Facing uncertainty in your congregation or discerning where God may be leading? "Engaging Faithful Innovation in Your Congregation: Discern What's Next" provides practical steps forward. Imagine a faith community where the subtle movements of God in our neighborhoods and lives are not just heard, but amplified—and not just by ministry leaders, but by the community as a whole. This course is more than just a learning experience. It’s a journey into the heart of listening, and a foray into experimenting with new ways of “being church” in the modern world. These skills of listening and experimenting have never been more crucial for spiritual leaders and everyday believers than they are today.

"Engaging Faithful Innovation in Your Congregation: Discern What's Next" is all about transformation through action; it introduces participants to faithful innovation, a powerful framework that can be used whenever you’re stuck or unsure of the next faithful steps. Here, you will learn to discern the voice of God in your local contexts, to see God’s work in the life of your congregation, and to notice God's presence in your everyday life. Together we will move from passive observation to active participation, using simple yet profound spiritual practices to explore God’s activity in your community and congregation. This course guides you in sharing these discoveries, reflecting on your actions, and discerning your next faithful steps. The cherry on top? It’s not all on the shoulders of the pastor or church leader alone. This program is designed to equip congregations and communities as a whole to step into faithful innovation, with ministers and congregation members alike leading the transformative process and practices together.

What You'll Learn

• In-Depth Introduction to Faithful Innovation: Gain a deep understanding of and confidence around using the faithful innovation framework, exploring how the powerful process can be applied in your community.
• Listening to God: Develop the spiritual practice of listening, and learn to actively hear God’s voice in Scripture and in the world around you​​.
• Listening in Community: Gain insight into how God speaks through our lives and those of others, and build a culture of sharing stories​​.
• Listening with Neighbors: Discover the power of listening beyond the congregation’s walls and connect with your neighborhood through spiritual practices​​.
• Moving Forward Experimentally and Experientially: Equip yourself to conduct faithful action-learning experiments and experience God’s work in your community​​.
• Discerning God’s Movement and Your Next Steps: Apply what you learn from your community's experiment by taking your next faithful step for the sake of the Gospel in your neighborhood.