Growing Spiritual Community
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Organic Disciples
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Author : Kevin G. Harney
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2021-12-28
Organic Disciples written by Kevin G. Harney and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-28 with Religion categories.
Could sharing your faith be the secret to developing your spiritual maturity? For many followers of Jesus, discipleship means doing certain things to deepen our connection with Jesus Christ. But our spiritual growth checklists are often disconnected from the mission of reaching a lost world with the gospel message. Taking a holistic approach that unites evangelism and discipleship, Kevin and Sherry Harney demonstrate how God's plan for our spiritual growth is intimately connected to his mission to the world. In Organic Disciples, the couple lead ordinary followers of Jesus through seven markers of spiritual maturity, showing how simple shifts in our Bible reading, prayer, community life, giving, service, and other biblical practices can connect us with God's work of reaching people with his love. You'll learn: Why true spiritual maturity will always lead believers outward to engage the world with the good news and truth of Jesus. How to overcome the common roadblocks and false narratives that stand in the way of spiritual maturity. How to design a personal pathway of growth to be more like Jesus in character and mission. Along with the Organic Disciples book, churches and individuals can utilize a free, self-directed online tool at OrganicOutreach.com to help each person identify where they are in their growth journey. Also look for eight-session small group curriculum—Organic Disciples Study Guide (9780310139089)—to take congregations and Christians deeper on this journey.
Organic Disciples Study Guide
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Author : Kevin G. Harney
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2021-12-28
Organic Disciples Study Guide written by Kevin G. Harney and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-28 with Religion categories.
Could sharing your faith be the secret to unlocking your spiritual growth? For many followers of Jesus, spiritual growth involves a series of spiritual practices that promise to deepen our connection with God and train us in the ways of Jesus. Unfortunately, these practices are often disconnected from the mission and purposes of God in reaching a lost world with the gospel message. But what if the secret to unlocking spiritual growth was as simple as infusing our spiritual practices with an outward focus? In the Organic Disciples Study Guide, Kevin and Sherry Harney walk ordinary followers of Jesus through seven markers of spiritual maturity, showing how simple shifts in our prayers, Bible reading, giving, and other practices can connect us with God's work of reaching people with his love. Taking a holistic approach that unites evangelism and discipleship, Kevin and Sherry explain how God's plan for our own spiritual growth is intimately connected to his purposes for the church, unleashing God's power in our lives as we engage God's mission to the world. True spiritual growth and maturity will always lead believers outward to engage the world with the good news and truth of Jesus. And in a surprising twist, our own spiritual growth will often remain stunted and limited until we take the step of joining God in his mission to love others. This book will help you see how Jesus modelled a lifestyle of loving others, overcome the common roadblocks and false narratives that stand in the way of spiritual maturity, and design a personal pathway of growth to be more like Jesus in character and mission. Used together with the Organic Disciples book and the free video study and online assessment available at OrganicOutreach.com, churches and individuals can better identify where they are in their growth journey and what the next steps are in becoming more like Jesus.
Growing Spiritual Community
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Author : Alexander McDonell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-16
Growing Spiritual Community written by Alexander McDonell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-16 with categories.
Inspiration and Guidance for Spiritual Leaders. This book is a collection of inspirational quotes and commentaries that will teach you the basic principles in how to grow vital spiritual communities.
The Spiritual Road
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Author : Richard A. Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
Release Date : 2012-05
The Spiritual Road written by Richard A. Haynes and has been published by Xulon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05 with categories.
The Spiritual Road: Helping Others Grow Spiritually There is a process of spiritual growth. Do you know what it is? Can you guide others along its path? The Spiritual Road: Helping Others Grow Spiritually overviews this process with a step by step approach using nearly sixty real-life vignettes, clarifying charts, over 250 documented scripture citations, supportive Christian music from fifth through the twenty-first centuries as well as referencing important spiritual authors. Dr. Haynes writes for all Christian helpers including Bible study and church leaders as well as pastors, spiritual directors and small group facilitators. In addition to encouragement and increased understanding of spiritual growth, spiritual helpers will also receive a toolbox to assist with the on-the-road spiritual difficulties including types of prayer, effective forgiveness, dealing with pain, spiritual Dark Nights, subversive words and demons from the unconscious. Those familiar with psycho-social and faith developmental theories will appreciate, Dr. Haynes' comparisons with the process of personal spiritual growth. Endnotes and a bibliography as well as general and scriptural indexes round out this extensive work. The book's overall purpose is to assist Christians to grow in their personal relationship with God and in mature Christ-likeness in order to affect the Community of God in the world. Richard A. Haynes is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), receiving his Doctor of Minister degree, with distinction, from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois in spirituality and small groups. Dr. Haynes has served as a spiritual director for over twenty-five years, was founder and executive director of Paraclete Retreat Center, Inc. for eighteen years and retired after twenty-nine years in pastoral ministry. In retirement, he continues to provide spiritual guidance in person and through Skype ([email protected]). He and his wife, Patricia, live in south-central Indiana and have one married adult son.
Way To Grow
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Author : Ronald J. Lavin
language : en
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Way To Grow written by Ronald J. Lavin and has been published by CSS Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Church group work categories.
Nothing is more important for ministry today than small groups. (George Gallop Jr., a Christian who conducts polls on political and religious matters, quoted in chapter 1 of this book.) Lavin is quick to point out that this book is not merely about numerical growth. It is about nurturing spiritual growth, which in itself is a dynamic that leads to growth in numbers. Use this publication as a workbook. The chapters each end with fascinating questions for consideration and group discussion. Dr. Lavin offers five different kinds of group structures for discipleship development. Each is fully explored, offering the reader or study participant the opportunity to determine which style best fits their group. He also lists five essentials that must be present for any group to function effectively. Lavin has had over 35 years of experience in the ministry, during which time he has refined the methods that are most successful in leading people to commitment and discipleship. This book is filled with fascinating anecdotes and stories that have grown out of his experience with congregations where impressive growth has taken place. Dr. Ronald J. Lavin is Senior Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church, Fountain Valley, California. He previously served congregations in Indiana, Iowa, and Arizona. In each church where he served as pastor the membership doubled. He graduated cum laude from Carthage College, Northwestern Theological School of Theology, and engaged in graduate studies at the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. Lavin has published twelve books and numerous magazine articles. He has been in demand as a speaker and seminar leader at schools and churches throughout the country as well as in several foreign countries.
The Church In Many Houses
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Author : Steve Cordle
language : en
Publisher: CCS Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-01
The Church In Many Houses written by Steve Cordle and has been published by CCS Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Religion categories.
Although the largest churches in the world are cell-based, many have questioned whether the model will work in North America. The Church In Many Houses: Reaching Your Community Through Cell-Based Ministry makes the case that the cell model will work— if key assumptions about spiritual growth and the nature of the church are reexamined and renewed. By drawing on scripture, research, and insights gained through personal experience as the pastor of a growing cell church, Steve Cordle identifies the four pivotal philosophical shifts necessary for the cell approach to work. These are mindset shifts that move from: programs to relationships—the purposes of the church are best fulfilled in the cell group instead of in programs member to disciple-maker—every member can and should become a group leader educating to equipping—spiritual growth is not knowing more but applying more “come and see” to “go and show”—the power of penetration evangelism. Impose a cell structure upon a congregation that has not yet made these philosophical shifts we are likely to fail. But when people adopt these biblical mindset changes, the cell approach will seem natural, and will result in great unity and effectiveness. The Church In Many Houses will help congregations make the changes that are necessary for success.
Spiritual Suburbia
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Author : Herbert Hoyes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Spiritual Suburbia written by Herbert Hoyes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Suburban churches categories.
To Live In Christ Baptism
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Author : Richard Reichert
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2007
To Live In Christ Baptism written by Richard Reichert and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion categories.
A comprehensive lay spirituality formation program for those who are seeking a deeper, more meaningful spiritual relationship with Christ. Participants are invited to open their minds, share thoughts and opinions, review gospel passages, and apply the Way, the Truth, and the Life in their cultural relationships.
To Live In Christ Jesus
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Author : William J. O'Malley, SJ
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
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To Live In Christ Jesus written by William J. O'Malley, SJ and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Connect with the reality of who Jesus was and what he means for us so that we can come to know him not with our head but with our heart.
Group Spiritual Direction
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Author : Rose Mary Dougherty, SSND
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 1995
Group Spiritual Direction written by Rose Mary Dougherty, SSND and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Religion categories.
"Group Spiritual Direction is a resource for people wishing to explore the possibilities of spiritual community within the context of group spiritual direction. Rose Mary Dougherty's writing acknowledges the growing need that many people have for small communities of support in their relationship with God, and it describes the diverse means that various religious traditions and denominations have used to address this need. The text presents group spiritual direction as a unique form of spiritual community which assists people in ongoing individual discernment." "Drawing on years of experience as a spiritual director and as one who has offered group spiritual direction in ecumenical settings, the author provides both the theological understanding and the detailed information needed to establish spiritual direction groups. She consistently invites the reader to return to her primary assumption: the most important element in group spiritual direction is the contemplative stance of presence to God for one another within the group meeting and prayer for one another outside the meeting. The author also offers practical suggestions for fostering this contemplative stance as well as ways to prepare people for group spiritual direction."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved