth • God's Part • Our Human Part • The Struggle Within

  7. 4a. Aim of Christian Spirituality • The Aim of the Spiritual Life (Goals of Sanctification) • Sanctification = Holiness = Separated or Wholeness • What are the goals of spiritual growth? • II Cor 3:18 • Eph 2:8-10 • John 15:16 • Col 1:28,29 • Luke 1:30 What is Holistic Spirituality?

  8. 4b. Precondition of Christian Spirituality • Entrance to the Spiritual Life • God's Part: Impartation of the Holy Spirit • John 3:5,6; • Our Part: Repentance and Belief • John 1:12,13 • John 3:16 • Spiritual Growth follows the same pattern (Col 2:6).

  9. 4c. Preconditions of the Spiritual Life Preexisting Context • Family inheritance/genetics • Covenants from previous generations • With God • With spirits • Family environment • Cultural Environment

  10. Preconditions of the Spiritual Life3b. Response • Heb 11:6 Must believe that God exists and that he rewards seekers • If anyone’s will is to do his will, he shall know that the teaching comes from God. • A passionate search for and hunger for God. (Psalms)

  11. 3c Preconditions of Christian Spirituality • The Process (Journey) of Spiritual Growth • The Conditions of Growth • God's Part: Filling us with the Spirit • Our Human Part: Put off, put on • The Struggle Within

  12. Concepts of Christian Spirituality Its all God Its all me: discipline, more discipline, more discipline, more….. God’s Part? Our Part? I labour, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works within me (Col 1:29)

  13. 4d Journey into Christian Spirituality • The Process (Journey) of the Spiritual Life • How do you envisage the journey? • Time? Seasonal? Cyclic? • Chance? Sovereignty? • Direction? Time: Ecclesiastes Soveriegnty:Job, Psalms Direction:Revelations

  14. 4e Concepts of Christian Spirituality • The Struggle Within • The Shadow Side (Romans 1:18-32; 3:23) • Walking in The Light (1 John 1:5-9) • The Flesh Wars Against the Spirit (Gal 5:16-26) • We began with repentance, we continue with daily confession • We began with trust, we continue with dependence

  15. Warfare with the World, Flesh, Devil • The Struggle Within • Always in Conflict • Spiritual warfareis primarily warfarewith our own desires • But the context of the cosmos • And the prowling of the devil • Confuse and cause conflict Holy Spirit Our Spirits Flesh = Sinful nature

  16. 5. Concepts of Christian Spirituality • The Means of Growth And the Difference is? • Water and Manure • The washing of the water of the word (John 15:3) • Spiritual milk (1 Peter 2:23) • Faith community

  17. Symbolic Baptism Communion Transformation of the Mind Word Prayer Communal Fellowship Worship Activism Proclamation Doing Justice Showing Mercy Summarized in the Wheel Diagram Each stream of spirituality defines different means of grace 5. The Means of Grace (The Disciplines)

  18. 6. Contextual Diversity in Christian Spiritualities • Contextual • Slum spiritualities, migrant spiritualities • Indigenous spiritualities • Classic (Western, individual) spiritualities • Process-based spiritualities (Wesleyan, pietistic) • Spirit-focussed spiritualities (e.g. Pentecostal, charismatic) • Inner spirit-focussed spiritualities (e.g. exchanged life, meditative, monastic) • Communal spiritualities • Externally focussed (justice, love, action, preaching friar, Franciscan) BUT EACH HAS THE 6 CORE DIMENSIONS

  19. Spirituality in the Midst of Movement Leadership

  20. Outcomes of this course (see course outline for details) In this course we will • Understand the work of the Holy Spirit in sanctification • Examine the impact of our culture on our spirituality • Examine the contextual impact of urbanism and migrant poverty on our spirituality • Understand styles of urban and migrant spirituality • Understand indigenous spirituality issues • Understand elements of classical spirituality that assist us in the city, among the poor, coping with the pains of the migrant (cont….)

  21. Outcomes of this course (see course outline for details) In this course we will (cont…) • Understand our own spirits better • Seek cleansing of our spirit, find healing of our souls, identify better who we are • Discern what we are to do in our life (as much as is wise): our call, our giftings, our capacities • Design our own Lifestyle and Values statement • During the practicum of this course • Lead a small group through steps towards spirituality • Map out a plan of spiritual development for the duration of this training with a spiritual mentor

  22. A Life that Glorifies God Maturity Summary of Core Concepts Isa 43:7 The Character of Christ Growing in Christlikeness Growing Know- ledge of Him CONTEXT Growing Love of Him Word Means of Grace Prayer etc Walking in the Spirit (Gal 5:25) Discerning his Will (Eph 5:17) Abiding in Christ (John 15:5) Fellowship with God (Heb 11:6) God’s Part God’s Spirit fills our life Man’s Part Dying to Self Living By Faith Conditions of Spiritual Growth God’s Part God’s Spirit enters our life Man’s Part Acknowledge his Reign Repentance Belief Conditions of Spiritual Birth Col 2:6 As therefore you Received Christ Jesus as Lord, so live in him

  23. Bibliography • The most comprehensive reference text for this course is: Ken Boa, Conformed to His Image • But there is no single text for urban or slum spiritualities or migrant spiritualities, these are yet to be written • Other texts in the Bibliography • Readings in the reader on the CD for each lecture.

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