Marking Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year

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C. Learn the Great Tradition (read R. Webber’s Ancient Evangelical Future series).

D. Visit often TUMI’s website ( www.tumi.org ) for info, discussions, and forums dealing with the Great Tradition, the Church Year, Lectionaries, and shared spirituality.

E. Identify your tradition of shared spirituality , and find ways to empower others as it expresses the Scripture and the Great Tradition.

F. Begin together, simply . Use our resources to begin your journey together of a shared spirituality that is Christ centered, biblically based, and easily reproducible in your family, small group, and church.

G. Study the theological roots of our faith in the Ecumenical Councils and the Nicene Creed , and relate these timeless truths to your personal, family, and church life.

H. Redefine spirituality to include the power of shared spirituality in the body of Jesus Christ . Rediscover the gifts of the Spirit as endowments for body edification, all for the glory of God.

I. Finally, allow the Christ story to transform every dimension of your life as you practice the discipline of remembrance and participation in the Church Year. Do not stifle the Holy Spirit: Let him lead you back to the future , 1 Thess. 5.19-21 (ESV) – Do not quench the Spirit. [20] Do not despise prophecies, [21] but test everything; hold fast what is good.