As a congregation we have been discerning and acting upon what we hear from God in terms of our discipleship journey. This logo created by our friend and fellow disciple, Missy Kluding, has been an evolution of sorts. As we have "gone deeper" in Christ we have studied (and continue to study) the scriptures, walking daily in the Word. That has made a tremendous impact on each of us and on our community as a whole. We have been drawn closer to Christ and to one another! We worship our Lord each week which strengthens us for the journey. That includes Holy Communion where Christ is fully present to us, loving us, feeding us, accompanying us along the way. We began our first small groups last year so that we would experience deeper spiritual friendships. We are trying to be very intentional about each aspect of our rootedness. Christ continues to form us into true community that has him at its center- he is our tap root- the source of our life and our strength and our growth. We encourage one another to pray and pray for each other. Even our youngest children are developing their prayer lives, offering prayers out loud during Sunday School and in bigger groups. We left some of the roots unlabeled because there are so many ways to grow in Christ, we didn't want to limit our imaginations to what else might happen to us as we seek to live obediently to our Lord. We simply pray that the Holy Spirit may continue to help us grow deeper and send our roots out wider as we share the Good News of Christ with our neighbors, friends, and loved ones-- and anyone else God sends us to meet!
We have found that a clear image of the journey helps us put handles on where we are going because this faith journey can be sort of abstract at times. Our hope is that by showing you this graphic, it might help you to understand a little better one version of the "path to spiritual maturity." God's peace!
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