2.Urban Spirituality

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MODULE 2: SPIRITUAL FORMATION (SF)

	Learning Objectives:
1. GO: to URBAN SPIRITUALITY	1.Understanding: Trainees will understand a diversity of strands of Christian spirituality. 2. Understanding: Trainees will understand the relationship of the three main traditions of spiritual growth to urban poor ministry. 3. Skill: Trainees will evaluate the effectiveness of their spiritual disciplines in enabling them to cope with the pressures of urban life. 4. Character: Trainees will understand the effect of stress on spirituality and family by identifying three major stressors and determining changes of lifestyle or spiritual practices to cope with them.
2. READ: WORKS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD	1.Knowledge: To understand the relationship of the anointing of the Spirit and ministry among the poor. 2. Character: To have opportunity in a supportive context for prayer that breaks barriers to the work of the Holy Spirit in each others lives.
3. READ: THE LIFESTYLE AND VALUES OF SERVANTS (POWER POINT) BROWSE: PILGRIMAGE AMONG THE POOR TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE	1. Skill: To observe the nature of a yearly renewable set of lifestyle, value and ministry commitments. 2. Skill: To develop a framework for evaluating spirituality in relationship to wealth, poverty and simplicity.
4. PRAYER & FASTING (Power Points) KEYS TO PRAYER OR MINISTRY OF INTERCESSION OR MOVEMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TODAY	Knowledge: To understand the relationship of intercession and effective ministry and movement dynamics in the slums.
5. UNDERSTANDING OUR EMOTIONAL STATE, PERSONALITY, and GIFTING a.MOTIVATIONAL EVALUATION b.UNDERSTANDING OUR PERSONALITY, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH c. THE GOD FACTOR IN SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Power Point)	Character: To enable the trainee to more adequately evaluate motivations, emotional fitness and character
6. FAMILY LIFE IN THE SLUMS FAMILIES SURVIVING WITH SERVANTS FAMILY STRESSES IN URBAN MINISTRY	Character: To enable the trainee to reflect with their spouse as to issues that need to be addressed in sustaining a healthy marriage among the poor
7. DEALING WITH PAIN AN OVERVIEW OF GRIEF DEALING WITH BITTERNESS DEALING WITH PAINFUL PAST	Character: Past hurts will be examined and where processes for resolution determined

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