Author: Pam Edwards
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In my role with VP3 I have the privilege of swimming in a sea of beautiful feedback about how our ministry processes are actually impacting the spiritual growth of individuals and their local setting as a whole. This includes personal stories from facilitators as well as a lot of hardcore data gathered through online assessments […]
May is a sneaky month. I find it to be as full as December, but without any signals from the consumer market that there’s important days ahead. Take a glance at the month ahead of you. What important dates, or more importantly, what special people, could be cause for celebration this next month? Mother’s […]
I am one of those people out there participating in the VP3 process, A Way of Life, in my local church. I’m so glad I did. Years ago I would have convinced myself that I could mastermind my sanctification and create a growth plan on my own time. But this Lone Ranger approach would […]
I feel like I’m swimming in the dark. On a moonless night, my frail arms and legs thrash about in black despair. I can’t see where I’m going or where I’ve been. I can’t see the danger lurking beneath the surface, but I know it’s there. I am terrified of losing what little independence […]
”Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled or dismayed and do not be afraid.”John 14:27 This entry is for women. Or anyone who dearly loves a woman. Christmas is not an easy season for […]
Fall 2013 marks the seventh year I have joined others in my local church to begin one of the VantagePoint3 processes. As a facilitator, or a participant, each year the emphasis on mentoring another person seems to send shivers of emotion, often hesitation, around the room. Most adults have a hard time imagining that he […]
I uncovered in graduate school, and now practice almost every day, the deeply held belief that when adults gather together, “the answers are in the room.” My favorite adult education professor would tell you “the answers are in the room” means that the rich experiences which shape the lives of adults gives us the capacity […]
In Eugene Peterson’s memoir, The Pastor, he humbly searches for a word to best describe the ins and outs of being a pastor over time. To that end, he chooses the word, “witness.” “A witness is never the center but only the person who points to or names what is going on at the center […]