Holistic Faith

We believe that our faith should permeate every aspect of our lives, rather than just something we do on Sunday mornings. Instead of compartmentalizing, we seek to live integrated and whole. We see no division between sacred and secular....wouldn't it be ridiculous to ask Jesus, when he walked the earth, "How is your spiritual life?!" In other words, everything is spiritual; whether we are at work, sharing a meal with friends and family, or at play.

Some members of our community have even dedicated their careers towards helping folks on this journey towards holistic healing. Here are some links to their sites:

Sandie Brock
Beth Simpson
Robby Cload

Would you like prayer for something? One of our housechurches is committed to praying for the needs of the community. Click here to tell us what you would like prayer for.

Gettin’ Your Groove Back: Renewing Rituals Retreats with Sustainable Faith
This retreat is designed to help you establish renewing rituals, principally in the areas of rest (sleep and sabbath), activity (e.g., exercise) and nourishment (e.g. diet).

Modern life is unparalleled in its ability to destabilize humans. In the western culture we’re currently locked into the rhythms of a deeply entrenched, highly schizophrenic life that consistently pushes us toward sleep deprivation, a sedentary lifestyle, poor eating, and a blurring of lines between rest and work. Living wisely in these areas is a difficult enterprise, not too unlike that of a recovering alcoholic attempting to stay sober in a bar. Nevertheless, it is possible.

Labor, rest, and nourishment form a sub-structure for physical life. You might think of them as the “Holy Triad” for human physical life. Unfortunately, the church has, in gnostic-like ways, tended to minimalize the role of the body proper in cultivating an adequate spirituality. If we believe that we have no spiritual life apart from our bodies, then issues of rest, work, diet and ritual are crucial for ministry. Join us as together we try to discern how to establish healthy rituals that carry us through ministry.

Some special features of this particular retreat are:
• healthy (yet generous) meals
• a daily period for walks / exercise
• a wind-down, lights-out time
• generous amounts of sleep + siesta
• analysis of your current routines
• help in constructing sensible goals in the areas of rest, activity, nourishment and sabbath
• follow-up

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