Spiritual Transitions: Frameworks for Understanding

What does it mean when you are going through a new beginning? There is always transition from what was, to what is.

This week, we will discuss spiritual transition from the lens of secular adult transition theory from Nancy Schlossberg and the framework of Order, Disorder, and Reorder presented by Richard Rohr. Using these two frameworks, we will explore transition points in a spritual life and the very human items that surround such transition. We will explore the frameworks and invite attendees to discuss their own spiritual transitions.

From Schlossberg:
Schlossberg defined a transition as any event, or non-event that results in changed relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles. It is important to note that perception plays a key role in transitions as an event, or non-event, meets the definition of a transition only if it is so defined by the individual experiencing it. In order to understand the meaning that a transition has for a particular individual, the type, context, and impact of the transition must be considered.

From Rohr:
There are many models of human and spiritual development. We could describe three stages as Simple Consciousness, Complex Consciousness (both “fight and flight”), and Non-Dual Consciousness (“the unitive way” or “third way”). More recently, I have been calling the developmental stages Order > Disorder > Reorder. In short, we see this pattern in the Bible and in human lives.

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Agenda
7pm - arrive, grab a drink, hang out & get situated
7:30pm - start brewing theologyy at tables
8:30pm - beer/ bathroom break
8:40pm - continue brewing theology
9:30pm - prost & g’night

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