Starting something new : spiritual direction for your God-given dream / Beth A. Booram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Booram, Beth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dreams--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Dreams.

Vocation--Christianity.

Vocation.

Self-actualization (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Teenagers--Religious life.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do you have a creative, Spirit-inspired idea stirring within you but have little or no idea how to nurture and realize that dream? Drawing from her own life-changing experience and the stories of others, spiritual director Beth Booram has written this book to guide you through the spiritual process of identifying and acting on your God-given dream.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Epigraph; Introduction; A Guide for Finding a Spiritual Director; Part One: Discerning a God-Given Dream; Interview: Abby Kuzma and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic; 1 Conceiving; Reflection: Paying Attention to What You Are Praying; Interview: Randy Reese and VantagePoint3; 2 Brooding; Reflection: Discerning Your Personal Values; Interview: Phileena Heuertz and Gravity-a Center for Contemplative Activism; 3 Welcoming; Reflection: Welcoming Your Dream; Interview: Chris Smith and the Englewood Review of Books; 4 Discerning

Reflection: A Personal and Prayerful Approach to DiscernmentReflection: Calling a Clearness Committee; Part Two: Shaping a God-Given Dream; Interview: MaryBeth Jackson and the Viewfinder Project; 5 Naming; Reflection: Choosing a Name; Interview: Elizabeth Roney and Liz Alig Fashion; 6 Shaping; Reflection: Shaping Your Dream; Interview: Dave Baldwin and Furnace Hills Coffee; 7 Sorting; Reflection: Learning to Sort Things Out; Interview: Joanna Taft and the Harrison Center for the Arts; 8 Changing; Reflection: Standing at the Crossroads; Interview: Nate Hershey and City Life Wheels; 9 Waiting

Reflection: In the Waiting RoomInterview: Melissa Millis and Nou Hope; 10 Dying; Reflection: Paying Attention to What's Happening Through the Dying Process; Interview: Suzy Roth and Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry; 11 Resurrecting; Reflection: Signs of Life; Part Three: Birthing a God-Given Dream; Interview: Tom Durant and Eco Café Haiti; 12 Birthing; Reflection: Ideas to Celebrate and Dedicate Your Dream; Interview: Katie Taylor and Film School Africa; 13 Living; Reflection: Your New Normal and Your Growing Edge; Interview: Sibyl Towner and the Springs; 14 Sustaining

Reflection: My Rhythms and Rule of LifeEpilogue: What Comes of Dreams; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Web Resources; Notes; Praise for Starting Something New; About the Author; Formatio; More Titles from InterVarsity Press

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780830897193

0830897194

OCLC:

904979278