The Five Key Processes for Spiritual Formation

1. THE SEARCH (Meaning + Purpose)
- The opposite of “Striving” is “To Be Still” (Psalms 46:10)
- The purpose of stillness is to hear and know God

2. THE STRUGGLE
- There is a distinction between knowing God’s will and doing God’s will
- There is a constant struggle of the two natures within us (Romans 7:14-20)

3. THE SURRENDER
- With all my heart (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- In all of my ways

4. THE SERVICE
- A fruitful life in Christ (John 12:26)
- A faithful commitment to Christ

5. THE SIGNIFICANCE (John 14:2-3)
- Our identity reflected (Who we are VS. Whose we are)
- Our destiny redeemed (What we are to do for God VS. What has been done by God)


Conclusion: The posture for spiritual formation
John 21:22
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you, you follow me!”

• God is not looking for leaders who are willing to serve but servants who are willing to lead.
• Leadership is the responsibility, servanthood is a position we adopt.
• Mentoring is the empowering life-investment, in an accountable relationship, through which knowledge, skills and attitudes are effectively modelled and imparted so that lives are transformed (Edmund Chan, 2008)
• People don’t need instruction, but inspiration. You don’t say it, you show it. Mentoring are caught not taught.

• Mentoring is not mentor-centered, but mentoree-centered. 
• It’s about what the mentoree receives.
• Heart of mentoring is life changed.
• Pointing people to Jesus. Change of an inner life.

• Luke 10:38
• “Only one thing is necessary”
• Contrast on many things to one thing (God part).
• Distracted by many things, don’t border about many things, just focus on one. 
• The quietness of soul not bordered by many things.

Source: Cell Group Ministry Conference : Mentoring Lives, 26-28 June