APOSTATE MUSIC FOR THE "HOLIDAYS"
INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICING THE SILENCE, CATHOLIC CONTEMPLATIVE STYLE
FOR CHRISTMAS;
FEELINGS BASED; LEAVES OUT AND/OR ADDS TO SCRIPTURE NARRATIVE
CHRIST NOT FOUND WITHIN;
REVELATION NOT FOUND WITHIN
I "I am learning to embrace my marks; you see, every time God’s chisel chips away a part of me, it exposes a piece of Christ underneath. The scars that seemed to strip me of my own beauty are changing me into a picture of God’s Beautiful Son. And in this light, I am honored to bear God’s marks. They have changed my image of God, my relationship with God, and they have changed my worship of God."
Deeply Etched,
Deeply Etched,
Above quote from: http://www.heathersorenson.com/
DRAWING ON CATHOLIC CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTICISM & FRENCH ECUMENICAL TAIZE SILENCE AND MANTRA HYMNS, INFLUENCED BY APOSTATE BAYLOR UNIVERSITY:
HEATHER SORENSON'S CANTATA:
PRODUCT MOSTLY OF HER IMAGINATION
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
"THE SILENCE AND THE SOUND Christmas cantata will be
our 10:45AM morning service on December 20. This
presentation is more than just a retelling of the nativity; this
presentation explores both the mystery and the majesty of
Christ’s birth. Filled with original sacred songs and beloved
carols, this innovative cantata is not only a beautiful concert
experience, but it is also a true worship experience. We hope
you will join us and bring a friend!"
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COMPOSER, ARRANGER, PIANIST, CLINICIAN
EXCERPTS:
Composer and arranger Heather Sorenson entered the church music industry several years ago, and her name has quickly become a welcomed fixture in the publishing world. Heather is hired by the largest and most respected publishers in the world, and her pieces remain at the top of bestseller lists and Editor's Choice selections.
Heather's publications include choral compositions, piano books, children's music, orchestrations, and two piano albums. Her compositions are performed weekly in thousands of churches around the world, as well as in historic concert venues including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., DAR Constitution Hall, and Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Heather's publications include choral compositions, piano books, children's music, orchestrations, and two piano albums. Her compositions are performed weekly in thousands of churches around the world, as well as in historic concert venues including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., DAR Constitution Hall, and Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Teaching has become a large part of Heather's career and ministry. She taught all elementary levels of music at Grace Academy of Dallas for 4 years, served as an adjunct music professor at Baylor University, and has served on many master class panels in piano and songwriting. Heather regularly is a guest speaker and conductor at churches across America, and leads scores of sessions each year at various worship conferences, schools, and universities.
Currently Heather spends her time juggling a full writing load as well as traveling as a guest artist and lecturer. She makes her home in the Dallas, TX area with her beagle baby.
Currently Heather spends her time juggling a full writing load as well as traveling as a guest artist and lecturer. She makes her home in the Dallas, TX area with her beagle baby.
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"GOD WAS SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO ME"
WHEN I COMPOSED & ARRANGED THIS CANTATA
"POPPED INTO HER HEAD", BUT DID NOT CHECK WITH GOD'S WORD
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PERFORMANCE AT BRANDYWINE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE; INTERVIEW AT SAINT MATTHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
NEW (ECUMENICAL) PASSIONS?
Published on Aug 14, 2015
Heather Sorenson tells Pepper about her dream to have her music performed by popular contemporaries.
Published on Aug 14, 2015
Heather Sorenson talks about what makes her music popular with both contemporary and traditional worship communities.
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INFLUENCED BY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY'S CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROGRAM
Baylor University Invites Ken Blanchard, Contemplative Proponent:
SEE: http://baylorlariat.com/2011/03/30/speaker-encourages-students-to-lead-with-humility-integrity/
Emergent/Mystical Leaders (Tony Jones & Doug Pagitt) at Baylor University; They Promote LGBT Rights to Christians:
EXCERPT: "Quick to jump on the band wagon for accepting the homosexual lifestyle is Baylor University, (the largest Baptist university in the world). According to a July 8th 2015 Time magazine article titled “This University Has Dropped Its Ban on ‘Homosexual Acts,’” Baylor “dropped a prohibition on ‘homosexual acts’ from its sexual conduct policy”this past May."
FULL BORE INTO CATHOLIC CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTICISM & SPIRITUAL FORMATION DISCIPLINES, BORROWED FROM THE MONKS
Baylor University Spiritual Life Celebrates Opening of Elliston Chapel with a Week of Contemplative Services
EXCERPT: WACO, Texas (April 29, 2015) – Baylor University will celebrate the completion and opening of Elliston Chapel with gatherings and services from Tuesday, April 28, to Thursday, April 30.
“We wanted to build a sacred space as part East Village, but we also wanted this one to be accessible to the general Baylor community,” said Burt Burleson, D.Min., university chaplain and dean of spiritual life. “Elliston Chapel is unique in that it’s not a part of another facility. It’s everyone’s chapel.”
Each service will last less than 30 minutes and be contemplative in nature.
The schedule of events is as follows.
Tuesday, April 28, at 4:30 p.m. - Prayers for the Persecuted
Wednesday, April 29, at 3:30 p.m. - Vespers, a liturgical prayer service
Thursday, April 30, at 4:30 p.m. - Taize, (http://taize.fr/), a prayer service based on the simple, chant-like approach to prayer of a monastery in southern France
In addition to the three public services, Elliston Chapel will welcome prayer services and religious programming from various campus groups.
Elliston Chapel is a 3,000-square-foot, 120-seat chapel that will accommodate small Bible studies, group worship and individual reflection. It was funded with a lead gift from Molli, B.S. (Education) ’75, and Gary Elliston of Dallas.
The chapel is located at 1701 S. Third St. It is open to the public daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
“Elliston Chapel is an uplifting space filled with bright energy and open windows,” Burleson said. “Our hope is that it will be used not by chaplains leading services, but that student organizations will use it for worship, prayer and various other spiritual programming. We wanted to celebrate its first week by welcoming the chapel to Baylor with all of these services.”
FROM: http://www.baylor.edu/alumni/magazine/1203/news.php?action=story&story=142716; EXCERPT:
"At their regular February meeting, Baylor University’s Board of Regents approved $1.7 million for the design and construction of the Elliston Chapel, a 3,000-square-foot chapel that will accommodate small group Bible study, group worship and individual reflection. Funded with a lead gift from Molli, BA ‘75, and Baylor Regent Gary Elliston of Dallas, the 100-seat chapel will be built next to Hallie Earle Hall on the East Village property at Third Street and Bagby Avenue. Construction on Elliston Chapel is expected to begin this spring and be completed by spring 2015.
“We are truly grateful to Molli and Gary Elliston for this generous gift to the University,” said Richard S Willis, BBA ‘81, MBA ‘82, chair of the Baylor Board of Regents. “Molli and Gary believe that the pursuit of truth and calling is at the heart of the Baylor student experience. With this gift, the Ellistons have made possible the creation of a sacred space on our campus that will provide the opportunity for worship and reflection and empower our students as they become agents of transformation, advancing God’s kingdom in all that they do.”"
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Blake Burleson, Ph.D., Talks about his Book on Contemplative Prayer:
"Entempling: Baptist Wisdom for Contemplative Prayer"
SEE: http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/index.php?id=92035; AND: http://blogs.baylor.edu/blake_burleson/publications/entempling-baptist-wisdom-for-contemplative-prayer/;
EXCERPT: About Praxis: Praxis was founded ten years ago to publish and manufacture quality materials, texts and resources for the contemporary spiritual seeker. Since our small beginnings we have grown and produced books and texts, a journal, educational materials, manuals for study and reflection, and provide retreats and seminars. We produce and sell the original handmade Anglican Rosary as well as other products of quality such as bells for meditation purposes.
Juli Rosenbaum, MA
FROM: https://business.baylor.edu/directory/?id=Juli_Rosenbaum
Senior Lecturer - Information SystemsLicensures and Certifications
- Reiki Healing Level I, American Reiki Academy (September 6, 2011 - Present)
Presentations and Proceedings
"Using the Enneagram in Business and Teaching," presented at the Dean's Teaching Tea Workshop: The Enneagram, Cashion 404, November 2013."Using the Enneagram in Business and Teaching," presented at the Dean's Teaching Luncheon Workshop #2: The Enneagram, Cashion 404, November 2013.
"Contemplative Pedagogy," presented at the Contemplative Pedagogy at the University Level, Faculty McMullen Center, November 2013.
SEE OUR PREVIOUS POST ABOUT ENNEAGRAMS:
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SEE ALSO:
MYSTICISM:
SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROGRAM:
LETTER FROM SPIRITUAL FORMATION TO INCOMING TRUETT SEMINARY STUDENTS:
Dear Incoming Truett Student,
We are so happy that you have elected to come to Truett Seminary. We think you will find Truett Seminary a warm and welcoming Christian community in which you will be challenged to grow both academically and spiritually. The spiritual formation program at Truett is based on small group discipleship. These small groups are made up of six to eight students who meet weekly for prayer and spiritual formation. Students stay together within their group for their entire time at seminary. This allows them to build strong bonds of spiritual trust and an environment of encouragement and growth throughout their Truett experience.
Each semester the focus of the group changes so that students are exposed to the challenge of reshaping their lives around their commitment to Jesus Christ in a variety of ways and situations. You, as a first year student, will be exposed to basic spiritual disciplines including prayer, community and the use of silence in the spiritual life.
Your spiritual formation program for each semester will include reading a book, practicing the different spiritual disciplines found within the book and then sharing about that experience with your covenant group. You will also practice these disciplines with your group as you meet each week. You will be given the name of the book at the first covenant group orientation so that you may be able to purchase it. Most first and second semester groups have an outside leader or mentor to help the group along. They act as a guide for your meeting times together in which you will read Scripture and pray. You are also encouraged to meet your group occasionally for lunch or other outside fellowship time, to help you further develop community with each other. Most first and second semester covenant groups meet at 9:30am on Thursdays at Truett (except for those groups that are for commuter students or dual-degree students). We suggest allotting five hours a week for spiritual formation. This time will include one hour per week in Chapel, one hour per week in your covenant group, and thirty minutes, five days a week, for covenant group readings and prayer. You must receive credit at the end of each of the six semesters of covenant groups as part of the basic requirements for graduation and the M.Div. degree.
Please make sure you complete . This will help us in placing you in a group. You will also need to purchase and read (you can also purchase the ). We will discuss this book at the New Student Orientation on Thursday, January 10th and you will also reflect upon the information learned in the book in your first assignment for covenant group (and again in your final). This book describes nine distinct spiritual temperaments. In one or more of them, you will see yourself and the ways you most naturally express your relationship with God. Please take the short quiz with each chapter to help you identify which temperament most reflects you at this time. We will discuss these during our time in new student orientation. I have attached a scanned copy of the first chapter for you to help you get started.
Mark your calendars for Thursdays January 17th and 24th at 9:30 am in the chapel for your covenant group orientations. We look forward to getting to know you next semester.
Sincerely,
Tiffani Harris
Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation, Truett Seminary
Tiffani Harris
Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation, Truett Seminary
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SIMILAR TO BETH MOORE'S FALSE VISION IN PICTURES ABOUT CATHOLICISM
JOHN PIPER LEADS CATHOLIC "LECTIO DIVINA" IN SILENCE
WITH BETH MOORE
JOHN MACARTHUR DEBUNKS CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTICISM
"DIVINE REVELATION" IS EXTERNAL TO HUMANS;
NOT FOUND WITHIN
