Ignite & Dunamis
Ignite days and Dunamis Project training retreats offer a way of helping people grow in their understanding and experience of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. They are offered in partnership with the Dunamis Fellowship in Britain and Ireland (DFB&I).
The Promise...
Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would energise our faith: the dynamic power of God at work in ordinary lives, enabling us to live like him. He put it like this:
"You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
Luke 24:48-49
The Holy Spirit wishes to equip all of God's people for service. His gifts are freely distributed according to his sovereign will so that the whole Body of Christ can function effectively.
Dunamis and Ignite are designed to help people experience and live in the reality of this promise. They provide a unique combination of inspired worship, systematic teaching, dynamic prayer, group-work and intentional debriefing, all focussed on nurturing participants' understanding and experience.
Ignite - taster days
Ignite draws on abbreviated material from the 'Gateways' Dunamis retreat and is a one-day event incorporating some of the characteristic components of Dunamis and involves local people as much as possible. The core teaching focuses on:
- Looking at how the Holy Spirit was active in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
- Understanding the variety of ways that the Holy Spirit works in our lives and ministry.
- Identifying the ideas and attitudes that may block us from receiving all that God has for us.
- Exploring how we can engage in ministry through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Dunamis Project
Dunamis runs as a series of five-day retreats and has a track-record for nurturing significant and sustained spiritual growth. The six events in the full series cover key areas of Christian discipleship in co-operation with the Holy Spirit:
- Foundational theology of the Holy Spirit
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Prayer that shapes the future
- Participating in Jesus' healing ministry
- The conflict with evil spirits
- Evangelism in the power of the Holy Spirit
