SpiritFit:

Training Program

This summer, you’re invited to SpiritFit: Romans — a 14-week asynchronous Bible study that combines the energy of CrossFit-style training with the spiritual practice of learning Scripture together.

What if we trained to follow Jesus like we train at the gym? The risen Christ is on the loose. God is at work in the world. We followers of Jesus get to train to be part of what God is doing bringing good news, hope and love into a broken world. Being part of what God is doing doesn’t happen magically. It happens through intentional training and opening ourselves up to God’s work in and through us.

SpiritFit can be done from home, work, vacation or even the pool on your timeline. Pastor Keseley will provide the resources, you put them to work. There will be options for community, connection and making friends along the way.

Great news! No real exercise required. You can do SpiritFit from a chair. So, don’t let that be an excuse that keeps you from participating.

We start Sunday, June 7! So, sign up today. Questions? Contact Pastor Keseley, Senior Pastor.

Wonder What SpiritFit Looks Like?

Here’s a sample of what a week of SpiritFit looks like with a teaching video from Pastor Keseley, the WOD Whiteboard and Google Doc Community Message Board.

Pray Without Ceasing - Week #1 (4/7-4/12): Show Up

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The tomb is empty. We are God’s Easter people, ready to train to be disciples of a risen Christ. Welcome to the SpiritFit journey. For the next 7-weeks, through the season of Easter that we celebrate in the church, we are going to be growing our prayer life and building community with one another. Simply signup above!

After you sign up, here’s what you will get to start the journey:

  1. Weekly Teaching Video - Start here! Watch the 2 minute video from Pastor Keseley to get started.

  2. WOD Whiteboard - This is where you will find this week’s “Work of Devotion” (WOD).

  3. Google Doc Community - This is where we will show up with and for one another.

  1. Weekly Teaching Video

We’re connecting breathing - something that we do all the time without thinking about it - to God’s presence with us. In this week’s teaching video, Pastor Keseley talks about connecting breath with God’s presence with us. It build’s on this past Sunday’s Easter sermon. If you missed it, check out the Easter sermon here.

2. WOD Whiteboard

Each week will have a whiteboard with what we’re doing each day. Here’s how to use it:

  • WOD (Work of Devotion) is the daily prayer practice for the week.

  • Daily Reps tells you how to do it the WOD.

  • Scaling gives you options about how to make it easier or more challenging, depending on where you are starting the journey. We’re all on a journey. It doesn’t matter where you start. Scaling just gives you options.

  • Skill is the lifetime discipleship skill this prayer practice is helping us build.

  • Spirit Cue is meant to help get us going into the prayer practice.

  • No Shame. No Streaks. Just Return. - That’s our motto this week! If you miss a day, just pick back up where you left off.

3. Google Doc Community

Signup above to get connected to the community. Most of our work will happen within a Google Doc that will allow us to be together on this SpiritFit journey. When you show up to do your WOD each day, add your name and the date/time to the board by typing it . We show up with each other and for each other! Following Jesus isn’t something we do alone, but together as part of a community. After you are done with your WOD, check out our Community Connection and Prayer Requests area. This is where we get to start forming community with one another.

4. This Week’s Meet Up

This Saturday, April 11 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the Abiding Presence Sanctuary

A casual meet up to drink coffee, reflect on how the WOD has been going this week, dig deeper into what prayer is and pray together. If you have a prayer partner, this would be a great time to meet up and introduce yourselves in person. This is totally optional and meant to give people who want some face-to-face connection the opportunity to do so.

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