Spiritual
Transformation…
Character Development
With
an emphasis on spiritual transformation and character development,
the Pillars program offers a variety of exercises, events
and opportunities to nourish your soul and feed your hunger
to draw closer to God.
Chapel
Three times a week, staff and students join together
to worship and be encouraged in their relationship with Jesus.
Chapel services are led by resident advisor and Pastor Cathleen
Getchell, with guest speakers, Pillars staff members, visiting
ministry leaders and student speakers joining in the sharing
of God’s word throughout the year. Chapel is dynamic
and eternally relevant, led by the Holy Spirit, with God’s
truth being shared in a variety of ways including worship,
prayer, communion, meditation and group discussion.
24-7
Prayer Week
- Because
we need miracles more than we need strategies
- Because
the world is a vacuum waiting to be filled
- Because
the MTV generation is lost in space
- Because
we've seen the end of the movie
- Because
this is not the dress rehearsal
- Because
the poor are getting poorer
- Because
we're aliens in the world
- Because
we're too sensible
- Because
boredom is sin
- Because
He's
worth it
Development
of the Spiritual Disciplines
Two days of each week are dedicated to exercising and growing
in the classic spiritual disciplines including prayer, fasting,
Sabbath, journaling, memorization, meditation, solitude, silence
& simplicity, service, worship and fellowship.
Character
Development
It is not just about aptitude; the Pillars program instills
a commitment to a transforming Christ-like attitude. Pillars
graduates are set-apart not in what they accomplish but in
whom they become: Christ-like leaders of character and integrity.
Lectio
Divina—Reading the Scriptures
Lectio Divina (divine or holy reading) is a principal practice
of Benedictine spirituality. True to its biblical origins,
the monastic life seeks above all a listening heart wherein
God’s Word— God’s self-communication—is
made manifest in Christ, in the Scriptures, in the human heart
and in the heart of the cosmos. Lectio Divina is a method
of approaching scripture in order to listen to the depths,
to encounter Christ, the Word, through the power of the Holy
Spirit, hidden in the words of the text. |
