Local Church Programs Pathway

At the heart of a people is their predominant devotional life; unless that changes with the times, foundational change cannot happen. The Institute of Cultural Affairs is rooted in the renewal of local churches and provides a range of programs for both laity and clergy. This pathway gives a preview of the history of this work, the programs being offered and a practical as well as spiritual approach to this task.

HISTORICAL TRENDS

• taking the churches on a journey towards their own renewal has been intentionally going on for almost a century - a theological renewal based on putting the Christian scriptures and self-understanding into the secular vernacular

LOCAL CHURCH EXPERIMENT

• enacting a tactical system of comprehensive actions in worship, study, life together and mission allows a congregation to transform itself as needed

LOCAL CHURCH PRAXIS

• creating a model of how a church can operate effectively in an age of complexity and diversity calls for practical and personal images of possibility

SPIRIT LIFE PRACTICES

• basing all change on a renewal of the spiritual life requires a phenomenological map of the spirit dimension of life and a series of solitary and corporate practices to access God-consciousness for sustained periods of time

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