A panel of recent SPO graduates provides encouragement and advice for the transition after college.
Read MoreBlake and Lauren provide vision for a Summer that is rooted in the foundations for living we've been laying in Formation.
Read MoreMatthew speaks about the gift of prophecy to help us understand how it can be used today, and practicals for stepping into it and using it in love. Then Leah shares how she received a prophetic word.
Read MoreMichael and Jazlyn break open what it means to be a prophet with tangible applications to daily life, and give us a chance to activate this gift.
Read MoreKatie re-convicts us of the root of all mission: that it begins with and flows from a life-changing encounter with God. She challenges us to go back to the roots of the joy of the gospel.
Read MoreIn further preparation for the upcoming Fan into Flame retreat, John speaks about what it means to be a builder in God’s kingdom, exhorts us in choosing God’s kingdom over our own, and how we can step in to the spiritual gifts that the Lord equips us with for the sake of his kingdom.
Read MoreJohn speaks about the founding of SPO as fundamentally a movement of the Holy Spirit, and that our life in the Spirit is the core of who we are today. In preparation for Fan into Flame, John teaches us about baptism in the Holy Spirit and how we can re-invite the Holy Spirit into our lives right now.
Read MoreMichael exhorts the community about giving al of their lives to the Lord for the rest of their lives, and gives us context for the wholeness of our course this semester.
Read MoreNoel (Servants of the Word) and Sr. Theresa Rose (Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus) were our guest speakers on the topic of celibate vocations. They shared insight into their own lives living out this vocation and tips for discernment.
Read MoreEmily exhorts us on the centrality of our relationship with God as the core of our identity and the reason for our mission. We reoriented ourselves to the most important aspect of the 'All my life for the rest of my life' content.
Read MoreJohn and Anna give us a renewed vision for dating and its purpose, with insight into what readiness for dating looks like and what we can do within our current state to prepare for vocation.
Read MoreAlissa Giles speaks the OSU Formation students about what holiness really means and takes us beyond seeing it as something simply to be attained through rigorous practices. God is concerned with our hearts wants to help up overcome obstacles that keep us from loving God and neighbor.
Read MoreAndrew speaks on an invitation to give "all of my life for the rest of my life". This invitation is both a destination for the year and a lifestyle we must choose in the everyday here and now.
Read MoreMichael's talk sets us up with what to expect in a year of Formation, and how we can approach the talks, small groups, and community we are immersed in to receive the growth and abundance of life the Lord is offering us.
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