Our diocesan vision is of Changed Lives → Changing Lives. This focusses us on the life-changing love of Christ which we have experienced, and points us outward to consider how we can make that love real for others.
At its simplest, talking about our faith is all about ‘noticing’ and ‘naming’.
- Noticing – what God is saying, what God is doing, when we’ve been aware of God’s presence.
- Naming – speaking what we’ve noticed out loud to another person.
What if we could get used to noticing and naming what God is doing, then talk about it with all kinds of people: everyone from the person sitting next to us at church to the person who has no idea we even have a faith?
What can we do to help develop the habit of noticing and naming, in our own lives and in our church communities?
If you want to develop a habit, you first need a practice – something you commit to doing regularly until it becomes second nature.
Practices to help develop habits of noticing and naming
These aren’t the only practices we can use, but they are simple, accessible, tried-and-tested ways to help individuals and congregations notice the presence and work of God in the world, then talk about it with confidence and joy.
Background information and further resources
- Setting God’s People Free - the national Reform and Renewal initiative
- Everyday Faith – resources to help the people of God find and follow God in everyday life.
