Spiritual leadership in the small membership church / David Canada. [print]
Material type: TextSeries: Ministry in the small membership churchPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, (c)2005.Description: xvi, 101 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0687494826
- 9780687494828
- BV652.1.C363.S657 2005
- COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: https://lib.ciu.edu/copyright-request-form
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) | G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor | Non-fiction | BV652.1.C363.S657 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31923001266820 |
Introduction: the journey -- The challenge for the pastor -- The challenge for the church -- Endings -- What is spiritual leadership? -- Spiritual formation -- Stages of spiritual growth -- Instincts -- Insights -- Initiative -- Integrity -- Inclusion -- Spiritual leadership as shared responsibility -- The pastor as spiritually forming leader -- The setting -- The process -- The parable, a garden -- The spiritual life of the pastor, preparing the sower -- Experiencing God's presence in time and space -- Pastoring as the desire to bless -- Moving beyond desire -- The small membership church as spiritually forming community -- The setting -- The challenge -- The journey -- The parable, a garden -- Preparing the soil, means of grace -- Worship -- Holy communion -- Bible study -- Prayer -- Spiritual friendship -- Deeds of kindness and mercy -- The desire to bless -- Moving beyond desire -- Roadblocks to the journey -- Inner conflict -- Intra-family conflict -- Inter-family conflict -- Cultural and racial conflict -- Fear -- Moving beyond the roadblocks -- The role of pastoral care -- Moving beyond roadblocks by setting the environment -- Moving beyond roadblocks through the use of symbols -- Moving beyond roadblocks through means of grace -- Arriving at inclusion -- Attitudes of inclusion and hospitality -- Gratitude -- Humility -- Acceptance -- Detachment -- Anticipation -- Assurance -- Attributes -- Strategies for inclusion and hospitality -- Sowing faith -- Sowing hope -- Sowing love.
COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
There are no comments on this title.