While Springs! is rooted in districts and forming clusters of churches, a Springs institute day may be arranged for your church or group of churches. In addition, there are opportunities in a pastor's track which can go along with a Springs initiative or be for training pastors in church renewal.

Springs of Living Water! (Workshops, Seminars, and Resources)

• Basic Springs Institute: Introductory Course in Church Renewal: In this one day seminar participants enter into responding to God's leading for renewal and learn the fundamentals of a spiritually aligned journey of renewal of their church. Participants leave knowing exactly what to do next in responding to God's call.
• Introductory Intensive plus Follow-up Session: In this model a pastor and team of persons come from a local church and receive the basic introductory training and take it back to their local church. They spend a period of four months implementing and return for a second day to take the process the next steps. (This can be the prelude for a longer terms renewal initiative as already described.
• Pastoral Track: The Springs Institute has training for pastors. This can happen in regular Springs Renewal Initiatives or in a Springs Institute day. Pastors develop leadership skills in renewal by exploring what being a pastor in renewal means including the pastor as spiritual guide, spiritual formation of congregations, being a servant leader, and how to facilitate the renewal process in your church.
• Master Preachers: Preaching is especially important for a vital church. Pastors will learn the Biblical call to preach and then plan for vital preaching in their church which is in line with their congregation practicing spiritual disciplines. Pastors will learn how to proclaim the Good News and develop each aspect of a sermon from a servant led perspective. Coaching is offered.
• Youth/Young Adult Track: Often youth and young adult ministry arises as part of a church renewal plan. This institute will show you how to develop such a vital ministry as an integral part of your renewal plan. Participants will learn how to envision, plan, identify a model train and set up mentoring for counselors, launch and support such a ministry, and keep the entire congregation involved.

Sample Springs Institute: March 23, 2007 Click for Pre Renovare Conference Workshop on Using Spiritual Disciples for spiritual renewal of your church. You may email David Young in order to set up such an event.

In Springs there are additional resources that can assist you and help in the long term spiritual renewal of your church. New resources are developed along the way to church initiatives. Please email or call for assistance and we will be happy to serve.

Loose Leaf Resources

A Handbook to Implement A Springs of Living Water Initiative in a Local Congregation. This loose leaf manual gives the practical nuts and bolts of how to implement a renewal initiative in your church. With twenty three shorter sections of specific instructions for each step of the renewal path, a church will have a practical way to go about each aspect of the renewal process. This notebook tells about the renewal journey, what a church can expect, the renewal team, and the flow chart of the process. Available by email.

A Handbook to Implement A Springs of Living Water Initiative in a Local Congregation. This loose leaf manual gives the practical nuts and bolts of how to implement a renewal initiative in your church. With twenty three shorter sections of specific instructions for each step of the renewal path, a church will have a practical way to go about each aspect of the renewal process. This notebook tells about the renewal journey, what a church can expect, the renewal team, and the flow chart of the process. Available by email.

Servant Leadership and the Life Cycle of the Church, God’s Gift of Wisdom, God’s Gift of Hope is a loose leaf describing the life cycle of a church and how, by servant leadership, to approach each stage. Being a thermostat, the life cycle does not provide spiritual energy. Rather the Springs renewal process sets the church on the growth side of the life cycle by implementing spiritual disciplines folders, using dialogue and discernment, building on strengths with congregational gatherings, and implementing a renewal plan.

A Closer Walk: Sunday School Lessons for Children on the Spiritual Disciplines by Jean Moyer with a Foreword on the Church and Home as the Context of Spiritual Formation by David Young. Following the spiritual disciplines of Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, these creative lessons by a very experienced curriculum writer help teachers present the spiritual disciplines for children to learn the spiritual practices for spiritual growth for a life time. The foreword describes how the church and family are integral in this process of faith formation through regular disciplines.

Adult Sunday School or Small Group Resource on Discipleship for New and Renewing People of Faith

David S. Young, James, Faith in Action, Covenant Bible Study Series, (Elgin: Brethren Press, August, 1992). The book of James gives a guide for practical Christian living today. Questions for discussion and action assist the reader and small groups. Used in Covenant Bible study groups of the Church of the Brethren and the Disciples of Christ across the U.S. and Canada, this is a Bible study resource for growing as a disciple. This resource can be used in discipleship training of new persons who come into the church in renewal.

Wooden Foot Tubs:

A 3/4 size exact replica foot tub that symbolizes the two fold action of transformation: being cleansed for service and serving in Christ’s name. Can be ordered by emailing davidyoung@churchrenewalservant.org.

• Slideshow of Annual Conference Insight Sessions