1. Roots and Shoots 3

2. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, `The old is better.'" [Luke 5:37-39]

3. JESUS Respect difference Free to fail No easy answers A journey not a destination Want to - not ought Inclusiveness a priority No gurus

4. Is it based on Jesus and my faith? Do we as a church encourage it? Is it consistent with my life?

5. JESUS Respect difference Free to fail No easy answers A journey not a destination Want to - not ought Inclusiveness a priority No gurus

6. "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." [Acts 9:3-6]

7. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. [Acts 18:6-7]

8. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. [Phil 4:11-12]

9. I Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. [Phil 3:10]

10. Transitions Life stages Life experience and events Emotional and Intellectual development

11. Dealing with Transitions: As a community As a friend For ourselves

12. The importance of support without Agenda – how difficult this is for a community Support without Agenda Understanding the spiritual value

13. What about our own experience of transitions What precipitated it? What did you do? What happened? How was it supported What examples are there from the life and teaching of Jesus?