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$\"\"$ <\/a>At the airport I told Dallas that he reminds me of Johnny Wooden, and yes he knew Coach Wooden and thought it was a compliment to be likened to Wooden. Perhaps we can say what Wooden was to basketball Willard is to the spiritual formation movement.<\/p>\n

A few highlights: the opening session was by Dallas where he sketched his normal vision of the formation of character so that we followers of Jesus might develop what he called an \u201ceasy holiness.\u201d I loved the expression because of its jolting connection but also because he was seeking to show that over time, under the power of God\u2019s grace, we can develop a kind of holiness where it is not so much a battle or a war but a way of life. This \u201ceasy holiness\u201d is Christlikeness, and Dallas\u2019 address included serious discussion of his VIM idea: we need to have a vision, we need to have intention, and we need to use the means of spiritual disciplines.<\/p>\n

I always pay attention to the order of a line-up at events, and know that anyone who is slated for a 9pm session better have some energy and skill in communication. Jim Smith\u2019s got both: he explained a \u201creliable pattern for transformation\u201d in what might be called the \u201cSmith Triangle.\u201d Surrounding the power of the Holy Spirit to transform \u2014 I haven\u2019t been to any conference where I heard so much about the Holy Spirit and that was a highlight for me \u2014 are three points in a triangle: Adopting the Narratives of Jesus, Engaging in Soul Training Exercises, and Participating in Community.\u00a0 Jim is known for developing his very significant idea: that we have to learn to avoid toxic narratives rooted in false views of God and learn to dwell in the Jesus-shaped narrative of the Bible. Jim\u2019s time went fast\u2026 and doing that at that hour is an accomplishment.<\/p>\n

My talk was Saturday at 9AM, and I\u2019m always grateful for an early morning slot because folks are awake! I sketched the transformation of Peter, and one of my images was the contrast between the rather unassuming \u201cnot much\u201d place of Capernaum as compared to the colossal St Peter\u2019s in Rome. Peter himself was transformed that much, and his character was reshaped in three directions: a life shaped by the cross, a life that embodied the gospel for all people, and a life that saw the essence of formation in becoming a person who loves God and loves others.<\/p>\n

Mindy Caliguire, our friend at Willow, did the second slot Saturday morning, and her talk revolved around a central focus on the ordinary life for ordinary people. Mindy\u2019s approach is cyclical: she returns to her central theme from a variety of directions. The big idea is that pastoral soul care is in need of serious, serious attention \u2014 her numbers were staggering. I wanted to get her numbers after the session but there were too many folks asking questions. Pastors, she was arguing, need to spend time with God because they, too, need ordinary days with God the way ordinary folks do. She used two chairs to show that God brings it all to us and we are called to be open and available to the work of God in our life \u2014 a life of faith that is oriented toward God.<\/p>\n

I could mention many people, and just can\u2019t, but Kris and I got to meet and spend time with Jim and Lorraine Hiskey, a friend of one my good friends, and that was a special time for both of us. And a very special thanks to Scott and Vicky, our hosts, for making sure we got where we needed to be when we were supposed to be there.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"