Grafted Life Ministries exists to resource the church in helping people grow closer to God and each other. Grafted Life partners with communities of believers (churches, small groups, etc.)
to: * prayerfully and intentionally seek to discern what God is doing, * offer practical, real direction that begins with where people are, * cultivate communities that offer safety, reconciliation, hope and belonging, and * create experiential opportunities for loving encounters with God, each other and the world. Our resources: * Focus on what it means to talk and walk with God every moment of the day, in all aspects of life. We integrate the whole person into our relationship with God: physical, emotional, relational, intellectual. * Help people discover what it means to live their lives WITH God, rather than around Him, from Him, or for Him. * Integrate an outward-in (the use of spiritual disciplines to affect a person’s habits toward God) with an inward-out (the use of reflection on personal motivations, emotions and deep beliefs) approach to discipleship.
Mission: Our mission is to provide material and support to the church which provide for: Biblical Teaching to understand what Scripture instructs and illustrates regarding all of our relationships. Experiential Learning to employ hands-on, heart-penetrating exercises that explore love in real life circumstances. Growing Together to practice within the Body of Christ and support one another in love, to love
Operating as usual
As we turned the page to a new year, one we all pray is vastly different from the last, what are you looking forward to?
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2020 has been a challenging year for us all. Churches have had unique challenges to overcome. Most remain in some stage of moving toward a new normal.
Grafted Life has created a downloadable resource with practical tools that we believe will help church staff and lay leaders discern their way through.
https://www.graftedlife.org/landing/resource-disrupted
graftedlife.org Grafted Life partners with churches and Christian ministries to build relational cultures of love for God and one another.
One of the latest issues in our daily e-devotional.
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Current events have disrupted our normal church activities. How might God be using this time to challenge pastors and church leaders to rethink their ministry? www.graftedlife.org/webinar-rebooting
The latest in our 10 year retrospective series, celebrating 10 years of ministry & looking forward.
One of those things looking forward is an opportunity to be part of a webinar looking at providing a framework for helping church leaders discover and discern what God is inviting them to do following the disruption of the last few months.
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The year 2020 sure seemed like a good time to look toward the future. The anticipation of a new decade inspired many of us to reflect on where we were headed. Dreams started to take shape about what a new decade could hold.
Then March happened.
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mailchi.mp The year 2020 sure seemed like a good time to look toward the future. The anticipation of a new decade inspired many of us to reflect on where we were headed. Dreams started to take shape about what a new decade could hold.
I just saw that another public Christian figure has renounced his faith. It's sad because, if you read below the headline, you find something interesting:
He says "I'm open to the idea that God is there. I'd prefer it if he was. I suspect if he is there, he is very different than what I was taught."
I'm guessing that's the case, Jon. Wish we were close and could hang out. To everyone else, this is the work of Grafted Life. There's a whole aspect to the Christian story most have never heard.
If you have wondered about the small group studies offered by Grafted Life Ministries, now you can experience them from home! We are offering an online group for the study entitled Do You Love Me? This study is 4 weeks in length.
If you are interested please send an email to [email protected] and you'll get added to the list!
https://www.graftedlife.org/group-studies/do-you-love-me
Grafted Life is honored to be included in the National Christian Foundation's list of Dallas charities who are responding to the needs of families during the COVID-19 crisis.
ncfgiving.com Below you will find the start of a general list of local relief efforts and non-profit organizations that meet the following criteria: Non-profit services include providing direct relief to people most adversely affected by the COVID-19 health crisis (This includes economic disruption...
Our next resource in the At Home with God series launched this morning! It's called "Hands." It talks about something most people don't understand: occupying our hands positively influences our communication with each other and with God. Really. Learn more here: www.graftedlife.org/at-home-hands
My long-time friend and corporate brand guru, Denise Lee Yohn, has assembled a group of organizations that pivoted in this COVID-19 world. Grafted Life's ministry to parents, helping families thrive spiritually, was included in the list! Read if you want to be inspired by the creativity of people. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-produces-pivots-inspires-innovations-denise-yohn/
linkedin.com Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. And the current situation has sparked so many brilliant innovations, pivots, or other great ideas.
Deb had a chance to "flower a cross" with two of our grandsons. Nice way to celebrate Easter. Prompted some conversation--one of the great suggestions on At Home with God. www.graftedlife.org/at-home-main#Schedule
THIS. IS. WORTH. SHARING. Send it to friends, families. People looking for activities to engage in with their friends and family at home.
Looking for some great ideas to do with kids? How about a way to bring nature into your Easter celebration? Check out our second release of At Home with God, focusing on NATURE. Our special resource includes activities to connect Nature and Easter! www.graftedlife.org/at-home-nature
Looking for some great ideas to do with kids? How about a way to bring nature into your Easter celebration? Check out our second release of At Home with God, focusing on NATURE. Our special resource includes activities to connect Nature and Easter! www.graftedlife.org/at-home-nature
If you want a sneak peek of At Home with God: Nature it is now live on our website https://www.graftedlife.org/at-home-nature
graftedlife.org Grafted Life partners with churches and Christian ministries to build relational cultures of love for God and one another.
The next release of At Home with God is coming out tomorrow! The topic: NATURE. Watch for 4 great ideas for how you can engage with nature during this time of social distancing.
We posted "At Home with God - Emotions" this morning, and just got our first picture of a family engaged. Here's Claire and Hunter showing off their favorite emotions! Who said emotions can't be fun? www.graftedlife.org/at-home-emotions
Here is Week One in our "At Home with God: For Such a Time as This" series. This new resource has great ideas for engagement and conversation.
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mailchi.mp Emotions are a normal part of life. Everyone has them but we are not always good at talking about them or understanding them. Our unprocessed emotions can heavily influence our actions in life. This is true for children and adults alike. Providing a safe environment at home, where emotions can be re...
We are excited to share with you more details about At Home with God! Please share this resource with parents, grandparents and friends who want to foster a spiritual environment in their homes and connect on a deeper level with those they are living with.
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mailchi.mp We are excited to share with you more details about At Home with God! Please share this resource with parents, grandparents and friends who want to foster a spiritual environment in their homes and connect on a deeper level with those they are living with.
Emotional Responses to COVID-19
During the next couple months our hearts will be regularly tested by our circumstances, and our anxious thoughts will leak out into our actions. What can we do about it?
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A Special Invitation Amidst the Coronavirus
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In the next few days and weeks, the Coronavirus will cause all of us in the household of faith to withdraw from some or many of the social interactions that we are used to. Regardless of our opinions of the timing or rightness of our need to withdraw, I’d like you to consider the invitation that may be present to us in this season....
Grafted Life is hosting this workshop in Dallas on May 4. If you are a pastor or small group leader, this event is perfect for you! www.graftedlife.org/formation-in-the-church
Would it be helpful to have a daily reminder to pause, pray & reflect? Consider signing up for Debbie Swindoll's free daily email entitled, The Invitation.
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[01/15/20] We are preparing themes for our 2020 Witness e-newsletter series...what questions do you have about Spiritual Formation we can address? What topics would you like to see covered?
How can you engage your family in spiritual conversations this Christmas season? Grafted Life is creating an "Advent Family Experience"--a weekly email series that will run through Advent, starting the week of Nov 25. Each email will have scripture, suggested activities, and guides for conversation.
Advent Resource for Families is coming! An announcement will got out on Monday, November 18th about this weekly email resource, be sure you are on our mailing list to receive it!
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Join us for this one-day conference in Phoenix, AZ next February. This day event is for church leaders and pastors...or anyone who is trying to influence their church in a formative direction. We will explore the forces that both encourage and discourage formation initiatives.
Hope to see you there!
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Join us in 2020!
Bringing Spiritual Formation into the Church
A Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders
Franciscan Retreat Center | Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2020
https://www.graftedlife.org/2020-glm-conference
Our latest communication with loads of resources!
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mailchi.mp Topic: We have wanted a kit like this for about 8 years! It offers everything you need to communicate about Grafted Life’s resources, including slides for worship center and gathering area loops, and copy blurbs for use in newsletters, bulletins, announcements, etc.
A Grafted Life Conference for Pastors & Church Leaders coming in 2020!
Bringing Spiritual Formation into the Church
Space is limited! Register today!
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Dr. Matthew Green explores an important topic in this article.
https://www.graftedlife.org/articles/emotions-facts-on-faith-and-feeling
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A life map is a self-reflection tool that individuals create to help them grasp the arc of their life, organization or group's story. You can use a life map to gain an overview, or to focus just on specific themes, like hardships, joys or dreams.
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A holiday reflection.
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A thoughtful article by Dr. Matthew Green. Enjoy!
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St. James is a growing parish in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of East Dallas and a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.
Through mission trips, Living Hope Ministries (LHM) brings hope through Christ to the people of Nigeria Africa.
Simple Church is a network of dinner churches with affiliates across the United States with branches in Grafton and Worcester, MA and East Dallas.
Nonprofit Ministry based in Houston, Texas. We have been commissioned by God to serve the incarcerated, and their families.
1 Corinthians 2:5 "...so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."
No one part is greater than the whole. We serve the same God and are all subject to His divine rule and sovereignty. We will use practical applications of biblical theology to win our daily battles. We will leave no one behind.
Somos una Iglesia establecida en la Palabra de Dios. Estamos siguiendo y enseñando las enseñanzas de la Reforma, Nuestra Misión es proclamar el Evangelio Historico de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Mateo 28:18-20
Nuestra escuela dominical existe para hacer que la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la Biblia sean accesibles para todos a través de entornos de aprendizaje en la iglesia.
We are an organization that loves, serves, and meets the needs of all people, without discrimination.