Turning a Broken World Upside Down: Spiritual Practices for Leading Disciples
Early Christian disciples and leaders were characterized as people who were “turning the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). This interactive workshop will first challenge congregational leaders to identify some aspect of their own ministry and its wider community context that is “broken” and in need of God’s healing and reconciling power. Workshop presenters and participants will then examine several biblical passages that suggest particular actions for disrupting the status quo and preparing disciples to hear and consider new ways of doing more faithful and fruitful ministry. Finally, the workshop will invite participants into an imaginative practice seeking spiritual vision for discerning new actions for themselves and other disciples in response to the broken world around them.
Audience: Adult Ministries, Leadership Development
Presenters:
John Lewis is Director of the Iona Center (iona.ssw.edu) and Lecturer in New Testament and Spirituality at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. He oversees the seminary’s non-degree programs, including the Iona Collaborative, a network of 29 Episcopal dioceses using the seminary’s digitized curriculum to train people in their local diocesan settings for ordination and lay leadership. John is also Co-Director of St. Benedict’s Workshop, a non-profit ministry he founded in San Antonio, Texas in 2001 to help Christians use scripture in vocational discernment, discipleship, and theological decision-making in daily life.
The Rev. John Lewis
Rebecca Hall
