The GWIK (Glen Waverley Interactive Kerygma) is up and running.
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# What is the GWIK for?
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Well you may ask. The hint is in the name: Glen Waverley Interactive Kerygma. "Kerygma": the essence of the Gospel teaching (Macquarie Dictionary). The GWIK is an initiative of the Faith Development Group, and it is proposed as a "peer to peer instruction and faith enrichment tool".
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## How does it work?
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We all have faith beliefs that we can share. Sharing these beliefs has two immediate advantages: a) both you and the person(s) you share with get to know what others believe, and b) hearing others beliefs give us insight in the depth and perceptions of faith, and makes us all aware of the intrinsic spirituality of others.
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But do we share that much? Yes, at church we can participate in what is usually a one-way sharing from leaders to the congregation, and that is itself intrinsically good. But if the congregation is (say) 100 people, then there are 99 other people to share with, and each of those sharings can work in both directions. So there is a total of 198 possible sharings!
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I suppose you might say "_But I can't possibly talk to 99 other people about my faith. I just don't have time to do that!_" Enter the GWIK. You share once with the GWIK some of your faith understandings and beliefs, and immediately 99 other people can gain an insight into your perceptions of your relationship with God, and with Christ.
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Russell Crawford and Susan Karoly, in their leadership of 10am worship on Sunday 19 Jan 2025, spoke of each of us discerning the gifts of the spirit that we each might perceive. I have made a start on mine in my home page, [John Hurst](/-.