Welcome to Faith Leader 1
General Information for Facilitators 3
Participant's Guide I Spiritual Self-Discovery
Session 1 Beginning the Journey 15
Session 2 Biblical Models of Leadership (Part 1) 19
Session 3 Biblical Models of Leadership (Part 2) 23
Session 4 Opening Retreat: Identifying Your Spiritual Gifts 26
Session 5 Discovering Your Spiritual Type 38
Participant's Guide II Spiritual Practices
Session 6 Introduction to Spiritual Practice 41
Session 7 The Practice of Prayer 45
Session 8 The Practice of Personal Integrity 48
Session 9 The Practice of the Presence of the Spirit 51
Session 10 The Practice of Community 54
Session 11 The Practice of the Word 57
Session 12 The Practice of Faithful Living 60
Session 13 A Guide for Living 63
Participant's Guide III Discernment
Session 14 Introduction to Discernment 67
Session 15 "When I Changed My Mind" 70
Session 16 "I Was Called To..." 73
Session 17 Personal Guiding Scriptures 75
Session 18 Five Values That Characterize My Church 79
Session 19 "My Church Is Called To..." 82
Session 20 Congregational Guiding Scriptures 85
Session 21 and 22 Spiritual Stepping Stones 88
Session 23 Affirming One Another's Gifts 91
Participant's Guide IV Personal Plan for Ministry
Session 24 Introduction to the Personal Plan for Ministry 95
Session 25 Questions about the Personal Plan for Ministry 98
Session 26 and 27 The Clearness Committee 100
Session 28 Closing Retreat: Sharing the Personal Plan for Ministry 103
Appendix A Facilitation Skills and Thrills 111
Appendix B Centering and Closing Circle 115
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