PILLARS
ARK’s Discipleship Pathway
Formation Pathway For Life Along the Way
Many of us at ARK share a similar story.
We left home.
We moved countries. Our life is in flux.
We stepped into unfamiliar cultures. We expanded our horizons.
But building life in a place that isn’t fully home, is not for the feint of heart.
Living this way can feel discouraging, disorienting, and meaningless. But throughout Scripture, God forms His people in the disorientation. He calls people into the disorientation, the wilderness, to do his finest formation.
In exile. In transition. In the in-between.
Faith grows in the tension of the in-between. Faith rarely grows in safety and comfort.
PILLARS is a journey designed for those who are making sense of their season, and are resolved to live a deeply committed life with Christ. It’s for those who understand the significance of their season on a gut level, they suspect God is doing something deeper in the discomfort of exile.
PILLARS is an intimate group of third-culture exiles committing to go deeper in their relationship with God, seeking to understand the spiritual journey, and discovering the power of the call - to seek first His Kingdom.
What PILLARS is
PILLARS is ARK’s signature discipleship pathway.
It is a six-month formation journey designed to help people develop:
• a deeper life with God
• frameworks for the spiritual journey
• practices that sustain faith for a lifetime
• clarity around calling, gifting, and ministry
The goal is not simply participation in church.The goal is a life rooted in God that bears fruit over the long haul!
Why We Created PILLARS
ARK is a transient church.
People arrive from different nations, seasons, and stories. Some stay for years. Often others stay for a shorter time.
But wherever life takes you next, we didn’t want transience to be a crutch to use for a lack of discipleship and formation.
Formation is developed best in transience where the waves unsettled the sediments that have settled into your heart.
What does it look like to have deeper roots?
To have a greater sense of his call over your life?
What frameworks are essential for the journey?
How can I serve God effectively for the long haul?
We wanted to create a space to explore these questions and develop the next generation of leadership.
PILLARS is ARK’s six-month discipleship journey designed to help people grow deeper with God and discover how their life participates in His kingdom.
PILLARS unfolds over six months in two phases, followed by a capstone retreat.
The first phase focuses on formation with God.
The second phase focuses on calling and activation in life and ministry.
Calling and Activation
PHASE 1: April - JunePHASE 2: August - OctoberForm and Formation
CAPSTONE Retreat