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Case Studies: Fix vs. Find

Highrock Guides Leaders Meeting April 13, 2011

Group Lectio Divina • Passage: Luke 10:38-42 •First Reading: Observation •Second Reading: Listening •Third Reading: Transformation

What is our Specialty?

We don’t lead with FIXING… but with FINDING GOD!

“There is someone at Highrock who I haven’t talked to in months. I mean, we don’t treat each other badly and we don’t talk about one another. But we just can’t get along anymore. I think it’s just better to live our separate lives.”

Case Studies: Fix vs. Find “One sin that I’m not proud of is occasionally dabbling in pornography. I’m not addicted or anything, but I also can’t stop looking at it at least weekly. I feel terrible about it, like a hypocrite. But maybe it’s something I just need to live with for now.”

Case Studies: Fix vs. Find “What I want to talk to you about is how to discern God’s will. I am so bored with my job and really think it’s time for a change. My question is, what has God really designed me to do? What job does he want me to do next? Any suggestions for how to think about that?”

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“Finding God” Questions

Better Feedback for Guides

What do you think God has to do with all of this? What do you think God is doing in this situation? Where do you sense God’s presence in this? What do you think God is trying to teach you through this? How do you think God is loving you / wants to love you in this? How do you think your relationship with God could deepen as you are going through this? How can you praise God / demonstrate your trust in God as you go through this? If Jesus were here now, what do you think he’d say to you? What do you think God wants you to know or remember most right now? Can you think of a Scripture passage that applies here / could encourage you here? What might God be inviting you to do here (next step)?

• Required Debriefing After Every Meeting – Please spend 5-10 minutes debriefing with your partner after your meeting. It’s best to do this in person, but also can be done via email. – Key questions: What went well? What approaches might have worked better? How did we do with finding vs. fixing? – New questionnaires reflect this. Reminder that these are available on the resource web site or on Myca’s desk basket.

• Include link to feedback survey in your followup e-mails (coming soon) • More opportunities for practice & feedback at our monthly meetings

Guides Resource Page http://www.highrock.org/guidesresources

HIGHROCK GUIDES UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS

Video & Audio Training

Guides Resource Page

• Over time, more and more of our informational training will be done via video and audio. • This will allow Guides to benefit from training topics from previous years. • This will also free up more time for:

http://www.highrock.org/guidesresources • For now these resources are for guides only. Some are password protected. • I hope to have a public one available within the next year. Guides ministry is working on a better way to provide people with resources for growth. • Please feel free to recommend some of these resources to members by downloading and attaching them to your follow-up email.

– Discussion about Topics – Spiritual Disciplines (e.g., lectio divina) – Fellowship – Live Spiritual Direction Practice/Feedback

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Busy Season Approaches • Required Appointments

HIGHROCK GUIDES PARTNER ASSIGNMENTS

– You must do AT LEAST 2 appointments / month but I ask that you don’t always aim for the minimum, especially during this busy season. Guides should be doing 2-4 appointments each month.

• Note about Guides/Rest Months: – Guides DO observe Rest Month in January with rest of Highrock. – Guides DO NOT do June rest month because it’s busy season for us. – BUT If at any time you feel like you need a break, let me know!

Partner Assignments • • • • • • • • • •

Helena & JeeHyun Chuck & Pam Jocelyn & Jenny Courtney & William Susan & Danny Mark & Serena Carin & Francis April & Zeb Michelle will partner with Aaron / Alice / William Mickey will fill in Sunday morning slots as needed

Partner Assignments • These may need to change, but hopefully not! • Sometimes I may ask you to partner with me or another guide to help accommodate a member’s schedule – please be flexible! • I encourage you to have coffee together if you don’t know each other very well! I pray that some great fellowship will happen with your partner.

SCHEDULING

Scheduling • New Guides – Schedule an appointment with Michelle or returning guide. – Begin scheduling appointments to do with your partner starting after May 11th (be sure to complete all training by then).

• Returning Guides – Please post as many slots as possible for the months of May and June.

• Schedule Constraints – Remember that for now we can only do a max of 2 appointments during second service due to space issues.

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Your Spiritual Journey • Discussion Questions: – Where are you spiritually right now? Describe your relationship with God. – What growth would you like to experience in this next year?

LOOKING AHEAD

• Take some time to share with one another about your Rule of Life. – Highlights: What is new? What are you looking forward to? What will be most challenging for you? – Give each other feedback, questions, suggestions, encouragements.

Looking Ahead • Upcoming Leaders Meetings – Generally (not always) 2nd Wednesday of month – May 11, July 13, August 10 – June 8: “Open House” Dinner & Fellowship

• All Guides – Sign up now for your membership renewal appointments

CLOSING PRAYER

• New Guides – Sacred Companions (should be complete) – Finish Part II Training Video (ASAP or by May 11th) – Training appointment w/Michelle or returning guide

RULE OF LIFE

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