Clergy Table Talk
Eavesdropping on Ministry Issues in the 21st Century
Published on 12. April 2012
130 pages
978-1-63199-614-6 (ISBN)
Description
What goes on in the back of clergy folks' heads that we wish we could talk about? And what do we talk about with no holds barred?
In each chapter of this book, Groff offers a spiritual spin on an issue in ministry normally viewed as a distraction. He shows real life ways that a barrier can become a bridge to deepening spiritual life and vocation. A paragraph ends with a question, inviting the reader to pause . . . and ponder. Each chapter ends with a spiritual practice and questions for reflection.
Here is ideal grist for intergenerational study groups for ministers, members, and seekers.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Series Preface
- Orientation
- 1. Crisis of Awareness: A Barebones Spiritual Practice
- 2. Loss of Soul: A Crisis of Integrity, Passion and Wholeness
- 3. Restoring the Soul: Nine Lenses for Holistic Spirituality
- 4. Honoring Your Temple: Praying with the Body
- 5. Busy vs. Active: Stillness While in Motion
- 6. Praying on the Go: Practicing
- 7. Clergy Table Talk: God Outside Our Religious Boxes
- 8. Spiritual Direction: The Yin and Yang of Questions and Stories
- 9. Negative Capability: Prozac Days and Dark Nights
- 10. Grace in the Grit: Exorcising the Demon of Perfectionism
- 11. Surprise! Surprise. Serendipity and Shock in Ministry
- 12. The Digital Divide: Exchanging Wisdom across Generations
- 13. Issues Clergy Don't Talk About: Internet Addictions and Integrity
- 14. Postmodern to Primodern: Preaching after the Jesus Seminar
- 15. The Only Way and Many Rooms: Christian Ministry in a Pluralistic World
- Resource One: Keeping a Spiritual Journal
- Resource Two: Finding or Founding a Colleague Group (A Model)
- Resource Three: Creating a Life Mission Statement
- Bibliography
- Endnotes
- Spiritual Practice 1: An Examen of Awareness
- Spiritual Practice 2: Centering Prayer as Contemplative Practice
- Spiritual Practice 3: Expanding Personal Prayer
- Spiritual Practice 4: Meditative Thanks with the Body
- Spiritual Practice 5: Your Portable Monastery
- Spiritual Practice 6: Practicing Lectio in Reading Life
- Spiritual Practice 7: Lab Experiments with Clergy Gatherings
- Spiritual Practice 8: Asking Questions, Telling Stories
- Spiritual Practice 9: Emptiness as Space for Love
- Spiritual Practice 10: "Let It Be"
- Spiritual Practice 11: The Clearness Committee
- Spiritual Practice 12: Contemplating Qualities of a Child
- Spiritual Practice 13: The Gift of the Struggle
- Spiritual Practice 14: A Contemplative Spin on the Golden Rule
- Spiritual Practice 15: Many Rooms, the Only Way
