After a week of being with the UWM team in Asia, I tried to summarize our time in a meaningful way. this is my best attempt to do so.
The Spirit of God uses slow, sure, steady, "soaking," processes where we learn to become friends with Jesus so we may then missionally engage our little corner of the world.
These processes are the spiritual disciplines, practiced in relational, reflective, transformative ways...
These processes are the way we are with Jesus, learning from Him and becoming like Him...
These processes are how we experience/encounter the Presence, the Work and the Word of God...
These processes cannot be hurried, there are no shortcuts, there are few "once and for all" events, instead it is the accumulating impact of hundreds of days being with Jesus...
These processes first are like disciplines, then become habits, eventually they become a way of life...
These processes are the way leaders are formed, the way the imitation of Christ occurs in the life of the leader...
So the real question is this: Are those slow, sure, steady, soaking processes taking place in your life?
Brian K. Rice
Leadership ConneXtions International
www.lci.typepad.com