Reconnecting A Wesleyan Guide Renewal Congregation

Participant's Guide and Daily Journal

ReConnecting is a seven-week or seven-session experience designed to get congregational small groups in touch with historical (Wesleyan) roots and contemporary cultural forces, so that an individual can embrace his or her "priesthood." This experience also provides an envelope for a church vision and for strategic planning used throughout a congregation and based in prayer and identity formation. The use of the seven-session experience may be customized based on the churches' vision and need —to stimulate a frozen congregation, to deploy as an adult group Lenten activity, or to revisit a Wesleyan heritage.

SESSIONS

• One: Where in the World Are We? Getting Our Bearings
• Two: Coming Home: The Roots of the Methodist Movement
• Three: Going Deep: The Roots of Authentic Spirituality
• Four: Outside the Gates: Our Cultural Roots
• Five: Clear Expectations: We Each Play a Part
• Six: The Emerging Church: Uncovering Our Ancient Future
• Seven: Let’s Roll: Living Out the Vision in Our Congregation

"This timely and welcome resource is recommended through my office for clergy and laity who have come into The United Methodist Church from other denominations. It is being well received, not least because it opens many windows for dialogue with lifelong Methodists who are not always aware of the richness of their spiritual heritage."

- David Lowes Watson, Director, Office of Pastoral Formation, Nashville Episcopal Area of The U.M.C.