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Crafting a Rule of Life

Pastoral Health & Formation

This module is open to Vineyard pastors and lead pastor spouses in Eastern, Southern California, and Southeast Regions in Fall 2024 and Winter 2025. We’ll be exploring a simple Rule of Life (or rhythm of life) with self, with God, and within relationships.
Intro
Introduction to Crafting a Rule of Life
About
About
This pastoral health module will introduce a simple framework for human flourishing. Our busy and full lives often present challenges as we try to find regular rhythms that bring peace and rest. We might have the demands of family and children, never-ending ministry commitments, or even the occasional crisis that needs attention.

But when we give up our practices and habits that center us and stabilize us in the midst of chaos, we also give up our ability to love and lead the people around us well.

This learning module will invite us as individuals to regain our life-giving practices but also encourage us to bring our friends and families into our practice as we all learn together to be a community deeply rooted in the love and peace of Christ.

Introduction

Module Welcome (11 min)
What’s it like to be a pastor in today’s culture? (4 min)
Vision for the Vineyard (1 min)
What is a Rule of Life?  (45 min)
Reflection Questions (15 min)
Assessments (20-70 min)

Chapter 1: Life with Yourself 

Introduction: Sabbath & Rest (2 min)
Owning your life (5 min)
A God of deep unfailing love (2 min)
Invitation to a life of Sabbath rest (34 min)
Reflect (15 min)
Homework (2 weeks)

Chapter 2: Life with God

Introduction: Silence & Solitude (2 min)
Isn’t louder, better?  It’s definitely more fun! (20 min)
Contemplative spirituality (3 min)
Invitation to be still (6 min)
One of the biggest threats (60 min)
Reflect (15 min)
Homework (1 week)

Chapter 3: Life in Relationship  

Introduction: Spiritual Friendship (1 min)
Good and bad surprises (15 min)
What on earth is transference? (7 min)
The invitation to trust (1 min)
Building a team around you (5 min)
Reflect (15 min)
Homework (1 week)

Next Steps

Wrap Up & Next Steps (1 min)

Danielle Pathak

This is a self-paced course for pastors in Eastern, Southern California, and Southeast regions to complete from September 2024 – March 2025. Participants are invited to engage with the presented material here, practice it in the context of their ministries, and process it with their teams.

We recommend participants prayerfully engage with the reflection questions and reference their written reflections when processing the course material with others.





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