I ask that you will pray with me and the Spiritual Formation Team this month. We have been praying about where God is leading our Grace Community in spiritual formation in the next few months. We are being led to invite you to consider forming a short-term small group around a new book titled Renew Your Life: Discovering the Wellspring of God’s Energy by Kai Mark Nilsen. The tentative plan would be to launch these groups in January.

From the back cover:

His lips were moving, but I could barely hear a sound. Pastor Kai Nilsen continues: “I was dying from the inside out and could envision nothing life giving, nothing energizing, nothing vital happening in my life. Ever. Again.”

Many of us can identify with this place of exhaustion and long to find a source of refreshment. This book shows us the way to the wellspring of the Holy Spirit. When we find the energy for creative life change in God, we discover the courage to

• Say no to an addiction and yes to life
• Gain new insight into how we are designed and linked to the web of creation
• Forgive others and reconnect relationships
• Participate in loving service with and for others

If you are ready for renewal, then the life-giving spiritual practices in this book will point the way.

If you are interested in leading and/or joining a group to tap into these renewable energies, please contact me at