Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction: Practical Ways to Blend an Ancient Art into Your Contemporary Community

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Zondervan, Sep 3, 2009 - Religion - 144 pages
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 GodThe 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.
 

Contents

Small Groups Coming Together for Relationship
19
Chapter 1 Soul Hunger
21
Chapter 2 Christian Community
27
Chapter 3 Todays Small Groups
31
Chapter 4 Small Groups and Spiritual Needs
35
Chapter 5 Small Group Dynamics
41
Spiritual Direction Reviving the Ancient Art 54 Interlude 1 A Tale of Spiritual Direction
54
Chapter 6 The Challenges of Spiritual Direction
57
Direction as a Small Group Leadership Style
85
Chapter 10 The Bridge to Postmodernism
87
Chapter 11 Small Group Issues
95
New Models for a New
101
Chapter 12 The StoryCentered Group
103
Chapter 13 The TextCentered Group
111
Chapter 14 The PrayerCentered Group
117
Conclusion
123

Chapter 7 Spiritual Direction in Practice
67
Chapter 8 Spiritual Direction Versus Counseling
71
Chapter 9 CrossCultural Concerns and Direction
75
Interlude 2 A Tale of Direction Concluded
82
Endnotes
127
Bibliography
133
Acknowledgements
139
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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.

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