Spiritual Formation In Local Faith Communities
Download Spiritual Formation In Local Faith Communities full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Spiritual Formation In Local Faith Communities ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : James C. Wilhoit |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2022-03-29 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1493435167 |
Most books on spiritual formation focus on the individual. But spiritual formation is at the heart of the church's whole purpose for existence. It must be a central task for the church to carry out Christ's mission in the world. This book offers an introduction to spiritual formation set squarely in the local church. The first edition has been well received and widely used as a textbook. The second edition has been updated throughout, incorporates findings from positive psychology, and reflects an Augustinian formation perspective. Foreword by Dallas Willard.
Author | : Richard J. Foster |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-05-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0061671746 |
Too often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us? That's exactly the idea behind Life with God, Richard J. Foster's much-anticipated book on the Bible. Foster, bestselling author of Celebration of Discipline and general editor of The RenovarÉ Spiritual Formation Bible, claims that God has superintended the writing of Scripture so that it serves as the most reliable guide for Christian spiritual formation. According to Foster, the Bible is all about human life "with God." As we read Scripture, we should consider how exactly God is with us in each story and allow ourselves to be spiritually transformed. By opening our whole selves—mind, body, spirit, thoughts, behavior, and will—to the page before us, we begin to grasp all the Bible has to teach about prayer, obedience, compassion, virtue, and grace and apply it to our everyday lives to achieve a deeper relationship with God. With a wealth of examples and simple yet crucial insights, Life with God is an indispensable guide to approaching the Bible through the lens of Christian spiritual formation, revealing that reading the Bible for interior transformation is a far different endeavor than reading the Bible for historical knowledge, literary appreciation, or religious instruction.
Author | : Dwight Zscheile |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0802867278 |
"Cultivating sent communities reimagines spiritual formation through the lens of mission, covering such topics as the role of Scripture, congregational discernment, and short-term missions and drawing on case studies from diverse contexts including Ethiopia, England, Leipzig, and San Francisco."--Back cover.
Author | : Evan B. Howard |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2018-01-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 149341139X |
Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, provides a holistic, accessible, and informed introduction to Christian spiritual formation written from a broadly evangelical perspective. Howard joins Scripture with themes of community, spirit, formation, and mission in a single integrative guide. The book includes helpful features such as figures, charts, chapter overviews, and formation-focused questions. Its evangelical-ecumenical and global perspectives will appeal to a wide audience. Resources for professors and students are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.
Author | : Neil Pembroke |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2022-03-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1666713759 |
Spiritual formation in our local churches is too often poorly done or it is virtually nonexistent. We developed this innovative approach to spiritual formation in the congregation because it is desperately needed. The prompt cards are used to spark deep reflection and shape potentially life-transforming conversations with a pastor around spiritual practices, spiritual character, personal and social ethics, and emotional well-being. The model was trialed in five countries. We heard time and time again how the six-week process fired a passion to go deeper with Christ. Some reported praying regularly for the first time in decades. Others found the Scriptures coming alive after years of “going through the motions.” In this book, the authors present a simple but powerful method and offer in-depth theological reflection on related issues. Some of the important areas covered are early church approaches to spiritual formation, contemporary spiritual practices, spiritual character, the indissoluble link between spirituality and moral virtue, the spirituality of the pastor, and the positive psychology approach.
Author | : Joseph H. Hellerman |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0805447792 |
A study of the early Christian church in the Mediterranean region and its emphasis on collective good over individual desire clarifies much about what is wrong with the American church today.
Author | : Karina Kreminski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2018-05-03 |
Genre | : Cities and towns |
ISBN | : 9780998917726 |
Do we have a positive theology of the city so that an urban spirituality can emerge from this place? We have for too long focused on quick fixes, pop up churches, and strategic solutions which have left us malnourished and emaciated, yet bloated from our over-consumption of these unsatisfying approaches. Spiritual formation is something that we need to pay closer attention to today. How do we live this kind of holy life in the city?
Author | : James Bryan Smith |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2010-07-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830861254 |
In this Good and Beautiful Series book, James Bryan Smith helps you to live in relationship with others as apprentices of Jesus. He shows how to bring spiritual formation and community engagement together, and he offers spiritual practices that root new, true narratives about God and the world in your soul.
Author | : Paul Pettit |
Publisher | : Kregel Academic |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0825495482 |
This textbook for introductory spiritual formation courses presents the fundamentals and practices of the discipline. This collection includes presentations by several well-known evangelical scholars including Gordon Johnston, Darrell Bock, Richard Averbeck, Klaus Issler, and others.
Author | : W. Paul Jones |
Publisher | : Upper Room Books |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2014-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 083581324X |
For those who do not have a spiritual director – or are curious about the concept – W. Paul Jones has crafted a series of topical meditations that facilitate self-guided spiritual direction. In this refreshing approach to the means of spiritual growth, you will explore self-guided spiritual direction with the ultimate spiritual director – The Holy Spirit. Examine your inner thoughts, truths, difficulties, and triumphs through reflection questions at the end of each chapter that prompt introspection and ultimately direction in your spiritual life. Chapter Topics Include: Abandonment, Being Second, Covenant, Envy, Prayer, and Religion