📖 Acts-Shaped Formation

Prophetic & Teaching Formation

A formation hub for men and women training together to proclaim Jesus with humility, clarity, and Spirit-led encouragement—always for the building up of the church.

Formation Vision: We are not training preachers. We are forming a Spirit-attentive, Scripture-anchored community that helps one another speak faithfully. Study the Framework (textbook), then use the Builder (workbench).

📂 All Hub Resources

Everything you need: invitation, charter, framework, builder, curriculum, and feedback rhythms. Start with the Invitation if you're new, then study the Framework before using the Builder.

📖 Luke–Acts Framing

Luke's two-volume work begins with Jesus, empowered by the Spirit, proclaiming good news (Luke 4). It ends with ordinary believers, empowered by that same Spirit, doing the same in every corner of the known world.

Luke: Jesus proclaims

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me… to proclaim good news to the poor, liberty to captives, sight to the blind. (Luke 4:18–19)

Acts: We proclaim

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses. (Acts 1:8)

This hub exists to train that witness—not as performance, but as Spirit-dependent overflow.

🌍 Acts in Three Movements

Jesus promised: "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Luke structures Acts to show exactly this progression— Spirit-driven expansion crossing every barrier.

Circle 1: Jerusalem

Acts 1–7

All nations (Jews from every land) hear Peter proclaim Jesus at Pentecost. The Spirit falls. The church is born in the temple courts and homes.

Circle 2: Samaria

Acts 8–9

Philip crosses the ethnic barrier. Samaritans—despised by Jews—receive the Spirit. Saul encounters Jesus. The second circle opens.

Circle 3: Gentiles

Acts 10–28

Peter baptizes Cornelius. Paul carries the gospel across the empire. Rome itself hears. The "ends of the earth" begin.

Formation implication: Faithful proclamation always crosses barriers— ethnic, geographic, religious. The Spirit directs. We follow.

🕊️ The Spirit and the Temple

Acts opens with prayer in the upper room (Acts 1:13–14)—men and women together— waiting for the Spirit. The early church gathers continually in temple courts and homes, anchored in Jewish worship rhythms while the Spirit creates something radically new.

Prayer before power

Before Pentecost, before proclamation, before mission—they prayed. Men and women, apostles and ordinary disciples, unified in expectation. (Acts 1:14)

Temple as training ground

Early believers taught daily in the temple (Acts 2:46; 5:42). The space meant for Israel's worship became the launching pad for global witness.

Acts Pattern: Spirit-led, Scripture-rooted

Every major move in Acts is preceded by prayer and grounded in Israel's story. The Spirit doesn't bypass the Word—the Spirit fulfills it. Peter's Pentecost sermon quotes Joel, David, and the Psalms. Stephen retells Israel's narrative. Paul argues from the Prophets.

Formation implication: We don't proclaim without preparation. We wait. We pray. We immerse ourselves in Scripture. Then the Spirit moves.

🛡️ Culture & Safety

Non-shaming

Growth without embarrassment. Mistakes are part of learning.

Non-competitive

No ranking. Different gifts, different timelines.

Communal

No one builds alone. Prep and feedback happen together.

Feedback is for formation, not grading. The goal is spiritual maturity and faithful witness—not performance.

How to Use This Hub

New here?

  1. Read the Invitation
  2. Study the Framework (textbook)
  3. Try the Builder (workbench)

Already participating?

  1. Review the next session (Curriculum)
  2. Use the Builder to prepare
  3. Use Feedback page for practice rhythms

Simple rule

Start with the Invitation, study the Framework (textbook), practice with the Builder (workbench), and live inside the Charter.

🚀 Ready to Begin?

If this resonates, your next step is easy: open the Invitation. There's no pressure to commit immediately—just an opportunity to learn more.

If you ever get lost, come back to this hub.