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Spiritual Discovery
A Method for Discernment in Small Groups and Congregations
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2015
Summary
Spiritual Discovery is a practical guide for groups desiring a prayerful approach to decision-making. The discernment method developed by authors Catherine C. Tran and Sandra Hughes Boyd begins with the prayer model—a process for guiding prayer in small groups created by Jane E. Vennard. This model brings elements of silence and spiritual reflection to the entire decision-making proceeding. The prayer is followed by a time of thoughtful exploration and discussion, resulting in decision-making that draws on both the spirit and the intellect.
The Spiritual Discovery Method facilitates thoughtful discernment, encouraging groups and individuals to attend to how they make decisions. This book offers step-by-step guidance for practicing the Spiritual Discovery Method, addressing essentials and challenges, while also providing concrete examples illustrating how groups have successfully used this process to enact spiritual growth and change. Tran and Boyd show how the skills that participants develop as they practice the Spiritual Discovery Method can be put to use in the everyday world, ready to be called upon for decision-making in any arena. The Spiritual Discovery Method has proven to be a powerful instrument for achieving positive change, and this book helps readers implement this process in their own lives and communities.
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2015
ISBN-Print
978-1-56699-773-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-56699-735-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
131
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Foreword No access
Introduction No access
1 Jane Vennard’s Prayer Model No access
2 The Prayer Model in Depth No access
3 Hospitality No access
4 Participants’ Roles in the Prayer Model No access
5 The Order of the Prayer Model No access
6 A Modified Prayer Model No access
7 Debriefing No access
8 Discernment No access
9 Group Administration No access
10 The Design of the Spiritual Discovery Method No access
11 Essentials for the Spiritual Discovery Method No access
12 Challenges Groups Encounter No access
13 The Power of Compassion and Observation No access
14 The Disciplines of the Compassionate Observer No access
15 Challenges for the Compassionate Observer No access
