Like a car's steering wheel, the will influences a person's choices to move life in a new direction. Most people find a spiritual experience devoid of meaning if it does not sufficiently touch their will so that it moves them in a new direction. Four kinds of people define as meaningful various types of spiritual experiences. They report that a spiritual experience is most likely to touch their will if it primarily involves one of the following: thinking, feeling, meditation, action. When people say they did not find a church or a particular religious experience within a congregation meaningful, they mean that the type of spiritual food the church provided lacked the power to touch their wills and influence their lives. Closer examination often reveals that the spiritual food served was for other types of people. It met someone else's needs, but not theirs.
Adapted from Leadership Is the Key, by Herb Miller © 1997 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission. Discuss 1. What type best describes you? Explain. 2. Share an event that influenced the course of your life. What role did your personality play in that event? 3. What are the main components of worship in our church, and which type of person is each component likely to reach? 4. Which groups of people do you think are less fed by what our church provides? How can we improve on our ability to appeal to these religious types?    Women & the ChurchHelp finding your place as woman who is gifted to lead.  Spiritual GrowthDiscover how you can grow closer to God. In God We Trust Ways to face your fears with confidence. Key Leadership Lessons Learn from those who have gone before you.
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