For Christian Life Community (CLC) Small Groups Beyond College
Welcome to Pathways, a two-year set of meetings aimed at forming Christian Life Community (CLC) small groups for young adults beyond college or adults who are young at heart. These resources can be adapted to help anyone be guided by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius toward greater life, inner freedom, and a sense of calling.
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Following the inspiration of St. Ignatius, we hope that these meetings will help cultivate a continuous process of growth, conversation, and listening to the Spirit. -
If you’re new to CLC or facilitating a small group, consider beginning your journey here. -
The components of a CLC meeting help create space to share & grow together. -
As group leaders or facilitators, we are called to help create a safe space where our groups can share honestly and openly. -
“Our Community is made up of Christians: men and women, adults and youth…” – CLC General Principles #4 -
Articles & videos to help you along your path in an Ignatian way… -
What are you and your group looking for? -
With whom do you experience a sense of home? -
Do you ever simply listen? How often do you just “be”? -
Do you have a dream for you life?…Does God? -
What is the story and purpose behind CLC? -
How can better listen to create a safer space to share & grow together? -
How can we continue to grow together inside and outside of our meetings while sharing our stories? -
What is your story? What steps did you take to grow in your faith and love for God? -
What are some of the graces we’ve received during this time of listening and sharing? -
What connects us to the wider CLC family? -
How do you encounter each new day or experience? Are you open to discovery?
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How can a deepened sense of gratitude help you to discover God more openly? -
How do you imagine and relate to God? Who is God to you? -
Is your God the God of Love?… -
What grounds and shapes your life?
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What voices are at play in your heart? In which directions do they lead you? -
Articles & videos to help you continue to discover… -
What might the Trinity reveal about the nature of Christ and our own human nature? -
How do you experience & relate to the mystery of God-become-human? -
What does it mean to allow God to truly love you? -
How do your dreams and God’s dreams for the world align? -
What does the cross reveal to you about the love of God?
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Are you more worried about doing things right or doing the right things?
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What has your journey along this path held for you? Where are you being led from here?
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What are you naturally good at? -
What does freedom mean to you? -
Will you accept Christ’s offer of redemption and freedom?
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Do your expressions of intimacy, sexuality, or sex truly image God’s free, full, faithful, and fruitful love? -
When you are just being yourself, what valuable gifts do you have to offer? -
Are you open to love and being loved? -
Where or how are you being led? Where are you heading towards? -
Do you use the gifts, talents, and strengths that God has given to you? -
Where is God inviting you at this moment in time?