The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations

The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations
Author: Mary Schaller
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496412362

Love God, love people. Could evangelism really be that simple? Often, it doesn’t seem so. It can feel scary, awkward, and uncomfortable as we try to navigate loaded questions and different perspectives. Even the most faithful of believers sometimes get stumped. But can you imagine if we, as Christians, simply spent time with people who are far from God and provided a safe place to talk about spiritual matters? If we listened to them and discovered what was really important to them? After all . . . it’s what Jesus did. And it’s what you can do too. Drawing straight from the life and ministry of Jesus, The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations offers simple practices to help you build relationships with people who believe differently. Anyone who has read and appreciated Becoming a Contagious Christian or Just Walk across the Room won’t want to miss this book on creating a safe space to have natural, loving, and spiritual conversations with others.

God Space

God Space
Author: Doug Pollock
Publisher: Lifetree
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Evangelistic work
ISBN: 9780764438714

You've felt that tug... A friend, co-worker, family member, or someone you just met is talkingaand you sense God nudging you to say something. But what do you say? What donat you say? How can you bring God into the conversation without shutting it down? Welcome to God Space. Where the Holy Spirit can do amazing things through everyday conversations. Where honesty and transparency allow for discovery and deep connection. Where lives are challenged and changed. Connect with these real-life stories of how ordinary people learned how to engage others in rich spiritual conversations that open doors instead of slamming them shut. You'll find fresh insights and practical tools for connecting with others about the things that matter most. "Christ-followers everywhere are struggling to figure out how to have spiritual conversationsaand this lack of confidence and competence has silenced many Christians. God Space emboldens God's people to re-engage in these conversations in natural and winsome ways." --Josh D. McDowell Author and speaker

Conversations with Angels

Conversations with Angels
Author: J. Raymond
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230316972

Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations.

The Lost Discipline of Conversation

The Lost Discipline of Conversation
Author: Joanne J. Jung
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2018-06-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310538971

Recovering Spiritual Practices of the Past titles reach beyond commonly known spiritual formation practices in order to mine the wisdom of the past, bringing to light ways of thinking, living, and growing in Christ that the church today has largely overlooked. In The Lost Discipline of Conversation, spiritual formation professor and author Joanne Jung walks readers through the Puritan practice of "conference," or focused, spiritual conversations intended to promote ongoing transformation. An antidote to privatized faith, conference calls believers to biblical literacy and soul care in a context of transparency and accountability. Useful for believers in any sphere or ministry or stage in life, conference is ultimately a tool for nurturing mutual, godly authenticity within community.

Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Author: Wassily Kandinsky
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2012-04-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 048613248X

Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.

Irresistible Evangelism

Irresistible Evangelism
Author: Steve Sjogren
Publisher: Group Pub Incorporated
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780764426261

AUDIENCE: Senior Pastors, Adult Ministry Leaders, Evangelism Directors

The Reluctant Witness

The Reluctant Witness
Author: Don Everts
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083086556X

Don Everts grew up assuming that spiritual conversations are always painful and awkward. But his surprising—and sometimes embarrassing—stories affirm what Scripture and the latest research reveal: spiritual conversations can actually be a delight. With original research from the Barna Group on spiritual conversations in the digital age, this book offers fresh insights and best practices for how to become eager conversationalists.

Contemplative Vision

Contemplative Vision
Author: Juliet Benner
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2010-12-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083083544X

Docent Juliet Benner began showing people how to meditate on Christian art treasures, which led to her much-beloved "O Taste and See" columns from the spiritual formation journal Conversations, now expanded into this book. In each chapter you'll encounter a passage of Scripture and a corresponding piece of art to lead you in a new experience of prayer in God's presence.

Angry Conversations with God

Angry Conversations with God
Author: Susan E. Isaacs
Publisher: FaithWords
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0446544698

Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty--from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the über-intellectuals who turned everything, including the weekly church announcements, into a three-point sermon. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God--some her own, and some from her "crazy in-laws" at church. Originally staged as a solo show in New York and Los Angeles, ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GODis a cheeky, heartfelt memoir that, even at its most scandalous, is still an affirmation of faith.

Writing Wild

Writing Wild
Author: Tina Welling
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1608682870

Align Your Creative Energy with Nature’s “Everything we know about creating,” writes Tina Welling, “we know intuitively from the natural world.” In Writing Wild, Welling details a three-step “Spirit Walk” process for inviting nature to enliven and inspire our creativity.