Session 1

My Journey

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My Journey
 Session 1
My Journey

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My Journey
 Journey of Faith
Tool: A Personal Discipleship Goal
• Learn something about the sort of person I am
• Develop a sense of where God is calling me next
• Start to build a personal plan

Five sessions
1. My journey
2. Your journey
3. God of the journey
4. Fruits of the journey
5. Where next?
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My Journey
 Keys
• Key Point

– Life and faith are personal journeys

• Key Skill

– Reflection

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 Today
• Introductions

• Stages of Life and Faith

• Tea / Coffee Break

• Develop our own ‘Life timeline’

• Wrap up

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 Life & Faith – Life Stages
William Shakespeare* Today’s Life Stages?
1. Infant 1.
2. Schoolboy 2.
3. Lover 3.
4. Soldier 4.
5. Justice 5.
6. Pantaloon 6.
7. Second childishness 7.

As you like it: “All the world’s a
stage, and all the men and
women merely players…”
The importance of change and
growth
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 Life & Faith – Faith Stages
Rev’d Dr John H Westerhoff
1. Experienced faith
“This is what we do, this is how we act.”
2. Affiliative faith
“This is what we believe, this is our church (group).”
3. Searching faith
“Is this what I believe?”
4. Owned faith
“This is what I believe.”
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 Coffee Break
Share with each other

– Where am I on my life
journey?

– Where am I on my faith
journey?

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 My Life Timeline
• Record key life and faith events
– Personal – no need to share what you don’t want to!
– Bring your timeline with you to each session
Met & Married Retired
Chose Children
New girl Highlights
Met Jesus Launched
Jesus Children Built
Accolades &
Born Church
Promotions
Reader

Born Today
School Uni New Lacked
company Moved Direction
Outsider
Lost Church
Girl! Exec Lowlights
Role
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Reflection
• Where on the line did I feel most
fulfilled?

• Where did I feel least fulfilled?

• What were the biggest moments of

change?

• Where did I feel closest to God?

• Where did I feel furthest from God?

• Where is my journey heading next?

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 Wrap-Up
• Journal Suggestions
– Take two timeline events and describe:
• Where I felt God was then
• Where I now see God was then
– Where am I on the life / faith stages & how do
I feel about this?
• Handouts
• Feedback on this session

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My Journey