tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14428362.post5392755123806321407..comments2023-05-11T05:56:14.385-04:00Comments on G'update: 2 Conferences and a LinkTim Guptillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022487333177021062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14428362.post-11211304368670857072006-12-21T11:14:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:14:00.000-05:00Tim,
This past year I went to the Spiritual Forma...Tim,<br /><br />This past year I went to the Spiritual Formation Forum hosted in Long Beach, CA. I was a very significant time for myself and a close friend who came with me. The speakers included Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Roberta Hestaness, Larry Crabb, David Johnson and others. Particularly helpful were the workshops that were less glib and gloss and very earthy. I appreciated the acknowledgement from all the presenters of the messy and painfully slow nature of discipleship in lives of people. I was reminded of the importance of helping people become formed in Christ and how counter-cultural such a pathway is, even, sadly enough, in the church. I was affirmed in my specific calling and would recommend this forum to anyone seriously desiring to foster a culture of discipleship in their church.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059120241635144384noreply@blogger.com