Dwelling in the Word

Introduktion

"Dwelling in the Word" er en måde at læse en bibel-tekst på, som er i slægt med lectio divina og ofte bruges i en missional kirke kontekst, og som i Church Innovations Institute (CI) har fået flg. udformning:

1. Start with Luke 10:1-12, knowing that at some point, you may want to select your own passage, a story that is related (like a cousin, perhaps)to the story of your group’s work. But start with Luke 10: 1-12, because it works for many people all over the world – it is a good beginner’s piece.

2. Have Bibles available at every meeting so that the story can be read by different people each time you meet. Or make copies of the passage(at CI we have the passage printed within a piece of clip art of a small house. Luke 10 is inside that house to remind us that Luke 10 is ourdwelling place together).

3. When your group assembles, be sure you set aside at least 20 minutes for this activity. Begin your meeting with the reading of this passage.Then allow some silence to unfold as people let the words have their impact.

4. Instruct folks in this way: Find a person in the group you know least well (we call this person a “reasonably friendly-looking stranger”). Listen to that person as he or she tells you what they heard in the passage. They may mention something they’d never heard before,something odd or something comforting, or something about whichthey’d like to ask a Bible scholar. Listen well, because your job will be to report to the rest of the group what your partner has said, not what you yourself said. Some people even take notes to help them focus and remember.

5. Then, turn folks loose with their partners for 6-10 minutes. Notice how they are paying attention. When you draw them back together to report what they have heard, ask for what they learned from their partners.

6. Then wrestle together as a group with what God might be up to in the passage for your group on that day (Pat Taylor Ellison & Patrick Keifert, Dwelling in the Word. 2008. Pp. 9-10)

Litteratur

Patrick Keifert og Pat Taylor Ellison,  Dwelling in the Word (2008)
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Norsk introduktion til "Dwelling in the Word"
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Videos

Alan Roxburgh, Dwelling in the Word
Alan Roxburgh forklarer, hvordan "Dwelling in the Word" hjælper os til at finde ud af, hvad Gud siger til os og hvad Gud har gang her hos os. "Dwelling in the Word" er i familie med lection divina, at lade skriften læse os.
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Alan Roxburgh introducerer "Dwelling in the Word" ved at forklare baggrunden for og betydningen af teksten Lukas 10,1-12.
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