We are all formed and shaped by something. In fact there are many factors that make us who we are today. Some of these factors are pleasant; like the time you were accepted into a university or the day your first child was born. Yet other factors which shape us are not so pleasant; the time your parents said they were splitting up or the day your doctor told you, you were sick. Yet all of these elements, good and bad, play a part in shaping us into the people we are today. While we cannot always control the factors that have a part in shaping our lives, we do have an opportunity to allow these elements to be forming for the better or forming for the worse.
God is at work in each one of our lives; forming us. God is our Creator and knows each one of us intimately (Gen. 1:27, Ps. 139). We recognize God’s forming work is done in an effort to make us more like His Son, Jesus (Phil.2:1-11). It is our character and heart that God is after and so the process of formation continues. We also believe this is not on God’s shoulders alone but that He calls us to play a part in our own formation (Col. 3:3:1-17, Rom. 12:1-3).
The hope is that one day we will become individuals and a people whose very character reflects the heart and character of God; That we would be shaped in such a way as to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him (Micah 6:8)
One of the first steps in the formation process is the realization that God is indeed present. We invite you to take a look around and see that in all things both big and small and in all situation both good and bad God is always present, always at work — trying to make us and His world into a reflection of Him.
Our spiritual formation is not a segmented program but woven in the fabric of all we do: Worship Gatherings, Home Communities, and our involvement in social justice.