A Praying Congregation
The Art of Teaching Spiritual Practice
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2005
145 pages
978-1-56699-461-3 (ISBN)
Description
Pastors and others who want to develop their skills as teachers of prayer and spiritual practices will find in this book not only wisdom for themselves but easily accessible lesson plans, enabling them to share Vennard's insights with others while infusing the activities with their own spirit and creative ideas. Through this book, readers' hearts are made ready to explore the wonder of strengthening their relationship with God through prayer.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-1-56699-461-3 (9781566994613)
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06/2005
Alban Institute, Inc
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Person
Jane E. Vennard is a United Church of Christ pastor and spiritual director and has been leading retreats for more that 15 years. An adjunct faculty member at Illiff School of Theology, Denver, she teaches courses on prayer, spirituality, spiritual direction, and retreat design and leadership. She is also the author of Be Still: Designing and Leading Contemplative Retreats.
Content
- A Praying Congregation
- Contents
- Activities
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Praying Congregations
- Talking about Prayer
- Creating a Safe Environment
- Respectful Listening
- Freedom to Explore
- Becoming a Praying Congregation
- 2 Learning to Pray
- The Value of Memorized Prayers
- Teaching Others to Pray
- A Firm Foundation
- 3 What Do You Believe about Prayer?
- Primacy of Prayer
- Relationship with God
- Embodied Prayer
- Everything a Prayer
- Prayer and Action
- A God Who Listens
- The Mystery of Prayer
- 4 Images of God
- Old Images of God
- New Images of God
- Considering God's Power
- Divine Intention and Divine Interaction
- 5 Praying All Ways and Always
- Renewing Your Spirit
- Practicing the Presence of God
- A Rule of Life
- Accountability
- 6 Becoming a Teacher of Prayer
- Your Relationship with God
- Experiencing Prayer
- Teaching with Integrity
- Embracing Mystery
- 7 Teaching Prayer Forms and Spiritual Practices
- Intercessory Prayer
- Body Prayer
- Arrow Prayers
- Musical Prayer
- Centering Prayer
- Lectio Divina
- Gratitude
- Work and Service
- Praying Out Loud
- Going Deeper
- Afterword
- Notes
