Discovering Spirituality

Heads, Hearts, Mystics and Kingdoms: Getting to Know your Spirituality

Using Corinne Ware’s book Discover Your Spirituality Type, individuals will learn more about their spirituality and relationship with God. We’ll look at how each kind of spirituality relates to our God-given personalities and which disciplines and activities are most suited to our lives. We’ll also be challenged to stretch and grow in less familiar forms of spirituality. Time for the workshop is by arrangement.

Guide: Rev. Meredith Vanderminden, (518) 743-8728

Discovering God’s Dream: a Workshop on Spiritual Gifts

“What do you bring to your congregations that is your particular gift? What gift do you bring that, if you learned how to use it, would make you and your congregation more whole?”
 
You will ask and answer these questions through an inventory designed to identify your strongest spiritual gifts, allowing you to better understand God’s call in your life. The workshop will also give you an opportunity to discover others in your congregation who may share your gifts and passions. The workshop can be scheduled for an arranged period of time, from a three hour course to an overnight retreat.

Guide: Rev Barbara Lemmel, (802) 223-2234

Discover your Spiritual Gifts and Learn How to Use Them

Using this workbook by Alvin J. VanderGriend, participants will discover what their “working” and “waiting” spiritual gifts are. It will enable each one to better understand their gifts and how and where they can be used. The workshop can be offered Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.

Guides: Shirley Readdean and Dave Suits, (518) 869-9436

From Compulsion to Freedom: Using the Enneagram for Growth in Christian Holiness

This program introduces you to a means of personal self-assessment known as the Enneagram, which uncovers your basic approach to the stresses of life, your patterns of sin and grace, and your spiritual strengths and weaknesses. You will encounter ways in which you can make yourself more available to God, more centered in Christ and more amenable to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. This retreat is also designed to help you see Christ in others who are different in personality, temperament and spirituality. The workshop can be scheuled as a single-Saturday format or a Friday evening to Saturday format.

Guide: Rev. Ralph W. Howe, (802) 476-7904

Meyers-Briggs–A Tool for Discovering Your Spiritual Type

Through the use of this 70-question survey, you will discover your personality type, and the spiritual practice best suited for your formation. Contact Ray Stees to arrange to take the survey.

Guide: Rev. Ray Stees, (518) 869-6130

Developing a Personal Missions Statement

Through the use of The Path, by Laurie Beth Jones, the participant will develop a personal mission statement to provide clarity and direction for the life journey. Contact Ray Stees to make arrangements for this course.

Guide: Rev. Ray Stees, (518) 869-6130