Spiritual Formation
By Michiko Yaegashi
How have you seen God at work in your ministry over the year?
Adult Education
Sermon Lab - Hearing God’s word.
Group Lectio Divina with Pastor Steve - They experience God in the quiet. God meets them and helps them to be calm, more peaceful, and thoughtful.
Pastoral Investigations - They saw God throughout classical Christian texts (St. Augustine’s Confessions and Bonhoeffer’s Discipleship) and “Technology and the Future” (videos that show how the church is integrating technology) and how they relate to the lives lived in the group.
Reading & Praying The Psalms - They have seen God changing their lives through His words. Through communication with God through prayers, they could receive peace and joy from above.
Spiritual Life
The Prayer & Healing Ministry - After the Prayer & Healing Service, they read the feedback of those who were cleansed, blessed, and miraculously healed, and they felt God was working.
The Prayer Chain - Getting the request letter out will generate more prayers. God hears each prayer and knows what they’re going through. When they think they’re going through trials all alone, God is there. They see God when they feel His presence.
Wednesday Prayer Group - They are always turning to God and praying for TUC, its members, and Ministries. They have seen God in His answers to their prayers.
Please list the activities of your ministry this past year.
Adult Education
Sermon Lab - A weekly Bible study that meets every evening at 6:30 PM on Tuesdays. They dig deeper into the Bible verses that will be preached on Sunday with the preacher.
Group Lectio Divina with Pastor Steve - A time to spend listening to the Bible-slowly, quietly, attentively. Each Thursday morning at 8 am gather with Pastor Steve to listen for God’s word to you for the day.
Pastoral Investigations - A weekly study that will take place on Zoom every Wednesday at 12:00 pm with Pastor Hector.
Reading & Praying The Psalms - Richard Gardner is leading a course on reading and praying the psalms via Zoom. The format of the course is based on a modified form of Lectio Divina.
Spiritual Life
The Prayer & Healing Ministry - They hold the Prayer & Healing Service in April and September. At the monthly meeting, they plan the P&H Service and have prayer time.
The Prayer Chain - The members pray for prayer requests sent by the coordinator twice a month.
Wednesday Prayer Group - They send out prayer requests among the members and have prayer time individually every first and third Wednesday.