SPIRITUAL

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Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations (Paperback)

"Authors Gil Rendle and Alice Mann cast planning as a 'holy conversation,' a congregational discernment process about three critical questions: Who are we? What has God called us to do or be? Who is our neighbor? Rendle and Mann equip congregational leaders with a broad and creative range of ideas, pathways, processes, and tools for planning. By choosing the resources that best suit their needs and context, congregations will shape their own strengthening, transforming, holy conversation. They will find a path that is faithful to their identity and their relationship with God."

Teaching for Spiritual Growth: (Hardcover)

"Teaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts."

The Eight Masks of Men: A Practical Guide in Spiritual Growth for Men of the Christian Faith (Paperback)

"I genuinely enjoyed reading this book. The author demonstrates remarkable insight into the challenges facing a man and his struggles. The author's discussion of the various 'masks' of men is obviously the result of the author's working through these issues in his own life. The books contains an insightful discussion which allowed me to gain additional insight into myself. I would encourage all men who are interested in understanding themselves better to read this book."

There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem: (Hardcover)

"With his usual mix of enthusiasm, optimism, and anecdote, Dr. Wayne Dyer is back again to emphasize that we are in control of our life experiences. Quoting everything from the Bible, he returns continually to his central point: with truth and self-awareness, all things are possible, including physical healing, improved relationships, and great personal accomplishment. There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem dissects what is meant by the word problem and shows us how to achieve our deepest wishes with surprisingly simple suggestions."

Create Your Personal Sacred Text: Develop and Celebrate Your Spiritual Life (Paperback)

"Parish, a marriage and family therapist, has created a curious and affecting handbook for spiritual renewal. She believes this can be assisted by creating one's own sacred text by selecting from existing texts of almost any kind, or writing one's own scripture in any genre. Part therapeutic manual, part memoir, part reading list, Parish's book may find a positive response from the extra-institutional religious.  This guidebook is highly instructional, showing readers how they can assemble and study their own sacred text. Fear not: This is not a weighty, academic exercise in theology. Readers don't even have to consider themselves researchers, writers, or poets. In fact, Parish shows readers that everyone possesses the necessary tools. Chapters include, 'What You Need Before You Start' (such as a commitment to integrity, a few writing supplies, etc.), 'Making Selections From Existing Material' (with an extensive list of resources), and 'Writing Your Own Scripture' (with specific writing exercises)."

Growing Spiritual Redwoods: (Paperback)

"Growing Spiritual Redwoods is an effort to help church leaders answer the kinds of questions that confront congregations and Christians in this era of rapid and uncertain change in the church.  William Easum and Thomas Bandy believe that deep spiritual vitality and an openness to the new thing that God is doing will characterize the "spiritual redwoods" that emerge from this time of change. Congregations to whom this term can be applied do not spring spontaneously into existence, nor are they built in a mechanical, by-the-numbers fashion. Instead, they are grown, and providing the environment that will grow these vigorous centers of witness and mission is the crucial task of church leadership in our time."