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See Spirit Grow… |
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For those seeking understanding and for those helping others seek understanding of life's important questions... |
Where is God in my life? What is my purpose? What is my reason for being? How can I be more active in my faith and spiritual life? |
Welcome to See Spirit Grow, a website designed to offer information, resources and support to individuals and communities experiencing spiritual growth and faith formation, or spiritual development. What is spiritual development? Spiritual development is the process of seeking balance between the desire to connect with God, humanity and the natural world and the desire to be a separate and unique being. It is witnessed through experiences that move people from focusing on self to recognizing their role in the greater scheme of life. These experiences are sometimes described as "mountaintop" or "peak" experiences or "ah ha" moments. Spiritual development occurs when people seek and understand their reason for being by learning about themselves, themselves in relation to others, and themselves in relation to God. It is a fundamental part of every individual's development and is as encompassing as one's mental, social, psychological and physical development. Spiritual development occurs in many different arenas of a person's life, the most obvious being when that person practices his or her faith or religious beliefs. See Spirit Grow presents information from a Christian perspective and within that Christian perspective, it focuses on spiritual development from a learning perspective. The primary goal is to first help individuals and communities understand themselves and their reason for being, and in the process of doing so, begin to develop an active faith life, which allows them to develop a closer relationship with God. Once the individual or community understands their reason for existing and what skills and abilities they have that support that reason, people experience leaps in growth, and the very ideal that Christ modeled, that of living as loving members of a community the way God intended, begins to emerge. In the following pages, you will find ideas and information, programs, curriculums, consultation information and other help, no matter where you are on your journey of spiritual development. Enjoy and Grow! |
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Heidi Hawks is a veteran Christian Education and Youth Director with 15 years of Christian Education/Formation experience along with extensive experience teaching, tutoring and mentoring children, youth and adults. She holds Master's degrees in both religion and education and is in the last stages of completing her PhD in Education, specializing in learning, curriculum, and instruction with a focus on faith formation and spiritual development. Heidi has worked with all sizes of churches, from 45 members to 2700 members, with a variety of unique needs, focuses and physical space challenges. In 2006, Heidi went into business for herself, creating See Spirit Grow. See Spirit Grow developed from the need she recognized in many churches for help meeting the educational, faith and spiritual development needs of parishioners in a rapidly changing world. Through this company, Heidi offers consulting for churches in various denominations, workshops, seminars, and conferences on a variety of educational, parenting, and youth ministry topics. She also publishes a variety of curriculums, including her Sunday school curriculum for middle and high school youth, entitled, “Making It Real and Relevant.” In 2008, Heidi began working with St. Andrew’s Heidi’s family includes her husband of 18 years and their three children. She and her husband are co-leaders of a multi-church youth group and are active members in their local church.
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