The Lived Experience of Group Spiritual Direction

The Lived Experience of Group Spiritual Direction
Author: Rose Mary Dougherty
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809141760

These moving, positive essays witness the experiences of participants in Shalem Institute's group spiritual direction workshops. Each author relates what he or she learned as a member, mentor or facilitator of a spiritual direction group--a community gathered together to seek and share a desire for God in communal silence, dialogue, intercessory prayer and discernment--and adapts it to a specific setting--the family, workplace, congregation, seminary, the homeless. The result is this collection--a loving, gentle testament to the power of spiritual direction groups--that enables young and old, clergy and laity of all faiths to realize, celebrate and proclaim a commonality of greater spiritual purpose. Fluid and well-honed, The Lived Experience of Group Spiritual Direction is of great value to seminarians, graduate students, church organizations, clergy and laity of all faiths, as well as to anyone seeking guidance on the value of group spiritual direction. It features biographies of its numerous contributors. +

Group Spiritual Direction

Group Spiritual Direction
Author: Rose Mary Dougherty, S.S.N.D.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1995
Genre: Church group work
ISBN: 1616436301

Seeking God Together

Seeking God Together
Author: Alice Fryling
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2009-10-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830878157

Experienced spiritual director Alice Fryling presents an overview of what group spiritual direction is and how it is practiced, offering practical step-by-step guidance for those who would like to start, lead or particpate in group spiritual direction.

An Open Place

An Open Place
Author: Daniel Schrock
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819228176

Written from an ecumenical standpoint as a practical aid for moving those experienced in individual spiritual direction toward group practices This book responds to the movement to expand spiritual direction beyond the classic on-with-one model. Group spiritual direction has the potential to offer the rich experience of individual spiritual direction to a much wider audience, yet very little has been written to provide guidance for starting such groups. This book responds to that challenge. It outlines ways that a diverse and ecumenical group of spiritual directors worked to initiate groups in multiple contexts. It examines the many variables-among directors, directees, even meeting spaces-that affect and enliven this ministry. And it summarizes pitfalls, success, and discoveries.

Discerning Life Transitions

Discerning Life Transitions
Author: Dwight H. Judy
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819224073

Every one of us will experience several major life changes over the course of adulthood. Each of these transitions will be marked by external changes, such as change of location, career changes, promotions, or job losses, plus changes in family circumstances, including births, marriage, and death. These transitions are also marked by inner change, since most of us readily examine our faith life and relationship with God during such periods. This book helps people examine both the outward and the inward dimensions of major life changes. This blend of interior examination and attention to practical issues is shown in the questions that set the stage for the discernment process: - What theme or themes do you bring to this process of discernment? - What details would be necessary to know in order to discern an outcome? - What are the financial implications? - What are the implications for family members or others close to you? - What information do you need to start gathering?

Looking Into the Well

Looking Into the Well
Author: Maureen Conroy
Publisher: Loyola Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1995
Genre: Spiritual direction
ISBN: 9780829408270

Looking into the Well: Supervision of Spiritual Directors is the first book-length treatment of the supervision and development of spiritual directors.

Where Two Or Three Are Gathered

Where Two Or Three Are Gathered
Author: Daniel L. Prechtel
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2012-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819227722

Much has been written about the practice of one-to-one spiritual directions, but much less about small group communities that offer in-depth mutual spiritual support and guidance to its members. But small groups are most likely the more usual setting for spiritual companionship and have strong biblical, theological and historical foundation in the Christian tradition. This book offers a detailed presentation of ten small group models, plus guidance in group leadership dynamics. It also presents material related to group retreat work, spiritual guidance with organizations and peer supervision/consultation model for supporting leaders of spiritual companionship groups and retreats. Church leaders, spiritual directors and educators are looking for the kinds of resources this book provides to assist them in understanding and leading groups and retreats.

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction
Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Forward Movement
Total Pages: 12
Release: 1981
Genre: Spiritual life
ISBN:

The Practice of Spiritual Direction

The Practice of Spiritual Direction
Author: William A. Barry
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0062247794

The Classic Work on Helping People Become Closer to God Fathers Barry and Connolly see the work of spiritual direction as helping people to develop their relationship with God. In thinking and practice they have absorbed the insights of modern psychotherapy, but have not been absorbed by them. This highly practical book reflects the authors' experience at the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where spiritual direction is available and where directors are trained.