Sacred Roots Thriving in Ministry: Moving Forward to Multiply

44 • 2022 E vangel G athering • S acred R oots T hriving in M inistry : M oving F orward to M ultiply

A ppendix 4 Glossary of Terms for Sacred Roots Evangel Gathering

1. Scripture Engagement. Scripture Engagement is the process whereby people are connected with the Bible such that they have meaningful encounters with Jesus Christ and their lives are progressively transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit. 2. Soul Work. “Soul work” is the personal work of watering, weeding, pruning, and fertilizing the garden of one’s own soul. Jesus often used metaphors from the medical and agricultural professions when describing this “soul work” to which he called his disciples. 3. Soul Care. Soul care is the pastoral work of nurturing growth in another’s friendship with God. Like a doctor for souls, or a farmer caring for an orchard of fruit trees, congregational leaders can learn much about caring for souls by apprenticing ourselves to the wisdom of the great doctors of the church from previous generations. 4. Apprenticeship. Apprenticeship provides a system for training a new generation of practitioners in a trade or profession with on-the job training and often includes accompanying study (cohort work and reading). 5. Cohort. A cohort is a group of students who work through a curriculum together to achieve particular learning objectives together. Cohorts provide a richness to the learning process due to the multiple perspectives offered by the participants. A Sacred Roots Cohort consists of Congregational Leaders who are learning together under the guidance of a local mentor, a contemporary mentor, and an ancient mentor. 6. Small Group (Conference). At the 202 2 Sacred Roots Evangel Gathering a small group consists of 4-6 church plant movement leaders who will each be leading a Sacred Roots Cohort during 2022-2023. 7. P. W. R. PWR is an abbreviation standing for Prepare. Work. Review. It is a model for developing wisdom as one engages in the important work of faithful and fruitful ministry. 8. Spiritual Classic. A spiritual classic is a non-canonical text that has proven helpful in addressing perennial pastoral problems (i.e. helpful for “curing souls”) across many cultures and over many centuries.