Discerning Church A
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Discerning God S Will Together
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Author : Danny E. Morris
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-08-15
Discerning God S Will Together written by Danny E. Morris and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-15 with Religion categories.
Bible study, research, and fieldwork merge in this book of practical principles for decision making by spiritual discernment. The step-by-step approach can be used to help any size group learn a new way to make decisions--a way that is interactive, spiritual, and rooted in faith practices and community. Small groups, committees, church boards, church leaders at all levels, and seminary professors will find this book valuable. This is a revised and updated version of the book, originally published in 1997. This new version inclused revised and updated material, as well as a new introduction by Charles Olsen.
Discerning Your Congregation S Future
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Author : Roy M. Oswald
language : en
Publisher: Alban Institute
Release Date : 1996
Discerning Your Congregation S Future written by Roy M. Oswald and has been published by Alban Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
Listening Hearts
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Author : Suzanne G. Farnham
language : en
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Listening Hearts written by Suzanne G. Farnham and has been published by Church Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Religion categories.
20th Anniversary Edition: A unique approach to the spiritual practice of discernment for a new generation, with reflections and exercises. Listening Hearts features simple reflections and exercises drawn from scripture and from Quaker and Ignatian traditions, to make the spiritual practice of discernment accessible to everyone, not just clergy or advanced scholars. This seminal work in the Listening Hearts series has been a beloved resource for tens of thousands of individual readers, retreat participants, small groups, and church leaders, as they listen for and respond to God’s call in their lives.
The Discerning Life
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Author : Stephen Macchia
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2022-03-15
The Discerning Life written by Stephen Macchia and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with Religion categories.
Spiritual discernment is a key theme in the Scriptures. From the Garden when Adam and Eve turned away from the simplest terms of a relationship with God, to the Garden when John the Apostle wrote the book of Revelation to a distracted people anticipating eternity, discerning God has been the heart of the matter. In modern times, however, we have forgotten the basic premise of practicing a preference for God, out of which we then are invited to live for God. Instead, we have implanted strategic planning, head-to-head battling, and will-of-God knowing in its place. In The Discerning Life, Stephen A. Macchia seeks to upend the one-eyed and limited Christian understandings of spiritual discernment and invite readers and leaders to reconsider how they prioritize the care of their souls, the grace of their communities, and the mission of their lives, churches, and organizations. When we have a fuller understanding of how spiritual discernment matters to the whole of our lives, we will in turn encourage others to follow likewise and then lean fully into the mission, mandate, and message of the whole counsel of God.
How Do You Know It S God
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Author : Lynn McChlery
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2021-05-30
How Do You Know It S God written by Lynn McChlery and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-30 with Religion categories.
Much of the conversation and concern of churches and of Christian individuals is centred around Christian discernment or knowing God’s leading in decision-making. The language we use around these moments is fluid, and often feels inadequate – ask someone how they ‘know’ what God might be saying in a given situation and they may well reach for the phrase ‘I just know’. In "How Do You Know it’s God?", Lynn McChlery draws on ethnographic research amongst those in different kinds of ‘discernment’ processes, along with theological, spiritural and psychological insights to try and understand this phenomenum of ‘insight’ – or ‘just knowing’. Challenging the perception that such intuition needs to be marginalised and removed from discernment conversations, McChlery suggests that instead intuition can and should be intentionally matured both individually and in communities; and that it can be verified, articulated and recorded in forms appropriate to its own mode of insight. It is a vital new contribution to the scholarship for all practical theologians researching ecclesiology, vocation, group dynamics in churches, and communal decision-making processes of any kind.
Grounded In God
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Author : Suzanne G. Farnham
language : en
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 1999-08-01
Grounded In God written by Suzanne G. Farnham and has been published by Church Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-01 with Religion categories.
A powerful, prayerful, and practical guide teaches groups a whole new way of conducting meetings and reaching consensus. Whether your group, committee or board is secular or religious, its members can now move beyond parliamentary procedure to a higher level using the model described here. Rooted in scripture, Grounded in God energizes and inspires. Learn how to incorporate creative silence, imagination, intuition, attentive listening, scripture, and prayer into routine meetings, decision making, or working retreats. By opening up to new perspectives, discover that the first order of business is to become attuned to God’s presence within those assembled. As members of the group become receptive to alternative viewpoints, they are opened to tap into the flow of divine wisdom and align with the will and mind of God. The results can be both spiritual and practical as they are put into action.
Discerning The Spirits
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Author : Cornelius Plantinga
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2003-11-18
Discerning The Spirits written by Cornelius Plantinga and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-18 with Music categories.
Christian worship in North America has undergone great change in recent years. But change always brings uncertainty -- at times even division -- about what constitutes "authentic worship." This important book reviews a wide variety of current perspectives and offers a fresh outlook on the contemporary practice of Christian worship. In order to provide the widest, most insightful discussion on present-day worship practices yet assembled, the authors gathered a team of church musicians, ministers, worship leaders, and educators from eight church traditions. Discerning the Spirits is the fruit of their work. Shaped by the wisdom of men and women like Marva Dawn, Justo Gonzalez, C. Michael Hawn, and John Witvliet, this book broadens today's "worship wars" into a bigger, richer discussion that moves from arguments over musical tastes to good thinking about the overall purpose of worship in relation to church life and God himself. Sidebar articles and quotes are meant to draw readers and study groups into dialogue on these issues. Whether one plays a leadership role in church worship or is simply grappling with questions about it, Discerning the Spirits is a must-read.
Leaning Into The Spirit
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Author : Virginia Miller
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-23
Leaning Into The Spirit written by Virginia Miller and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-23 with Religion categories.
This book contains fresh insights into ecumenism and, notwithstanding claims of an “ecumenical winter,” affirms the view that we are actually moving into a “new ecumenical spring.” It offers new theological insights in the areas of Christology, Pneumatology and Trinitarian theology, and discusses developments in ecumenism in the USA, UK, Australia, India, and Africa, as well as in ecumenical institutions such as the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission (ARCIC).
Discernment
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Author : Jane Hamon
language : en
Publisher: Chosen Books
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Discernment written by Jane Hamon and has been published by Chosen Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Religion categories.
We are living in such critical times today that it is imperative for believers to learn to use every tool given to us by the Holy Spirit. We are called to be kingdom influencers--to discern the times in which we live, to discern the moves of the Holy Spirit, and to discern angels and demons. With extensive expertise and personal experience, prophetic leader Jane Hamon takes a deep dive, biblically and practically, into one of the least known and most unused gifts of the Holy Spirit, covering the following topics: - discerning the presence of God - discerning the times - discerning angels and demons - discerning the hearts of people around you - acting wisely with what you discern - walking in wisdom and balance - and more This book will help you operate in greater spiritual authority and walk in wisdom as you help build God's kingdom on earth.
Scripture Discernment
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Author : Luke Timothy Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Scripture Discernment written by Luke Timothy Johnson and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Religion categories.
Luke Timothy Johnson begins his study of the practical issue of how decisions are made in the church by admitting to a bias: that there ought to be a connection between what the church claims to be, and how it does things. Because the church claims to be a community of faith, it does not reach decisions simply on the basis of good management policy, or the analysis of market trends, or efficiency, or even ideological consistency, but in response to God's activity in the world that presses upon us and urges us to decision. Faced with how to respond to God's leading, the church decides what to do on the basis of two realities: Scripture and discernment. Because it calls the church into being Scripture is the fundamental authority in the church's life. Yet it is not enough for a congregation simply to turn to the Bible when a decision must be reached, for Scripture does not directly address all issues which face the church today, and those it does often reflect greatly differing historical and social contexts than our own. Thus, added to the authority of Scripture in the church's decision making is a process of discernment, in which the members of the community--under the guidance of the Holy Spirit--recall how God has worked in their lives as individuals and as a community and discern together God's direction for the future. Johnson argues that this very pattern of decision making can be found in Scripture itself, notably in one of the central events of the book of Acts. Beginning with the conversion of Cornelius and culminating in the Apostolic Council of Acts 15, we see how a string of smaller narratives combine to tell the story of God's movement within their midst, and how this narrative became the basis for the reinterpretation of Scripture and the inclusion of Gentiles into the fellowship of the church. Looking at a number of thorny issues facing the contemporary church, Johnson demonstrates how the interaction of Scripture and discernment can and must become the basis for how we respond to the decisions with which the church wrestles today.