Potter's Wheel 1

Potter's Wheel is a discipleship course developed by John and Patti Cepin that guides students into a deeper intimacy with God.    Potter's Wheel is  intended to help us  understand how our pasts interact with our present lives, where we  learned the fears and patterns that interfere with our walks with God,  and begin to turn those areas over to him.   It aims to teach us  the practical steps of  "removing the log from your own eye." (Mt 7:5).  

We must be able to identify the log in our own eye which blinds us to who we are and who God is, know what it looks like to remove it, and learn how to skillfully and wisely help someone else do the same with the speck in their own eye. (Matthew 7:5)

Jesus is far more  concerned with what's beneath the surface of our hearts than the visible  actions -in other words, our motives matter.  Most of us have no training in  discerning what's going on inside of us, or worse, have been taught to  ignore our hearts and just "do what's right".  Potter's Wheel is  designed to help us begin to look at what  is going on inside, alongside God and others, with the goal of being  formed as a disciple in our inner being.   

Potter’s Wheel training uses a variety of teaching methods, including interactive lectures, group discussion, personal reflection time, one-on-one soul-care discipleship, assigned reading with personal application papers, and focuses on the following topics:

• who we are as image bearers, how the Fall has distorted the image in us, and what we can do about it
•  4 key capacities (to engage in relationship, to think, to choose, and to feel) of God’s image as they are reflected in man and examines the damage done to each by the Fall

This is  not a counseling group - our goal is not to fix problems, but rather to  become more aware of how we are feeling, thinking, and living, and being further transformed into the image of God.  We  are all fellow travelers on this path, and our hope is that the group  will be a mutual encouragement for all the men and women who chose to  participate.

Potter's Wheel 1 is open to anyone!  Those who are interested in increasing their intimacy with God or who is interested in helping people grow in their faith in Christ, whether or not you are directly involved in discipleship, or soul-care ministry, will benefit from these workshops.   

Potter's Wheel 1 involves listening to the stories of others, both the pleasant parts and the really hard moments.  If you cannot listen to the stories of others or walk through the hard parts of your own story, then this program may not be for you quite yet.    If you have questions about this, please send them to us via the "contact us" link on the home page.  A member of the JCM team  will respond.

There are 2 ways that Potter's Wheel 1 is currently being offered in Tucson, Arizona.  

1. David Gainey, Pastor at Oasis Church is offering 5 day Potter's Wheel Trainings.  You can sign up for his class on The Oasis Church Website (here).  
2. Danny and Rebekah Russin offer Potter's Wheel Discipleship groups that meet twice monthly for 8 months.  If you are interested in a long-form group, use the Contact us link on the home page to let us know!

Interested in receiving more information about Potter's Wheel 1?  Use the  Contact us link on home page and send us a message.  Someone from the team will reach out to you!