Reflect

The internal work is amplified by a reflective life style.  Spiritual transformation is facilitated by personal reflection regarding identity, activities, and desires. This activity is not common in the western church but may be learned from brothers and sisters in the East – which highlights the need for community.

The process of spiritual transformation is communal.  Since spiritual formation is always for the sake of others rather than being privatized or individualized, it takes place in a God-centered community.  Long term, sustained change is always nurtured in an environment that is grace oriented and grace-filled rather than in an environment of judgment, shame, criticism, institutionalism, ridicule, guilt, condescension, and condemnation. The process of spiritual transformation is based on the truth of intimacy between God and man.