the kingdom Jesus engaged with and of heaven is like through - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

06/09/2019 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.” Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. ‘Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, “Rejoice with me, for A l l y B a r r e t t I have found the coin that I had lost.” Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’ (Luke 15.1-10) Jesus improvised the kingdom Jesus engaged with and of heaven is like… through ordinary things We can perceive something of the kingdom in ordinary things 1

06/09/2019 PREPARING What we’re going to look at today Finding the gospel in the gospel > Preparing > Engaging > Attending > Improvising > Connecting PREPARING PREPARING Charting the terrain Mind mapping Using less linear When you’re leading an approaches lets expedition you need to you see different be well prepared. If you connections and know the terrain, you’ll follow up a range know when it’s OK to of possible ideas. stray off the path. 2

06/09/2019 ENGAGING ENGAGING Learning styles Diversity Spiritual styles age intellectual stage of faith bodily life experience emotional learning and spiritual styles sensory moral …and more interpersonal ATTENDING through “If your talk doesn’t work without the children, it wasn’t all-age” ATTENDING to Mary Hawes Unexpected things “If the participation could have been done Hidden, silenced, or mediated voices by an inanimate object, it wasn’t participation” Difficult ideas Dan Barrett Pastoral needs “All may, some should, none must” The movement of the Spirit Anglican wisdom on confession Nonverbal theology “The medium mustn’t undermine the message” Ally Barrett 3

06/09/2019 IMPROVISING CONNECTING “The more we improvise, CREED – what have we Celebrate insights the more we learn to trust learned about God? Show empathy God, our congregation, PRAYERS – what pastoral Make connections and ourselves” need or thanksgivings are Be accountable we more aware of? Gather wisdom DISMISSAL – what does this What is now the gospel in the gospel? mean for how we live? Q U E S T I O N S Follow up take a moment to think, to try out a question on the person next to you or share an insight with them, then we can share some of these with everyone. Is there anything Are there What wisdom @reverendally that you’d like to things you and insights www.reverendally.org go back to and wish I’d said would you like ask me more something to offer to about? about? everyone? 4