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Praise God for blessing the work! Thank you for your prayers and support in all that we do.
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Trainings: Three SMF Committee members participated in a 3-day City-to-City training from April 29 to May 01, 2024. The training focused mainly on the spiritual foundation of the pastors and was very well received by many local church pastors. One committee member participated in formal spiritual formation classes at China Evangelical Seminary, North America (CESNA).
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Collaboration: Three SMF Committee members participated in a three-day spiritual formation summit held by CESNA from September 09–11, 2024, at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, San Diego. Attendees included more than 30 seminary faculty members, para-church organization leaders, church pastors, and leaders dedicated to spiritual formation. Rev. Albert Wong and Chit-Sang Tsang gave presentations sharing the SMF ministry and experiences.
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Silent Retreat: On November 30, 2024, Dr. Jane Peng spoke on “How to Create a Space for Soul Care.” Dr. Peng is the Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Christian Education at the Formation of Logos Evangelical Seminary.
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Consultation: The SMF Committee invited an outside pastor and professor for consultation. The valuable experiences shared about helping brothers and sisters deepened the knowledge and spirituality of the committee members.
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External Services: Chit-Sang Tsang served as Spiritual Director at the four-day retreat held by CESNA in February 2024. The participants were Chinese pastors from North American Chinese churches. During the academic semester, he also led CESNA seminarians in the Lectio Divina group.
靈性及事奉培訓事工(SMF)
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培訓：(1) 三位SMF委員會成員於4 月29 日至5 月1 日參加了為期三天的City-to-City植堂培訓。雖然是植堂機構舉辦，但培訓主要是針對牧師和同工的屬靈基礎。這次培訓受到本地許多教會牧師們的好評。(2)一位SMF委員參加了北美中華福音神學院（CESNA）正式的靈修課程。
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合作：三位SMF委員會成員參加了CESNA於9/9至9/11 在Prince of Peace Abbey, Oceanside San Diego舉辦的為期三天的北美華人信徒靈命塑造辨識峰會。這次峰會聚集了30多位神學院教授、福音機構領袖、以及致力於靈命培育的教會牧師和領袖。王若明牧師和曾哲生參與演講，分享 SMF的事工和經驗。
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一天靜修營：在11/30舉行，講員：彭怡珍博士，正道神學院教務長，基督徒教育與塑造副教授以「創造心靈關顧的空間」為靜修營主題。
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諮詢：委員會不定期邀請外部的牧師和教授進行諮詢。分享幫助弟兄姊妹深化靈命的經驗。
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外部服務：(1)曾哲生在二月於 CESNA舉辦為期四天的靜修會上擔任屬靈導引導師。參與退修會的是來自北美華人教會的牧師。(2)在CESNA學期期間，他帶領了神學院的學生作團體禱讀操練。