COURSE OVERVIEW

Session One: Called to Maturity

• As we learned in the IDENTITY course, we each play an essential part in God’s mission. Fulfilling our part well in that mission requires us to become spiritually mature. Spiritual maturity touches every aspect of our lives; our spirit, mind, emotions, relationships and even our body. It requires self awareness and self leadership. We don’t have to “fix ourselves,” instead we cooperate with the Holy Spirit as He does His work in us. Our part is to lean into the growth areas He is inviting us into.

Session Two: Cultivating our Spirit

• We were made for connection with God and it is from this connection that the rest of our life should flow. Being empowered by the Holy Spirit allows us to respond to God’s mission effectively. Unfortunately distraction and busyness often interrupt this connection. We can cultivate our spirit by prioritizing spiritual disciplines like Reading Scripture, Prayer and Reflection. These tools help position us to receive fully from God.

Session Three: Renewing our Mind

• The apostle Paul understood the power of the mind. He taught that our transformation is realized through the renewing of our minds. He instructed believers to take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. We need to become skilled in identifying toxic thoughts and replacing them with the truth. This brings us great freedom.

Session Four: Regulating our Emotions

• God gave us the capacity to experience a great range of emotions. Emotions are important indicators in our lives to what is going on beneath the surface. Emotional maturity can also be called Emotional Intelligence. EI is the ability to recognize and manage our emotions well. When we can do this our relationships and leadership is strengthened.

Session Five: Honouring our Bodies

• Our bodies matter to God. Your body contains a spiritual soul that is meant to house the Spirit of God. This means your body is a holy place! He made each of us “particular people” and called our bodies “good.” Our bodies are integral to our worship and our ability to fulfill our call. When we care for our bodies well it honours God and allows us to be more effective in His mission.

Session Six: Your Best Next Step

• Let’s celebrate what is doing. God has given each of us a “first name;” a unique part to play in God’s mission. We must be equipped to do our part well. This equipping includes spiritual maturity which requires self-leadership. While we are not yet where we will be one day, we are making progress. When we make a plan for personal growth and maturity and we create accountability structures, we will have a greater chance at success.

By the end of the course you will have:

• Assessed the ways you best connect with God within the unique person He created you to be.
• Learned to identify and overcome toxic thought patterns that hold you back.
• Labeled emotions and valued the importance of emotional intelligence and how to increase yours.
• Evaluated their thoughts and behaviours surrounding your physical well-being.
• Constructed a personal Self-leadership plan, which we call the THRIVE Blueprint to support the part you play in God’s mission.
• Be qualified to facilitate THRIVE participant courses in you local community.