Spiritual Formation As If The Church Mattered

Author : James C. Wilhoit
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493435167
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered written by James C. Wilhoit and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books on spiritual formation focus on the individual. But spiritual formation is at the heart of the church's whole purpose for existence. It must be a central task for the church to carry out Christ's mission in the world. This book offers an introduction to spiritual formation set squarely in the local church. The first edition has been well received and widely used as a textbook. The second edition has been updated throughout, incorporates findings from positive psychology, and reflects an Augustinian formation perspective. Foreword by Dallas Willard.

Author : JAMES C. WILHOIT
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781540965387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Formation As If the Church Mattered written by JAMES C. WILHOIT and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experienced author and teacher draws on historical ecumenical practices and the Bible to offer a spiritual formation primer that emphasizes the role of the Christian community. Now revised and updated throughout.

Author : Kenneth O. Gangel
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441215336
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christian Educator's Handbook on Spiritual Formation written by Kenneth O. Gangel and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the help Christians need to understand and pursue spiritual growth.

Author : David P. Setran
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441242880
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood written by David P. Setran and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shift from adolescence to adulthood, a recently identified stage of life called "emerging adulthood," covers an increasing span of years in today's culture (roughly ages 18-30) due to later marriages and extended education. During this prolonged stage of exploration and self-definition, many young adults drift away from the church. Here two authors--both veteran teachers who are experienced in young adult and campus ministry--address this new and urgent field of study, offering a Christian perspective on what it means to be spiritually formed into adulthood. They provide a "practical theology" for emerging adult ministry and offer insight into the key developmental issues of this stage of life, including identity, intimacy and sexuality, morality, church involvement, spiritual formation, vocation, and mentoring. The book bridges the gap between academic and popular literature on emerging adulthood and offers concrete ways to facilitate spiritual formation among emerging adults.

Author : Evan B. Howard
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 149341139X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation written by Evan B. Howard and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, provides a holistic, accessible, and informed introduction to Christian spiritual formation written from a broadly evangelical perspective. Howard joins Scripture with themes of community, spirit, formation, and mission in a single integrative guide. The book includes helpful features such as figures, charts, chapter overviews, and formation-focused questions. Its evangelical-ecumenical and global perspectives will appeal to a wide audience. Resources for professors and students are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Author : George E. Demacopoulos
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268063087
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church written by George E. Demacopoulos and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late antiquity the rising number of ascetics who joined the priesthood faced a pastoral dilemma. Should they follow a traditional, demonstrably administrative, approach to pastoral care, emphasizing doctrinal instruction, the care of the poor, and the celebration of the sacraments? Or should they bring to the parish the ascetic models of spiritual direction, characterized by a more personal spiritual father/spiritual disciple relationship? Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church explores the struggles of five clerics (Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian, and Pope Gregory I) to reconcile their ascetic idealism with the reality of pastoral responsibility. Through a close reading of Greek and Latin texts, George E. Demacopoulos explores each pastor's criteria for ordination, his supervision of subordinate clergy, and his methods of spiritual direction. He argues that the evolution in spiritual direction that occurred during this period reflected and informed broader developments in religious practices. Demacopoulos describes the way in which these authors shaped the medieval pastoral traditions of the East and the West. Each of the five struggled to balance the tension between his ascetic idealism and the realities of the lay church. Each offered distinct (and at times very different) solutions to that tension. The diversity among their models of spiritual direction demonstrates both the complexity of the problem and the variable nature of early Christianity. Scholars and students of late antiquity, the history of Christianity, and historical theology will find a great deal of interest in Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church. The book will also appeal to those who are actively engaged in Christian ministry.

Author : Kent Carlson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830868585
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Renovation of the Church written by Kent Carlson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today Book Award winner Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers committed to the growth of the spirit--even when it meant a decline in numbers. As Kent and Mike found out, a decade of major change is not easy on a church. Oak Hills Church, from the pastoral staff to the congregation, had to confront addiction to personal ambition, resist consumerism and reorient their lives around the teachings of Jesus. Their renewed focus on spiritual formation over numerical growth triggered major changes in the content of their sermons, the tenor of their worship services, and the reason for their outreach. They lost members. But the health and spiritual depth of their church today is a testimony of God's transforming work and enduring faithfulness to the people he loves. Honest and humble, this is Kent and Mike's story of a church they love, written to inspire and challenge other churches to let God rewrite their stories as well. Read it for the church you love.

Author : Paul Pettit
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825495482
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Spiritual Formation written by Paul Pettit and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook for introductory spiritual formation courses presents the fundamentals and practices of the discipline. This collection includes presentations by several well-known evangelical scholars including Gordon Johnston, Darrell Bock, Richard Averbeck, Klaus Issler, and others.

Author : M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830893733
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invitation to a Journey written by M. Robert Mulholland Jr. and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. Robert Mulholland Jr. defines spiritual formation as "the process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others." Compact and solid, this definition encompasses the dynamics of a vital Christian life and counters our culture's tendency to make spirituality a trivial matter or reduce it to a private affair between "me and Jesus." In Invitation to a Journey, Mulholland helps Christians new and old understand that we become like Christ gradually, not instantly. Not every personality is suited to an early morning quiet time, so Mulholland frees different personality types to express their piety differently. He reviews the classical spiritual disciplines and demonstrates the importance of undertaking our spiritual journey with (and for the sake of) others. This road map for spiritual formation is profoundly biblical and down to earth. In the finest tradition of spiritual literature, it is a vital help to Christians at any stage of their journey. This edition is revised and expanded by Ruth Haley Barton with a new foreword, practices and study guide.

Author : Diane J. Chandler
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830880240
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Spiritual Formation written by Diane J. Chandler and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive theory and practice of Christian spiritual formation weaves together biblical and theological foundations with interdisciplinary scholarship, real-world examples, personal vignettes, and practical tools to assist readers in becoming whole persons in relationship with God and others.