interview from the launch of The Well in Claremore, Oklahoma. Ricky Van Pay, Senior Pastor

By Steve Pike, National Director, Church Multiplication Network

Today I’m thinking about the tension between three words… well actually between two words and God.

First, some definitions.

Events are things like worship services and altar calls and concerts and seminars… single incidents that we look back on as “watershed moments” in our lives. These are wonderful and often very specific to us. Thousands of other people may have been at the same event, but for them it did not rise the level of “watershed moment.”  That’s what I mean by “event.” A single occurrence that is significant in our spiritual formation.

Processes are intentional practices or disciplines or activities we regularly engage knowing that good habits lay a solid foundation for our relationship with God. Daily devotions, regularly gathering with other believers for to be provoked toward good works, etc. are examples of processes. Typically, a single devotional experience is not necessarily a “watershed moment” but the accumulation of persistent actions in a healthy direction adds up to a solid backbone of spiritual formation in our life.

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