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A Letter from Scoofer Jordan written as part of the Upper Room Emmaus Newsletter for the Fall of '08.  To receive the Emmaus newsletter by e-mail, visit the Upper Room Emmaus Newsletter registry.  To view past archives of this newsletter, visit the Newsletter Archives.  Scoofer is our Regional Representative (Southeast Region) from the Upper Room.

The Logic of the Model

Walk to Emmaus is a movement inspired by the Holy Spirit and demonstrated through a 72 hour retreat experience emphasizing agape love and anonymous servanthood. It is held in a cloistered environment using traditional Christianity as its structured model.

Though many feel the Spirit is constrained by the model, and thus develop local traditions in order to “loose the Spirit”; the true Emmaus model follows a carefully constructed theological outline that presents the one Spirit that is consistent with Scripture. If every community “did their own thing”, what would our movement resemble in a few short years?

Rather than taking personal liberties with the Emmaus model seeking diversity of the Spirit, it is recommended each community recognize and accept there is one true Spirit; and this same Spirit, like Jesus, is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). The diversity we seek comes not from the manner in which we attempt to manipulate the Spirit, but in the various reactions of each pilgrim as each is allowed to meet and recognize the risen Christ at a time and place on the Walk chosen by the true Spirit, rather than you, me or another team member.

Each of us understands “standard” or “benchmark” meaning something you relate to in order to maintain a certain level of quality assurance. There is no way any Emmaus community can maintain the desired consistency walk to walk, year to year, using unwritten tradition or the memory of present leadership. You will find universal agreement that there are many ways in which pilgrims can be spiritually moved through events not standard to the Emmaus model, but where would it all end? When would your walks take on the personality of your community’s gifted leaders? At what point does the Holy Spirit become second fiddle?
It is up to you. Will you do it your way or THE way?

- Scoofer Jordan