Spiritual formation is our lived response to God. It includes the many, varied ways we can be in relationship with Him. It is about learning to trust God more and more fully so that we can live openly in community into all that He has created us to be.

God is the initiator of this process, but there are time-honored Christian practices that help us respond and live into the relationship.

These practices form a three-stranded cord. There is the cognitive strand through which our minds are transformed. We study, we question, we learn about scripture, theology and ethics.

There is the experiential strand or those practices that help us encounter the living God. We learn to make space to listen for God’s guidance and presence.

The third strand is action oriented—our living out of what we believe and confess through ministry in the church and in the world. When these three strands are balanced and tied together, we are growing in discipleship.

We invite you to look at your life and ask God to help you consider where you are on the journey of faith. Consider the three-stranded cord that holds you in this journey and what you might need to walk in a more balanced or complete way.