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    One in the Spirit: The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship
    One in the Spirit: The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship
    One in the Spirit: The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship
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    One in the Spirit: The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship

    By David McKeown

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    One of the most critical elements in successful Emmaus and Chrysalis communities is the relationship between the two. The Emmaus and Chrysalis movements were designed to function as partners in ministry.

    But sometimes tensions arise between Emmaus and Chrysalis communities. Perhaps an overeager Emmaus community decides to start Chrysalis before the Emmaus community is ready. Or maybe a Chrysalis leadership team feels their Emmaus board of directors doesn't give them the freedom to carry out their program without the board's approval of every detail.

    McKeown, a certified Emmaus and Chrysalis trainer and regional leader for Chrysalis, wrote this book to help Emmaus and Chrysalis communities

    • focus on their common mission of renewing the church and acting as disciples in the world
    • see their relationship as a partnership of ministry
    • treat each other with mutual respect
    • develop new leaders
    • realize the importance of mentoring
    • resolve conflicts between Emmaus and Chrysalis
    • strengthen and streamline the operation of the programs
    • discover answers to frequently asked questions

    A must for every Emmaus and Chrysalis board member!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUpper Room Books
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9780835811743
    One in the Spirit: The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship
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    David McKeown

    David McKeown, a Florida resident and truss designer, made his Walk to Emmaus in the winter of 2001. Within a few months he was given his first opportunity to serve on a Chrysalis team. After several years of serving on Chrysalis teams, he became an Upper Room-certified trainer. In the spring of 2008 he became the Southeast Regional Leader for the Chrysalis movement. David and his wife, Destiny, and family live in Holly Hill, Florida, and worship at The Church of the United Brethren in Christ.

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      One in the Spirit - David McKeown

      I   Introduction

      A Brief History

      In 1944 a committed group of Christian disciples in Majorca Spain, recognizing a need to grow as committed and intentional disciples, formed the Cursillo movement as a ministry of the Catholic Church. This program consisted of a three-day period of intense Bible study, while focusing on the importance of living daily as Christ’s ambassadors and stressing the need for continued efforts toward community, accountability, and fellowship.

      In the late 1970s, a Cursillo-inspired movement was created in The United Methodist Church. After several years the UM Cursillo parted ways with the Catholic Church and, based on a touchstone in scripture from the Gospel of Luke, The Walk to Emmaus movement was born. Although the movement thrived, the development of the Emmaus movement was still not complete. In the mid-1980s, the leaders began to lay the groundwork for a new youth outreach modeled on The Walk to Emmaus and charged with reaching the next generation with the powerful and life-changing invitation through grace. Just as the story of Jesus and his disciples on the road to Emmaus had inspired The Walk to Emmaus, so a statement by Paul served as a touchstone for the new movement: If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Cor. 5:17).

      Life Cycle

      In reflecting on this concept of new beginnings, the leaders recognized the similarities between the life cycle of the butterfly and the life cycle of the young disciple. Just as a butterfly passes through three stages—caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult—so also we, when we encounter the invitation of grace, go through three stages.

      First, like a caterpillar that grows rapidly and then enters its chrysalis stage, teens often experience an initial period of excitement and awareness before transforming and entering a stage of slower development. This transformation can only take place when we die to ourselves and become new creatures (see Luke 9:23). We must, as Paul said, present ourselves as sacrifices in reasonable service. Christ obeyed the Father; we too must die with Christ in order to advance in our spiritual progression. If we never die willingly to ourselves, then we remain caterpillars for the rest of our lives, never realizing our God-given potential. Only when the caterpillar enters its next phase does it become what it was meant to be.

      In the second phase of its life cycle a butterfly enters the chrysalis (cocoon) phase, which again parallels our journey with Christ. When a caterpillar transforms from its first stage of existence into the second stage the real conversion begins. While the chrysalis remains secluded from the world, it undergoes startling transformation. And much like a chrysalis, our youth, after encountering the risen Christ, begin to change. The change may not be evident at first, but rest assured that change is happening even if unseen.

      In addition, research has shown that it is critical that chrysalides not be disturbed, because the time spent in and escaping from the cocoon enables the butterfly to mature. If the caterpillar’s time as a chrysalis is interrupted or its hatching forcefully accelerated, the butterfly will not be able to fly, drastically shortening its lifespan. Similarly, when our youth undergo spiritual transformation, the Holy Spirit works in them in a way that we cannot see clearly. We may recognize the cocoon, but we will never know what is actually occurring in a teen’s heart. Therefore, we should be careful about the way we help. We

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