Spiritual Formation

Is there more to life than this?

Attend an Alpha Course to explore the Christian faith in an open, relaxed and fun manner.  Supported by all main Christian denominations.

Beat Debt and Leave a Legacy with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.  Financial Peace University is a 10-week, biblically-based program that teaches you to eliminate debt and leave a lasting legacy!  Learn how to manage God's money and resources in a godly way.  This class helps empower you to make the right financial decisions to achieve your financial goals, teaching you to eliminate debt, build wealth, and give like never before.  Sign up at the Information Counter or contact Gloria at gloria@hillsidecovenant.org or 934-1110, ext. 11.  See www.daveramsey.com for more info. 

Mondays, June 11-August 13, 2012, 7-9 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room.  Cost:  $80 for first 12 households to register; $105 after.  (Don't let cost deter you; feel free to talk to us about payment plans or other financial options.)  Contact Gloria Sever

This downloadable brochure can help you identify the ways you are uniquely made so you can see what tools may fit your needs. For more information on Individual Pathways to Spiritual Growth, please  Contact Jenny Trees

 Listen to My Life is a unique visual tool that helps you invite God into the process of reviewing your past, assessing your present and continuing to walk with God in your future.  It helps you to explore the implications of the truth that God creates you for a purpose and your life is most fully and joyfully lived under God's direction and guidance.  If you are interested in attending a "Listen to My Life" retreat (www.onelifemaps.com), or attending a Networking class on spiritual gifts or other means of discerning passions, Contact Jenny Trees

The Marriage Ministry at Hillside is committed to providing opportunities for couples to develop a more intimate relationship with God and their spouses. Our purpose is to assist couples in every stage of development to create a God-honoring marriage that thrives on commitment, intimacy, mutual respect and growth. 

"I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." Ephesians 4:1-3 

  “Everybody is chasing something.  Growth is not about trying harder.  Growth is always possible.  Growth can be scary.  Growth is freedom.  Growth is best when it is handcrafted.”  Monvee

Monvee is an online resource designed to help you find a customized way to grow spiritually.  It involves taking a short assessment to help you understand your temperament, learning style, spiritual pathway, and signature sin.  It will then suggest a personalized plan to help you live more fully in the flow of the spirit, with recommendations for what to do to help you grow closer to God through individual practices and ministries offered right here at Hillside.  We are excited to be partnering with Monvee to help people discover how they are uniquely wired and find new ways to grow in their faith through ministries we currently offer at Hillside.  

If you are interested in finding out more about this program, you can take a Discovery Card from the Spiritual Formation table to get a glimpse of what Monvee is all about.  If you would like to fully participate in Monvee, please contact Gloria in the church office at 934-1110, ext 11 to get your Monvee Pak.  If you have questions about this new online assessment tool, you can Contact Jenny Trees.

Purpose: Small Group Bible Studies provide a safe and supportive environment in which to learn about, grow and exercise your understanding of God. Plus, groups provide a way to form meaningful friendships within God’s kingdom. 

Vision: Our vision is that every person who calls Hillside home would be in a life-transforming small group for the purpose of being more like Christ by being submitted to the Spirit, transformed by the Word, out in the world, nurtured in community, and equipped to serve for the glory of God.

Hillside Day of Fasting

We choose to refrain from food for a season in order to recognize and experience in a tangible way the fuel that comes from the Holy Spirit's sustaining presence.We have set aside the following day to fast together as a community: Fasting Brochure (203.3 KB)

Sunday, May 27, 2012 - Focus: Pentecost

Friday, November 16, 2012 - Focus: Youth Trip to Arizona, Thanksgiving, Coming of Advent

Friday, March 29, 2013 - Focus: Good Friday

Sunday, May 19, 2013 - Focus: Pentecost

Nature Prayer Walks

Take a walk on our newly created walking path (thanks to the Eagle Scouts of Troop 216) to focus on God's creation and spend some time in reflective prayer.

Scripture Memorization

Committing Bible passages to memory so that instinctive recall is accessible for years to come. Use your own Scripture or weekly sermon passage posted in the bulletin or the front of the website to build up the passages you store in your heart.  Find the Weekly Memory Verse Here

Silent Retreat

Psalm 46: "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

An Image of a Jar of River Water from Ruth Haley Barton's book Invitation to Solitude and Silence: To be still long enough so the swirling sediment could settle, the waters of my soul could become clear and I could see whatever it was that needed to be seen. . .well, that image called to me with the hope of peace, clarity and a deeper level of certainty in God than I had yet known. In the desire this image stirred up, I recognized an invitation to be still and know beyond my addiction to noise, words, people and performance-oriented activity."

Three times a year we provide opportunities to join together in silence. Daylong retreats are held in private homes in the beginning of Fall and during Advent. Contact Gloria Sever for more information.

Stations of the Cross

The Via Dolorosa is a street, within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying His cross, on the way to His crucifixion. The winding route from the Antonia Fortress west to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — a distance of about 600 meters (2,000 feet) — is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage. This path is represented in the 14 Stations of the Cross which were used to represent the Via Dolorosa for those who couldn’t make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem.  By slowly reflecting on Jesus’ steps to the cross and the sufferingHe endured along the way, we can hope to get a better understanding of the sacrifice that was made on our behalf. In a culture that avoids suffering at all costs, may God show you the joy and peace He promises when we focus on Him in the midst of all circumstances.  Click here for pictures and poems