This module explores the historical development of spirituality and its relationship to religious structure – how structure has served along with the challenges it presents. Using the Progressive Spirituality Movement as a model, we will examine the significance of the forces that initially came together to launch an entire movement and their rise to becoming an evolutionary spiritual milestone on the planet. This model can be used to bring awareness to any religious organization as well as to the spiritual life cycle of one’s personal journey.

In this first module you will:

• Learn to recognize and tap an inspirational spark that inspires your spiritual.
• Learn about the evolutionary life cycle of the 5 M’s: the message, the man, the movement, the machine and the monument to become more consciously aware of natural cycles in your personal spiritual practice.

This module is designed to be a living instrument for a deeply authentic relationship with the Inner Divine. Everything begins with our God concept. The term “God” throughout history has become infused with erroneous meaning, that when stripped away reveals Radical Love.

Now is the time for God to evolve beyond religion and become alive within us as Radical Love. Through simple exercises, you will expand your concept or belief in God and go where you have never gone before.

In this second live session, you’ll begin to:

• Discover your belief structure through an exploration of your personal history with the word “God.”
• Uncover a more authentic relationship with your inner divinity through the embodiment of Radical Love.
• Based on this new, more mystical knowing of Spirit, design your new personal Credo (belief statement) using the tools of theology, ontology, psychology, cosmology and philosophy that Reverend Jim Lee will be sharing with you.

Embodying Radical Love requires that we make peace with our humanity. Common beliefs about our humanity range from total disgust to mild tolerance.

In this module, we move beyond the concept of mere tolerance for the limited part of our being and see how not only is it tolerable, but that it plays a positive role in our spiritual development. We will explore the positive significance of Spirit in its free, expanded nature, beyond time and space, coming to life within the limitations of the three–dimensional world of duality.

In this module, you will:

• Discover the positive role duality plays in your life in bringing more conscious awareness to your divine identity.
• Learn how, using a simple set of tools, perceived limitations can be a gateway to an even greater sense of freedom.
• Learn practical tools designed to reintegrate fragmented parts of yourself and discover a renewed sense of spiritual power.

Very often on our spiritual journey, we have the experience of great inspiration being followed by a major setback that seems to move us off course. There is an old saying: “We take one step forward and then two steps backward.”

In Progressive Spirituality, this is what is meant by chemicalization or “second force” and is brought about by introducing a new idea that contradicts inner belief structures. In this module, you will learn to reframe your perceptions of this process and uncover its true intention, which is really to be a friend in your moving forward. With greater awareness of the beliefs that no longer serve us, we can become more intentional and impactful.

In this module you will:

• Learn the difference between what is true and the “Truth.”
• Identify inner belief structures which no longer serve you.
• Gain effective tools designed to reframe any challenging condition or circumstance and embrace a more authentic way of being.
• Learn to maintain your connection with Source despite the “second force.”

Life is a dynamic teacher, providing us opportunities in every moment for our ever-evolving spiritual awareness. Similar to traveling in a vehicle moving at 100 miles an hour, making the choice to be awake and aware, moves us into the driver’s seat of our spiritual lives.

Developing an effective spiritual practice is crucial to creating and maintaining an awakened, love-based, joy-filled state of consciousness. In this module, we will explore the four states of consciousness: sleep, awake, aware and conscious. The four simple, spiritual exercise or practices you will learn to support you in remaining conscious are:

• The Heart Connection Exercise
• The 10-Second Meditation
• The Fear-to-Love Shift
• The Observing-the-Observer Exercise

The natural inclination of Radical Love is to offer itself in service to others. Love looks to constantly pay itself forward. When we authentically extend ourselves in this way, we are completed and not depleted. We experience the sense that we are giving from an overflowing inner cup of joy.

In this module, you will hone in on your personal, unique way of being of service to the world and lay the foundation for its implementation through:

• A small Group exercise on sharing Love
• Developing a “Stand” for the world
• Creating your personal vision statement
• Creating a sacred action project or empowering an existing project

In the first session on this journey, we discussed the universal evolutionary process of spirituality. In this final module, we will put an evolutionary spin on our own personal journeys.

An authentic spiritual journey is dynamic rather than static in nature. It will always lead us out of our comfort zones and into the unknown. By choosing to consciously ride the wave of your own spiritual evolution, you align with its true nature and it remains alive and vibrant in you. In this final module, you will:

• Learn to embrace positive change as a vital part of your spiritual practice.
• Learn to take a multiple-perspectives approach and constantly seek out new ways to develop awareness.
• Develop a deep trust in your inner authority.
• Learn to envision and anticipate positive outcomes in every situation.

In this special session, Reverend Jim is joined by Senior Minister of Worship at the Spiritual Life Center, in Sacramento and former President and CEO of Unity Worldwide Ministries Dr. James Trapp. These two friends will take you through a powerful exploration of the topic of knowing what is yours to do in the world. Through this, you’ll learn:

• How to transform yourself and see life more spiritually
• What it takes to capture your ‘Divine Idea’
• Spiritual tools to handle the material world

Dr. James Trapp, former President and CEO of Unity Worldwide Ministries, currently serves as Senior Minister of Worship at the Spiritual Life Center, an Interfaith Unity Ministry, in Sacramento, California. He previously served as Senior Minister at Unity on the Bay, a dynamic and inclusive spiritual community in South Florida.

In this bonus conversation, Reverend Jim will be joined by Reverend David McArthur, the Senior Minister at Unity of Walnut Creek in California, for a lively discussion on the power of your heart. They’ll guide you to a deeper recognition of the heart as a key access point to the Divine and how to open and utilize it more fully every day. You’ll learn:

• Spiritual practices to stay connected to Spirit
• How to use the heart to lead the way to freedom
• Ways to handle stress every day

Reverend David McArthur, has been the Senior Minister at Unity of Walnut Creek in California since 2002. His purpose has led him to become a nationally recognized leader and speaker in the science, laws and techniques of human transformation and heart intelligence. Reverend David led the International Unity Movement as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) in 2010-2011. He is the author of The Intelligent Heart, which explains how to transform your life with the laws of love.