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Another session of the Kingdom Living Training School has commenced.
For those wondering just what the KLTS really is, what it takes or what it means to be part of it, what we're learning or what we're all about...know this:
that God sent His beloved Son to live amongst us, to teach us His heart and His ways
that His Son was the embodiment of His holy plan for all who love Him
that through His son each of us could live life fully and fully understand
that through Him we could be in Him and
that to love others - all others - as He loved us is greater than all else
From those who have gone before us, and for those whom we go before, we are learning that to love as Jesus loved, we must first understand. We must live and walk with those Jesus lived with, walked with and loved.
 To do this, KLTS means going to places such as Toronto, where prostitutes and the homeless exist alongside businessmen and women, students and housewives...where the pain of a fallen world is heartbreakingly palpable. It means going to canyons and beaches to breathe in God's astounding creation while coming face to face with the results of mankind imposing his will upon it. It means reading the Word, daily, searching for the heartsongs, the commandments, and the meaning God infused into each chapter of each book. KLTS means living life with each other, supporting each other as we begin breaking apart the misconceptions of what the world has told us Jesus looks like, what the world has said His kingdom should be, and instead develop a pattern of living such as Jesus commanded in the sermon on the mount.
KLTS is truly a "launching pad" to discern what it looks like to be "ALL IN" for Jesus; to be fully surrendered to being in and bringing to others the kingdom of God. It is an awareness of the need to "walk lightly in the world." It is more than a "class"...it is the arena in which we are discovering that the "greatest gift is to begin to know what life was intended to be like - and to share it with ALL others."
 Most importantly, the students of this year's KLTS are learning that " Faith never knows where it is being led, but it knows and loves the One who is leading." As a team searching out our places in the kingdom, we believe that whether we pursue global missions, church plants, ministry at Common Ground or elsewhere, we desire to learn to live as passionately and radically loving as Jesus did, and with the knowledge of God's supernatural power instilled in each of us, we will dedicate our lives to sharing the good news with all those with whom our paths cross, starting in our own backyards.
Those of us participating in KLTS this year would like to ask for your continued prayers as we journey together towards living the Kingdom life. Specifically, for protection, as it is the enemy's goal to attack any effort made to spread His glory; for freedom from the notions of what culture has told us "church" should look like; for endurance, as this will be an long and emotional endeavor; and for our finances, as many of us have left jobs and "security" behind to pursue this new way of learning and living.
We are so excited to share with you all that we will learn along the way!
Interested in learning more about the Kingdom Living Training School? Visit our website or contact Larry.
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Please join us for our Leader's Conference on Saturday, November 8 from 9 am to 1 pm at our Midtown location at 4550 N. Illinois Street. This event is open to anyone in a leadership role at CG (HC Leader, Children’s Teacher, Worship Team, etc.) but will have an intentional focus towards the HC Leader. We will worship and pray together, be encouraged and discuss some of our primary goals for ‘09 related to spiritual formation, shepherding and leadership development. We strongly encourage all of our HC Leaders to participate in this event! 
