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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tran, Catherine C., 1959- author.

Boyd, Sandra Hughes, author.

Vennard, Jane E., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prayer--Christianity--Study and teaching.

Prayer.

Discernment (Christian theology)--Study and teaching.

Discernment (Christian theology).

Small groups--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Small groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

"An Alban Institute Book."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-21374-1

1-56699-734-8

1-56699-735-6