Warmed Again the renewal of Movements

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Warmed Againthe renewal of Movements

• Learning from Vatican II
• Learning from Catholic religious Orders
• Martyn Atkins
• Team Leader Methodist Central Hall Westminster,
  London.
• Martyn.atkins_at_mchw.org.uk

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• The renewal of religious life is about following
  Jesus. So.
• Return to the Gospel
• Retrieve the founding charisms
• Read the signs of the times

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• Return to the Gospel.
• The loud words of Jesus.
• The words that remind you who you are and why you
  are here

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• Retrieve the founding charisms...
• (or the charisms of the founders)
• Charisms are a special
• variety of gifts dispensed
• through the Holy Spirit in
• Church and world, as
• needed, for the common
• good.
• Doris Donnelly

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Where did the joy come from?

• The significance of the birth story
• The significance of congregational character
• The significance
• of careful change

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Read the signs of the times

• Honestly,
• and in light of
• the loud words of
• the Gospel

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Non-identical reproduction

• A gospel concept
• A missional/kingdom imperative
• Death and resurrection!
• (where have we
• come across that
• before?)

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These three themes are not sequential, but
integrated are not static, but dynamic As befits
things of the Spirit..
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• What do you suppose might be the loud words of
  Jesus for you and your Church at this time?
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• What do you suppose might be the founding
  charisms in relation to your Church?
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• How do you suppose you might you go about
  retrieving and reintroducing them in that
  particular context?
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• What might non-identical reproduction look like
  in the context of your ministry as a pastor at
  this time?