When you know how much God is in love with you then you can only live your life radiating that love. ― Mother Teresa
As the coming fall season signals a new beginning, our ministry team is excited about planning opportunities to explore and deepen our spiritual journeys. We have spent some months in discernment about the direction of the ministry — how to serve those seeking a contemplative path and how to sustain an active ministry within Westminster and beyond. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to sit with the words below as we have sought to articulate our belief and focus going forward.
Our name has changed. our belief and focus remain the same.
Our belief: You are known. You are loved. You are not alone.
Our focus: God is the ever-present outpouring of love. Our Christian tradition embraces the path of spiritual transformation, accessible to everyone. The Ministry of Spiritual Practice invites people to hold a space of peace and joy as they listen for God’s direction, seeking to be made whole by love. Contemplation moves all toward receptive stillness, encouraging us to quiet ourselves enough to hear the Spirit speak to and act through us.
The Ministry of Spiritual Practice is intentionally inclusive, inviting all seekers into community to cultivate deeper listening that enables and supports the inward and outward journeys of transformation. Participants value hard questions and together risk saying “we do not know” so that the Spirit might re-make us. Grounded in the Spirit, participants actively join in the whole life of the Westminster community and move out into the world with generous hearts and minds.
Offerings for Lent 2024
Soul Collage: Taking Time to Listen
February 15, 6-7:30pm
Lent is a sacred time to calling us to draw closer to the Holy One. Bring your curiosity and wonder as we use images to move deeper than words and listen for wisdom. No artistic experience or talent is needed. We will have scissors, glue, and lots of pictures. Bring your open heart, and take some time to nurture your soul. As we seek to follow Jesus, use this time at Lent to listen to the guidance of the Spirit working within. Click HERE to register
A QUIET SPACE WHEREVER YOU ARE: Lenten Lectio Divina
Mondays, 12-12:45pm | Zoom
February 19- March 25
For the six weeks during Lent, The Ministry of Spiritual Practice will offer Lectio Divina, or divine reading, on ZOOM ONLY. You will find the Zoom link on the church website. No password needed.
“Lectio Divina is an ancient Christian contemplative practice enjoying a revival among lay people. It is a way of praying with sacred texts where we encounter God in a profoundly intimate and direct way.” -- Christine Valters Paintner, Lectio Divina: the Sacred Art
Each gathering online will include opening sentences and gathering, several readings of the week’s scripture, time after each reading to reflect on how the passage might relate to our lives, and optional sharing of those reflections. Join us!
Coming in 2024!
Journey Inward/Journey Outward: GPS for Deeper Living
Course Begins: January 9, 6:30-8pm
Longing to go deeper into the life of faith? Following Jesus faithfully requires a deep, intentional spirituality and a vital passion for serving others in the community and world. We are excited to offer a 25-week course over two “semesters” (spring and fall), facilitated by Rev. Cindy Higgins and led by a team of folks from the Greensboro community and Westminster with a heart for nurturing Servant Leaders. From January to May, the focus will be the Inward Journey. After a summer break, classes resume next fall with the focus on the Outward Journey. If you are interested in participating, or have more questions regarding the course, please contact Cindy Higgins (cindy.higgins@westpreschurch.org).