Psalms 127:1 says, “Unless the Lord builds a house the work of the builder is worthless; Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.” Steps of Faith is excited to announce that the Lord is establishing a Dance Discipleship Training School through us. It is true that each venture we could pursue would be worthless if it was not led by our God. Throughout the years God has lead Steps of Faith through exciting changes and overwhelming challenges and we are completely reliant on His guidance in bringing this Dance Discipleship Training school into existence.    

 

The focus of this Discipleship Training School is to ignite in each participant an ever growing desire to seek and serve God through studying His Word and applying it to their lives. We hope to encourage this through in-depth study of topics such as… 

 

1.  Character of God

2.  Fear of God

3.  Prayer

o       Intercession

4.  Finances

o       Tithes

o       Gift

5.  Apologetics

6.  Missions/evangelism

7.  Relationships

8.  Holy Spirit

9.  Salvation

10.  Gifts of the Spirit

11.  Calling/purpose

12.  The Church, body of Christ, the Bride

13.  Religion and Theology

14.  Justice/suffering

15.  Hearing from God

16.  Devotional life

17.  Spiritual warfare

18.  The bible

 

We firmly believe that God reveals Himself through His Word and that our job as daughters of the King is to seek after Him as Psalm 25:4-5   says, “show me Your ways, oh Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.”

 

 So often in our culture young adults are expected to stick to the normal schedule of pursing college directly after high school, or to go straight into a lifetime career after completing their college degree. Success and setting a financial foundation for oneself is expected of most young adults. Taking a break from the busy schedule laid out by schools, universities, and careers is often questioned or even looked down upon. But who is more worthy of our attention and of our time than our Father in Heaven, is there one more worthy to receive a few months of focused attention while we take a break from the world, reflect on who He is, and seek His will for our lives. The word selah, seen most commonly in the Psalms, although its exact meaning is disputed, is believed to mean to measure or to weigh what has proceeded it, to encourage reflection upon what has been said and what it might mean for the future. We desire to be selah, to be the moment or the months where each participant can measure, weigh, reflect upon, and ultimately focus her attention on God, His Word, His will, and His ways.

 

“This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah”    Psalm 24:6

 

A huge part of this Discipleship Training school is DANCE. There are many opportunities for young adults to pursue the same spiritual growth through Discipleship Training schools or Masters programs, there are even a few which include or focus on dance but to our knowledge this is one of the few which offers dancers an opportunity to grow in knowledge and understanding of first of all classical ballet technique, as well as other dance form’s including, jazz, hip hop, Pilates, lyrical, African dance technique and whatever else the Lord might lead us to offer. We believe that God has a purpose for classical ballet along with other dance techniques, while we reflect on God’s Word, His will and His ways we also want to reflect on, how He has used, is using, and desires to use dance for His glory.  

 

Each week participants will present a response to the weeks Biblical and dance topics through a variety of means including...

 

Dance presentation/sermon

Written report

Research project

Journal

Poetry

Musical presentation

 

These responses serve as a way for the participants to recap what they have learned, present the most meaningful parts, and challenge their ability to express what they have learned in a creative way.

 

Service both locally and internationally will be a huge part of Selah. Ministering to people in the local community through either dance or other means is a calling Steps of Faith has walked in for years, and we hope to continue this calling through reaching out to people in our community with the Love of God and the Joy of dance through Selah. We feel confident that the Lord is leading us to give Selah an opportunity to take the gospel through dance to an international location as well which will be determined at a later date.