Christine Kight's Page

Metanoia -- I love this word! :) My understanding of both the greek and some of it's contextual uses means not only repentance but continual repentance of the mind, heart and body ~ ongoing conversion -- the daily walk of the Christian, the life long work of new growth in the Spirit. And formation -- really a synonymous concept; we are BEING formed, with emphasis on the being. Frankly we have just started, and are currently a group of 3, so in terms of how we function, much of that will develop as we go. And yet the name IS relevant in terms of how we function already. We wanted to be formed, to repent, to grow. There is no life apart from growth. We come together and tell the truth about where we are now, or what confuses us, or how God has spoken to us, etc ... and we encourage each other with love and God's wisdom as we are able. We relate to others who need to be transformed, as ones who also desperately need to be tranformed. As far as disciplines and formats -- these are very loose and individual right now, but really we are just getting started.

Thanks Jim - I appreciate that. I don't know if you've read much of Dallas Willard but I think also the use of "formation community" refers back to concepts he expressed in "Rennovation of the Heart" as well as his Renovare orhanization. Also, when I was in my early twenties I was part of an ecumenical formation community / religious order called Doulos, the character and fruit of which I very much hope to emulate..