Mike Day:- This House Pt.24: Flourishing in Exile, Pt. 4: Formation: A Call to Maturity

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Mike Day:- This House Pt.24: Flourishing in Exile, Pt. 4: Formation: A Call to Maturity

.The ultimate goal of spiritual formation is achieving a loving union with God, defined as a process of being formed into Christ's image for the sake of others.123 Roadmap: The material is structured around three main pillars: Context (Formation for Exiles), Discipleship (Call to Maturity), and Formation (Being to Becoming).4 Context (Formation for Exiles): Drawing from 1 Peter 2:11, Christians are viewed as "aliens and exiles". The document contrasts three relationships to surrounding culture:56 Separation (Bomb Shelter): Focuses on isolation from cultural influence for protection and purity.7 Assimilation (Mirror): Adapts to cultural norms for relevance and commonality.8 Holy Presence (Salt & Light): Focuses on intentional presence in culture to achieve transformation and influence. Formation in exile is framed as essential for long-term fruitfulness and serves as a powerful church apologetic.910 Discipleship (Call to Maturity): Based on Mark 1:17 ("Follow me and I will make you fish for people"), discipleship is broken down into three components: Follow, Form, and Fish. New Testament views on maturity include being conformed to Christ (Paul), following His steps (Peter), becoming mature and complete (James), and moving toward perfection (Hebrews).111213 Stages of Faith: Adapted from Peter Scazzero's Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, the document outlines six stages of faith intersected by "The Wall":14 Stage 1: Life-Changing Awareness of God15 Stage 2: Discipleship (Learning)16 Stage 3: The Active Life (Serving)17 The Wall18 Stage 4: Journey Inward19 Stage 5: Journey Outward (From my inner life)20 Stage 6: Transformed by Love21 Discipling Culture Concepts: It mentions a coreture framework adapted from Mike Breen's Building a Discipling Culture, focusing on Jesus as the vine, abiding, pruning, growing, and bearing fruit.