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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808587803321

Autore

Tran Catherine C. <1959->

Titolo

Spiritual discovery : a method for discernment in small groups and congregations / / Catherine C. Tran and Sandra Hughes Boyd ; foreword by Jane E. Vennard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-56699-734-8

1-56699-735-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Disciplina

253.7

253/.7

Soggetti

Prayer - Christianity - Study and teaching

Discernment (Christian theology) - Study and teaching

Small groups - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An Alban Institute Book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I: The Prayer Model; 1 Jane Vennard's Prayer Model; 2 The Prayer Model in Depth; 3 Hospitality; 4 Participants' Roles in the Prayer Model; 5 The Order of the Prayer Model; 6 A Modified Prayer Model; 7 Debriefing; II: The Spiritual Discovery Method; 8 Discernment; 9 Group Administration; 10 The Design of the Spiritual Discovery Method; 11 Essentials for the Spiritual Discovery Method; 12 Challenges Groups Encounter; III: The Compassionate Observer; 13 The Power of Compassion and Observation; 14 The Disciplines of the Compassionate Observer

15 Challenges for the Compassionate ObserverIV: Applying the Method; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

The ancient practice of spiritual direction has caught the attention of many segments of the church in the last few decades, but congregations often struggle to identify how this practice can shape the ethos of their communities today. In this thought-provoking, practical book, Tran and Boyd help congregations take a significant step toward integrating spiritual direction into their personal and



communal discernment processes. Any pastor or lay person would benefit greatly from exploring and implementing the Prayer Model and Spiritual Discovery Method described in this book.