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Your SHAPE for God's Service

Your Shape for God's Service

Materials for six sessions for church groups, to help people discern their gifts for God's service.

Your SHAPE for God's Service is designed to be appropriate for all kinds of churches, including small ones whose members are not confident about having anything spiritual to offer.  The materials are deliberately being offered in a simple and flexible form on a re-writeable computer disc, so that it can be tailored and adapted to suit the context. (There are no copyright restrictions).

Your SHAPE for God's Service aims to enable people to understand the unique SHAPE God has made them, and how he might want to use them. This will involve looking at your:

* Spiritual gifts (God's unique gifts to you)
* Heart's Desire (what motivates and excites you)
* Abilities (your talents, knowledge and skills)
* Personality (your character, qualities and strengths)
* Experiences (what you have gained from your life experiences)

Your SHAPE for God's Service can be used with a small group of interested people, or an existing home group, or as a slightly extended Advent or Lent course. The materials give full instructions for the group leaders. (If it is impossible to form a group, most of the materials could be used by an individual, or for spiritual direction).

Your SHAPE for God's Service aims to create an informal atmosphere, where people feel safe to discuss things at a personal level. It consists of six 2-hour sessions. There will be some input from the leaders on the topics, and on Biblical teaching. There will also be practical exercises, discussion and application to each person's life situation, and prayer together. Between each session, there is a practical homework exercise. After the course ends, each group member has an Individual Review session with the Vicar/Minister in order to explore ways of using their gifts in all areas of their lives, not just in a church context.

Your SHAPE for God's Service has been created by Canon Amiel Osmaston (Ministry Development Officer for the Anglican Diocese of Carlisle). If you have any questions, email Amiel at the address below. To obtain the materials on computer disc, send a cheque for £4, made out to Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd, to:

Ministry and Training Dept., Church House, West Walls, Carlisle, CA3 8UE

Tel: 01228 815406
E-mail: ministry.dev@carlislediocese.org.uk

Downloads

SHAPE - A- List to read firstSHAPE - A- List to read first
File size 46kb    File date  3 Nov 2010
B-SHAPE - Short General Info leaflet A5B-SHAPE - Short General Info leaflet A5
File size 121kb    File date 20 Nov 2008