Spiritual Discovery (eBook)

A Method for Discernment in Small Groups and Congregations

Sandra Hughes Boyd, Catherine C. Tran (Autoren)

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2015
160 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-56699-735-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Spiritual Discovery: A Method for Discernment in Small Groups and Congregations is a practical guide for groups desiring a prayerful approach to decision-making. This book offers step-by-step guidance for practicing this process, the powerful instrument Catherine Tran and Sandra Boyd have created to help groups enact spiritual growth and change in their communities.

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Spiritual Discovery is a practical guide for groups desiring a prayerful approach to decision-making. The discernment method developed by authors Catherine C. Tran and Sandra Hughes Boyd begins with the prayer modela process for guiding prayer in small groups created by Jane E. Vennard. This model brings elements of silence and spiritual reflection to the entire decision-making proceeding. The prayer is followed by a time of thoughtful exploration and discussion, resulting in decision-making that draws on both the spirit and the intellect. The Spiritual Discovery Method facilitates thoughtful discernment, encouraging groups and individuals to attend to how they make decisions. This book offers step-by-step guidance for practicing the Spiritual Discovery Method, addressing essentials and challenges, while also providing concrete examples illustrating how groups have successfully used this process to enact spiritual growth and change. Tran and Boyd show how the skills that participants develop as they practice the Spiritual Discovery Method can be put to use in the everyday world, ready to be called upon for decision-making in any arena. The Spiritual Discovery Method has proven to be a powerful instrument for achieving positive change, and this book helps readers implement this process in their own lives and communities.

Autor

Catherine C. Tran is Episcopal co-pastor at Grace Church in Buena Vista, Colorado, She also has a spiritual direction practice and leads Spiritual Discovery Groups in the Denver area.Sandra Hughes Boyd is a retired interim and short-term parish ministry specialist with many years experience in a variety of congregations. A continuing occupation for her is in Adult Religious Education.Visit the Spiritual Discovery website at http://www.spiritualdiscoverymethod.com/

Inhalt

Foreword by Jane E. VennardIntroductionPart One: The Prayer ModelChapter 1 – Jane Vennard’s Prayer ModelChapter 2 – The Prayer Model in DepthChapter 3 – HospitalityChapter 4 – Participants’ Roles in the Prayer ModelChapter 5 – The Order of the Prayer Model Chapter 6 – The Modified Prayer ModelChapter 7 – Debriefing Part Two: The Spiritual Discovery MethodChapter 8 - Discernment Chapter 9 – Group AdministrationChapter 10 – The Design of the Spiritual Discovery Method Chapter 11 – Essentials for the Spiritual Discovery MethodChapter 12 – Challenges Groups EncounterPart Three: The Compassionate ObserverChapter 13 - The Power of Compassion and ObservationChapter 14 – The Disciplines of the Compassionate ObserverChapter 15 – Challenges for the Compassionate ObserverPart Four: The Spiritual Discovery Method - StoriesConclusion AcknowledgementsBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.3.2015
• Vorwort: Jane E. Vennard
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Charts.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Alban Books • congregational resources • Decision-Making • Prayer • small group • Spiritual discernment
• ISBN-10: 1-56699-735-6 / 1566997356
• ISBN-13: 978-1-56699-735-5 / 9781566997355