Personal Transformation for Mission Osebna preobrazba za misije

PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION FOR MISSION Osebno transformacijo za misije

The goal of the church’s holistic outreach is the transformation of persons, Cilj cerkev na celosten ozaveščanja je preoblikovanje oseb,
communities, and society for the glory of God. skupnosti, in za družbe brez Božje slave. For God to work through us in this mission Za Boga, da delo prek nas v to misijo
requires that we first, and continually, allow Him to transform us. zahteva, da smo prvič, in nenehno, se mu omogoči, da se pretvorijo nas. Each church member Vsaka cerkev član
comes to holistic ministry from a different starting point, but we all need to “grow up in every prihaja do celostnega ministrstvo iz druga izhodiščna točka, vendar smo vse potrebno, da "odrasti v vsakem
way into him who is the head, into Christ” ( Eph. 4:15 ). način, ki ga je v glavo, v Kristusa "(Eph. 4:15). Some Christians need to be Nekateri Kristjani morajo biti
transformed in order to venture out from self-centered comfort zones. preoblikovati, da bi podjetja iz Sebičan cone udobja. Others discover a Drugo odkrijete
need for transformation of their prejudice or hard-heartedness. Potreba po preoblikovanju njihovega vpliva ali težko heartedness. Others seek to change from Drugi si prizadevajo za spremembo iz
being mere activists to become ambassadors of the Good News. pri čemer zgolj aktivisti, da postanejo ambasadorji dobre novice. Whatever our need, the Ne glede na naše potrebe, na
transforming Spirit of Christ takes root in our lives through the practice of personal and preoblikovanju Kristusov Duh ima koren v naših življenjih skozi prakso osebne in
corporate spiritual disciplines. podjetij duhovnih disciplin. Here we highlight three spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible Tukaj smo poudariti tri duhovnih disciplin: molitev, Biblija
study, and meditation. študija in meditacije.

Prayer Molitev
“Prayer changes things” as the popular saying goes, but it also changes the pray-er. "Molitev spremembe stvari", kot je priljubljen pravim gre, ampak tudi spreminja molivko.
Prayer puts us on the potter’s wheel, so that we are empowered to carry out the good for Molitev nas postavlja na lončarovoj kolesa, tako da smo pooblaščena, da opravi dobro za
which we pray. ki molimo. As we beg that God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven, we present Kot smo prosim, da se Božja volja, da se bo narejeno na zemlji kakor v nebesih, smo prisotni
ourselves to God to do it. sebe k Bogu, da to storite. Prayer strengthens resolve in the face of discouragement and Molitev krepi odločenost pri spopadanju z odvračanjem in
danger, nurtures the trust and patience to wait on God’s timing, and knits Christian hearts nevarnost, krepi zaupanje in potrpljenje, da počaka na Božje časovni okvir, in knits Christian srčki
together in unity of purpose. skupaj v enoten namen. The prayer of repentance and intercession is particularly Molitev spreobrnjenja in priprošnja je še posebej
powerful in combination with fasting, as the stories of Daniel and Nehemiah demonstrate. močna v kombinaciji s postom, kot je zgodb o Danielu in Nehemija dokazati.
Prayer also “transforms our vision of the world,” helping us keep a godly perspective Molitev tudi "preoblikujejo našo vizijo o svetu," nam pomagali voditi Božji perspektivi
on our work in the world. o našem delu v svetu. Henri Nouwen wrote beautifully in The Way of the Heart about the Henri Nouwen lepo napisala v The Way of srce o
critical need for social activists to engage in the discipline of prayer: nujna potreba po socialni aktivisti, ki sodelujejo v disciplini molitve:
As long as ministry only means that we worry a lot about people and their problems; Dokler ministrstvo samo pomeni, da smo skrbeti veliko o ljudeh in njihovih težav;
as long as it means an endless number of activities which we can hardly coordinate, tako dolgo, kot to pomeni neskončnega števila dejavnosti, na katere smo lahko le stežka usklajuje,
we are still very much dependent on our own narrow and anxious heart. mi smo še vedno v veliki meri odvisni od naših lastnih ozkih in tesnobe srca. But when Toda, ko
our worries are led to the heart of God and there become prayer, then ministry and naše skrbi so privedle do srca od Boga in postali molitev, nato ministrstvo in
prayer become two manifestations of the same all-embracing love of God. molitev postane dveh manifestacije iste vseobsegajoče ljubezni do Boga.

Bible Study Bible Study
Another transforming spiritual discipline is the study of Scripture. Drugo preoblikovanje duhovne discipline je študija Svetega pisma. The word of God, Božjo besedo,
“powerful and active,” is given that the Christian “may be complete, thoroughly equipped "Močni in aktivni," je glede na to, da so krščanske "je lahko popolna, popolnoma opremljeno
for every good work” ( 2 Tim. 3:16 ). za vsako dobro delo "(2 Tim. 3:16). Scripture provides a necessary corrective to the Sveto pismo daje potrebnih korektivnih na
culture’s distorted views of money and power. kulture v izkrivljene poglede denarja in moči. Ron collected all the passages of the Bible Ron zbrani vsi odlomki iz Biblije
pertaining to hunger, justice, and poverty in the book For They Shall Be Fed. , ki se nanašajo na lakoto, pravice in revščino v knjigi Za njih se krmijo. It is two To je dva
hundred pages long! sto strani dolgo! If more evangelicals were as diligent about reading and obeying the Če več kot evangelicals bilo skrbne o obravnavi in upošteva v
whole Bible as they were about revering its authority, their ministry priorities would be cele biblije, kot so bili približno revering njegove avtoritete, njihovo ministrstvo prednostne naloge bi bilo
radically revised. temeljito spremenjeno.

Meditation Meditacija
Scripture repeatedly calls us to meditate on God’s actions (eg, Ps. 64:9 ). Sveto pismo nam večkrat poziva, da meditiramo o božji dejavnosti (npr., Ps. 64:9). The Ta
biblical record of God’s salvation history, and our personal and congregational histories of biblijske zapis božjega zgodovine odrešenja, in naše osebne in congregational zgodovin
God’s presence, inspire faith in God’s faithfulness. Božji navzočnosti, vlivalo zaupanje v Božje zvestobe. As we reflect on what God has done Kot smo razmislili o Bog, kaj je storil
throughout history and in our own lives, we can sense more clearly where God is leading skozi vso zgodovino in v naše življenje, bomo lahko smiselno bolj jasno, če Bog je vodilni
us in the present. nas v tem. Meditation cultivates an attitude of hopeful expectancy for ministry, Meditacija prideluje odnos upa Pričakovano za ministrstvo,
because we can trust God to continue working in and through us in a way that is consistent ker mi lahko zaupaš Bogu, da nadaljuje delo in v okviru nam na način, ki je skladna
with his actions and character in the past. s svojimi dejavnostmi in narave v preteklosti. Introspection and outreach should be In ozaveščanja Introspekcija je treba
complementary. dopolnjujejo. Richard Foster (inspired by Karl Barth) suggests combining reflection on Richard Foster (zgleduje po Karl Barth), ki združuje predlaga razmislek o
God’s actions with exercises in awareness of the community and the global situation: “This Bog je z ukrepi ozaveščanja vajami v življenje skupnosti in položaj v svetu: "To
form of meditation is best accomplished with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in oblika meditacije je najbolje izvesti z Biblijo v eni roki in v časopisu
the other!” Many find a spiritual journal a helpful tool in recording their reflections. druge! "Veliko našli duhovno reviji koristno orodje pri evidentiranju svoja razmišljanja.
These spiritual disciplines take time. Te duhovne discipline, traja nekaj časa. We must allow sufficient time for the work of Moramo zagotoviti dovolj časa za delo
transformation in our lives, just as we must be patient with the slow but steady growth of preoblikovanje v naših življenjih, ravno tako kot mi, je treba bolnika s počasno, a stabilno rast
the fruits of our holistic ministry. sadovi našega celostnega ministrstvo. But if we do not invest time in our spiritual development, Ampak, če ne bomo vlagali čas v naši duhovni razvoj,
we will find our busy-ness becoming a waste of time. bomo našli zaseden-rtič postaja izguba časa. Mary Thiessen writes in God So Mary Thiessen piše v Boga, torej
Loves the City: Awareness of the deep inner work of the Spirit is difficult when running from Ljubi Mesto: Ozaveščanje o globoki notranji delo Svetega Duha, je težko, ko tečejo od
job to project, from program to crisis, from family to neighborhood. delovnih mest na projekt, od programa do krize, od družine do soseske. When we Ko smo
no longer enjoy God’s intimate presence in our souls, we merely tend to niso več deležni božjega intimno prisotnost v naših duš, smo le težijo k temu, da
respond to others’ wounds with cold action. odzvali na druge "rane s hladno ukrepanje. . . . How we need the Spirit’s Kako bomo potrebovali Duha
life-giving breath to blow through the dryness of our souls!” Oživljujući dih, da bi razstrelili z suhega naše duše! "

Adapted from Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh, Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Povzeto po Ronald J. Sider, Philip Olson in N. Heidi Rolland Unruh, cerkve, ki zagotavljajo, da je razlika: Doseganje
Your Community with Good News and Good Works, chapter 6. Vaš Skupnosti s Dobro Novice in dobrih del, poglavje 6. Used by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Se uporabljajo z dovoljenjem Baker Knjige, oddelek Baker
Book House Company, copyright (c) 2002. Hiša Book Company, Copyright (c) 2002.