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| Resource: | Books (P40673.0000) Joy Together: Spiritual practices for your congregation |
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| Author: | Baab, Lynne M. | |
| Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press, 2012 | |
| Length: | 192 pages | |
| Heading: | 240 — Spirituality | |
| Subjects: | Christianity-Spiritual Growth; Congregations; Spiritual life; Spiritual Practices | |
| Location: | BV4501.3 .B325 2012 | |
| # Copies: | 1 | |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780664237097 | |
| Description: | FROM THE PUBLISHER: Although interest in spiritual practices has grown in recent years, most of the books available address individuals who wish to try Christian disciplines such as fasting or fixed-hour prayer. This book, by contrast, offers guidance and examples to Christian leaders as they seek ways to involve their congregations or small groups in spiritual practices. In Joy Together, Lynne M. Baab describes six spiritual practices that congregations can attempt together: thankfulness, fasting, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, hospitality, and Sabbath keeping. She goes on to explore how these practices can help with congregational life and discernment and provides practical instructions for communicating with group members. Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter so groups can delve into the topics more fully. DESCRIPTION: "Noting that 'the new creation in Christ needs continual shaping,' Baab, a Presbyterian minister, retreat leader and author (Friending: Real Relationships in a Virtual World) offers a comprehensive, practical and inspiring guide for church leaders seeking to explore and share the fruits of spiritual practices in congregational settings. Ten chapters delve into six disciplines: thankfulness, fasting, contemplative prayer, contemplative approaches to scripture, hospitality, and Sabbath-keeping, focusing on opportunities and benefits of communal engagement. Drawing from personal pastoral experience and offering examples from other clergy's efforts to involve congregations in communal fasting, breath prayers, guided meditations and more, Baab provides a helpful range of models and settings. The chapter 'Are Spiritual Practices Legalistic?' thoughtfully engages critiques offered by John Wesley and contemporary theologian William Willimon, urging openness to surprises of the Holy Spirit. Sidebar quotations from contemporary and ancient theologians add insights, as do questions for reflection, discussion or journaling, and suggestions for further reading. Numerous adaptive challenges faced by congregations in recent decades (consumerism, multiculturalism, financial pressures), make this resource for 'developing a posture of receptivity' to God's blessings timely and welcome. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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| Age Groups: | None specified. |
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