Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction
Zondervan (Verlag)
978-0-310-25952-7 (ISBN)
Don’t just LEAD a small group, DIRECT it. Members of your small group look to you for answers. They bring their raw questions and intimate needs to you, looking for wisdom and understanding. How can you encourage your group to consider the Holy Spirit’s voice? “Spiritual direction is an ancient art of being with another person in relationship with God,” writes author Heather Webb. This time-tested practice requires that you remain attentive and open to divine interactions you might otherwise miss. Field-tested through the author’s years of experience, Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction will help you: - Avoid common small-group pitfalls - Take on difficult questions - Speak God’s words into others’ lives - Deepen your group’s desire for God The exciting discipline of spiritual direction allows you to create a space in which the Holy Spirit can move among your group. As you begin to discern Christ’s call in the lives of others, you will see your ministry with a new perspective and uncover new ways to direct your group, not just lead it.
Heather Webb is a spiritual director and an ordained minister in the PCUSA who holds a masters in counseling degree from Colorado Christian University and a doctor of ministry degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is a licensed professional counselor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
9 Foreword
15 Introduction
SECTION 1: Small Groups: Coming Together for Relationship
21 Chapter 1 Soul Hunger
27 Chapter 2 Christian Community
31 Chapter 3 Today’s Small Groups
35 Chapter 4 Small Groups and Spiritual Needs
41 Chapter 5 Small Group Dynamics
SECTION 2: Spiritual Direction: Reviving the Ancient Art
54 Interlude 1 A Tale of Spiritual Direction
57 Chapter 6 The Challenges of Spiritual Direction
67 Chapter 7 Spiritual Direction in Practice
71 Chapter 8 Spiritual Direction Versus Counseling
75 Chapter 9 Cross-Cultural Concerns and Direction
82 Interlude 2 A Tale of Direction Concluded
SECTION 3: Direction as a Small Group Leadership Style
87 Chapter 10 The Bridge to Postmodernism
95 Chapter 11 Small Group Issues
SECTION 4: New Models for a New Era
103 Chapter 12 The Story-Centered Group
111 Chapter 13 The Text-Centered Group
117 Chapter 14 The Prayer-Centered Group
123 Conclusion
127 Endnotes
133 Bibliography
139 Acknowledgements
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.2.2005 |
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Vorwort | Eugene H. Peterson |
Verlagsort | Grand Rapids |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 151 x 227 mm |
Gewicht | 163 g |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
ISBN-10 | 0-310-25952-5 / 0310259525 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-310-25952-7 / 9780310259527 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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