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North Carolina Synod ELCA Spirituality Committee

Welcome to the Spirituality Web Site of the North Carolina Synod of the  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Our chairperson is the Reverend Phillip Squire.

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Who We Are

We believe the Holy Spirit is at the heart of the mission statement below. The Holy Spirit teaches, in many profound ways through  many people. Our Spirituality Committee desires to reach beyond traditional ways to be "the fire beneath" your Christian spirituality and discipleship. Our hope is that the retreats and programs, we offer will impart learning experiences that are - at least - an extension of what Jesus has promised through the Holy Spirit. If we can be that ember, or flame, guiding you to a more profound quest for a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, we fulfill our mission statement and enhance your discipleship. For further details, please click the Discipleship link.

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-  Mission Statement  -
The Spirituality Committee of the North Carolina Synod provides
assistance to pastors and members of congregations seeking
to hear and embrace God's call of discipleship.

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Discipleship: Our focus upon discipleship intensified as a result our Fire Beneath Retreat in August, 2004. Click on Discipleship to see the importance of this word and our mission. Please visit our web site pages listed in the column above or in any one of the categories in this table to see our current and future plans.
Retreat: We sponsor two to three retreats per year. Please visit our Retreat Page for details of our Summer Retreat, August 25 - 27, 2008 at The Crow's Nest, Lutherock, NC in the North Carolina mountains

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e have excerpts/photos from other past retreats on the Retreat page.

Also listed on this page, and the Retreat page are links to the Eastern and Western North Carolina Lutheran Via de Cristo web sites. Please scroll down either page to access these links and to acquire information as to when their Via de Cristo weekends will be held..
Books: This page lists publications on spirituality and discipleship. The books listed were read by clergy and/or laity members on the Spirituality Committee. Some of the listed books were written by our past or future retreat leaders. All books are recommended based on their inspirational message(s). 
Ecumenical: This page contains three links.  Hungry Hearts - has interesting articles on Spirituality.  Sacred Space - is provided by Irish Jesuits and offers ways to pray right at your computer and beyond. Another - Ignatian Partners - is provided by the Maryland Province of Jesuits.
ELCA Resources: This page is in the process of being updated. Some of the articles were linked to web sites that no longer offer the subject matter. Please visit ELCA Resources  soon for other articles addressing Spirituality, Discipleship, and other pertinent subjects. If you care to suggest articles for this web page, please let the Web Master know; and come back soon.
In Our Prayers: Please visit this page. It links to the ELCA Prayer web page:  http://www.prayingchurch.org/. At this web site, we can make petitions and use several other services.
Spiritual Directors: This includes a description of what Spiritual Direction is, and a list of Spiritual Directors. Please feel free to look over the names of the people listed, and contact them using the information they provided. We recently added new Spiritual Directors to this page
Introductory Spirituality Retreats: We facilitate on site retreats at your church, starting on a Friday evening  through Saturday afternoon.  For a retreat  at  your  church,  email  Pastor   Squire  at mailto:phillipsquire@AOL.com,  or call (336) 766-7752;  or leave a message for him at the synod office: (704) 633-4861 



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 Associated Links:    

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ELCA National Synod

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ELCA North Carolina Synod


The Synod Servant

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The Lutheran Magazine

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National Via de Cristo


Eastern NC  Lutheran
Via de Cristo


Western NC  Lutheran
 Via de Cristo

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The Shalem Institute
 for Spiritual Formation

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Hungry Hearts
Centering Prayer
Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Lutheridge/Lutherock Ministries Inc.

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Agape Kure Beach Ministries


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    Latest update, June 9,  2008 @1700

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