1. Personality & Spirituality 3
Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas

2. Background One God, many relationships Myers-Briggs type indicators
Extravert-Introvert
Sensing-iNtuitive
Thinking-Feeling
Judging-Perceiving
Biblical characters
Historic Church movements

3. Sacred Pathways naturalist intellectual sensate Loving God
contemplative
traditionalist
enthusiast
ascetic
caregiver
activist

4. Sacred Pathways naturalist intellectual sensate Loving God
contemplative
traditionalist
enthusiast
ascetic
caregiver
activist

5. Caregiver Biblical example Biblical exhortations Mordecai Matt 25
1 John 3:17

6. Caregiver
Patterns of caregiving
Caregiver as prophet

7. Caregiver Temptations Judging Serving ourselves through serving others
Holding Narrow Definitions
Neglecting Those Closest to Us

8. Enthusiast
A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it:
Skiing
Enthusiastic Christians like to let go and experience God on the precipice of excitement and awe.

9. Enthusiast 2 definitions of Enthusiast. Mystery & Celebration
Mystery (of faith)
Supernatural occurrence.
The Unexplained.

10. Enthusiast Mystery They understand the secrets!
God is central to everything!?
Mystery and reason.

11. Enthusiast Mystery – Joel 2 v 28 & Acts 2 v 17
Dreams (Jacob, Joseph, Daniel)
Visions (Ezekiel, Isaiah, John)
Expectancy
Prayer

12. Enthusiast Celebration – Jesus is alive!!! Yeah!!!
Enthusiastic Worship – Woo Hoo!!!
Tabernacles, Passover, Pentecost.
David danced. (Many instruments)
Jesus said – If the people are quiet, the rocks will cry out!!!

13. Enthusiast Celebration Praise services. Celebration services.
Fear of God?
Soul Survivor, Spring Harvest, etc.
Experience for experience sake?
Independent.
Good feelings, or good worship?
Scripture?

14. Enthusiast
Have you lost Enthusiasm?
Spend some time with Children.

15. Contemplative
Intro:
Seeks to be in God’s presence more than anything – Psalm 63, Song of Songs etc…
Mary (as opposed to Martha) is also a biblical example
Being with God is an end in itself

16. Contemplative Practices:
Practicing God’s presence through familiar prayer or routine
Secret acts of devotion e.g. an anonymous gift to someone in need…
‘dancing’ prayer
Less is more

17. Contemplative Temptations:
Becoming too heavenly minded for any earthly good
Unhealthy emphasis on the ego
Addiction to experience