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St. Paul’s Discipleship Creed
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church believes that its strength is found
in the people who consider St. Paul’s their church home.
We acknowledge that God is above all things, and that God calls us to be
disciples of Jesus Christ.
We long to connect with God and one another through meaningful,
discipleship experiences that will challenge us to:
love God deeply and grow in our relationship with God,
develop a disciplined prayer life,
learn from and apply scripture in daily living,
build strong Christian relationships,
know and use our spiritual gifts, and
share our faith with others.
We accept that God gives us personal responsibility for our spiritual
growth, and it is through our intentional pursuit of these discipleship
experiences that we are able to transform our lives and be disciples who
make a difference in observable ways.
St. Paul’s is committed to supporting and encouraging the discipleship
process by planning and offering experiences that seek to meet the needs
of all its people, empowering them to reach out in ministry to others
for the good of the world.
~ SIX DISCIPLINES OF DISCIPLESHIP ~
Grow in Our Relationship with God: Experiences that help disciples
learn about the nature of the Christian’s relationship with Christ,
the character of Christ, the disciple’s identity in Christ, what it
means to abide in Christ, and how to have personal quiet time.
Learn From and Apply Scripture in Daily Living: Experiences that
help disciples learn to study God’s word, understand how the Bible
came to be, explore the biblical truth for life issues, and apply
biblical truth to daily life.
Develop a Disciplined Prayer Life : Experiences that help disciples
learn about biblical prayer, develop an effective prayer life, and
build a ministry of prayer.
Build Strong Christian Relationships: Experiences that help
disciples understand the nature of the church as the body of Christ,
build effective relationships, and understand themselves and others.
Know and Use Our Spiritual Gifts: Experiences that help disciples
identify personal spiritual gifts, interests, and natural abilities;
grow in leadership ability; build effective skills for ministry;
facilitate small groups for ministry care; learn to disciple others.
Share Our Faith With Others: Experiences that help disciples share
personal testimony, witness in a variety of situations, develop a
mission worldview, and lead others to share the good news.
At St. Paul's we take seriously education and spiritual growth
opportunities for people of all ages. We offer a wide variety of classes
and small groups for adults. Some groups are on-going, and others last a
short-term of six to ten weeks. Click on a link to the left to find out
more information about opportunities for you to grow in your
relationship with Christ.
Click on any of the links to the left to find out more details about our
opportunities for adult spiritual growth. You'll especially want to
check out Faith Connections, our new Wednesday night ministries. |
