Liking today's challenge at
Friday Fives at RevGalBlogPals
Self disclosure in sharing 'Encounters' as follows:
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In this week some of us are preaching about a woman who encounters Jesus at the well...
Name 5 encounters in your life
leading to unexpected results.
[They might include learning a new skill,
making a friend, falling in love, discerning a call
or anything around or far off from those ideas.]
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The first one coming to mind began as online exploration.
1- Sharing my response to a fascinating website
Visions Alternative Worship in York UK
became an invitation to meet the Spiritual curator,
Sue Wallace, and 'encounter' the Alternative Worship
in 'real life'.
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Two years later,
2- I was blessed with
[a result of another amazing 'encounter']
an overseas journey to the UK that enabled
my real life 'encounter' at Visions York. I experienced various worship services for a week and participated to the max.
Life-changing. . .
This 'encounter' became the seed for a new life direction
in ministry and ensuing 'encounters'.
Studies and training at home in mission and pioneer ministry,
3- online with the Ridley Hall Cambridge
pioneer ministry minister, Dave Male,
4- later to Scotland for the Mission Shaped Ministry
C of E course with amazing instructors,
John and Olive Fleming Drane
5- On a weekend intensive in the Highlands
I met the founders of the program the course is based on!
All were a bonus outcome of one afternoon 'browsing'.
Thanks be to God!
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Thanks Rev Gals for the challenging post.
I've had a great walk down a meaningful memory lane!
Interestingly, it's re-lit a fire in my spirit ...
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Anyone willing to share your life changing encounters
with FHC ?
We'd love to hear from You...
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