Resources for Spiritual Growth for Adults
“Spiritual Formation is a process of being conformed to the image of Christ, a journey into becoming persons of compassion, persons who forgive, persons who care deeply for others and the world, persons who offer themselves to God to become agents of divine grace in the lives of others and their world – in brief, persons who love and serve as Jesus did." ~ Invitation to a Journey by M. Robert Mulholland, Jr.
See below for resources that can assist you in your journey of spiritual growth.
The Christ Church Labyrinth
We invite you to explore the labyrinth and consider adding this contemplative spiritual practice to enhance your walk with God. The CUMC Labyrinth is open to everyone to walk at any time. However, please note there are times the patio/labyrinth area is regularly used by the CUMC Childhood Enrichment Center, Kids Ahead and other groups within the church as well as community groups that reserve the space. If the labyrinth/patio area is occupied, please return another time. To learn more about the labyrinth or to schedule a walk for your group, please contact Ellen Lloyd at EllenBLloyd@gmail.com.
Personal Devotions
These reading selections from Cokesbury are great places to start a personal devotion practice. Taking a few moments each day to be inspired by
United Methodist Now – Sign up here for weekly emails including inspirational stories, a great addition to your devotion practice!
Upper Room Resources
The Upper Room is sharing a number of free resources in this unprecedented time.
Click here to learn more.
Prayer Practices for Children, Youth, and Families
If you are a parent with children or youth, try prayer practices you can do as a family. These were developed during our time of quarantine but are still applicable today!
Small Group Resource Inventory
Click here to access. Contact Lynn Long at llong@christgreensboro.org if you want to check out any resources. To search the spreadsheet, hit Command + F (Macs) or Ctrl + F (Windows) and enter your search term in the window that appears in the top right corner of the browser. You can also choose "Edit" then "Find and replace" and enter your search term there.
Activities for All Generations
Gratefulness – On this website for spiritual formation, you can watch an inspirational video, walk a virtual labyrinth, and send uplifting e-cards. You can also light a virtual candle on the “Light a Candle” page of the website. There are directions to walk you through the process, which includes time for reflection and the opportunity to enter a prayer concern. After you virtually click on the wick of a candle to light it, it stays on the website with other candles for 48 hours. You can also click on candles that others have lit to pray for their concerns as well.
Build Faith Home Practices – Building Faith’s “Home Practices” are do-able, adaptable, fun, and meaningful. These activities can be used by households of all shapes and sizes.
Video Lessons
Great for in-person and zoom meetings!
Amplify: – Free video resources for small groups of all ages. Books studies, video studies, devotionals and more. Partner resources available in CUMC’s resource library or through Cokesbury. Ask Lynn Long at llong@christgreensboro.org for resources.
Bible Project – Wonderful, inspiring, biblical videos, free to use.
Theocademy – These are free videos. If you click on learn more, be sure to watch the video on YouTube and it should pull up all the videos for a subject.
Books
Book Recommendations from the United Methodist Church
Mindfulness and Christian Spirituality by Tim Stead can help provide readers with mindfulness practices during this time.
Overcoming Stress by Tim Cantopher, MD, offers information on both acute treatments and longer term management in avoiding stress and its ill effects.
