SPIRITUAL FORMATION FOR OUR ADULTS

Discipleship is the act of following Jesus daily, and seeking to continue to grow more and more in relationship with him and with the world. Jesus chose 12 disciples to follow him closely while he was here on earth. Then he asked his disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations."

We believe that Christian formation is on-going in all of us. At Salem, opportunities are provided for adults to deepen in their faith, and grow in their knowledge and understanding of God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

 Sunday Adult Bible Study. This study meets each Sunday morning at 9:30 am in the Lydia room, a room named after an early member of the church who served as a missionary in Latin America. The group is led by Carol Allison, and the group agrees on study topics. This spring’s curriculum Bible Study, called “When You Pray,” is a study of six prayers in the Bible.

Crescendo - An age wave of tsunami proportion is here. We believe the church is called to challenge older people to engage in purposeful living as missional disciples. The Crescendo program - a national program lived in local churches - is named from the world of music. In music, a crescendo is defined as a gradual increase building to a strong culmination. As the psalmist says, “The righteous will flourish like a palm tree . . . they will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.” The current program, led by Carol Allison, is a study of the Fruits of the Spirit.

Prayer Calendar - Every year, we create a Fall Prayer Calendar. Every individual/family has a day of prayer devoted just for them, usually paired with prayer for an organization or ministry that is important to that family.