Soul Shaping Small Groups

Author : Kim V. Engelmann
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083086718X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul-Shaping Small Groups written by Kim V. Engelmann and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your small group boring? (It's okay to be honest.) Do you sometimes have to force yourself to attend the meetings (even the meetings you lead!)? Do you wonder if small groups are doing anything for your spiritual growth? Kim Engelmann, a pastor and small group leader, describes how she felt about one small group she attended: "It is Thursday evening--small group night. I . . . hesitate before getting out of the car. Do I really want to do this? I am not the sort of person that likes weeknight meetings. I am tired from a long day's work, but I push my car door open and crunch on up the gravel driveway. . . I convince myself that this is for my own good. I tell myself that I ought to be grateful that I live in a free country where small groups that talk about Jesus and the Bible are allowed. But I am not grateful--not one little bit." As a result Kim asked herself a hard question about groups: Is it small groups that are the problem or the way we do small groups? In this book she shares her answers, offering a new format for groups that gives authentic spiritual community a chance. She challenges the compartmentalization of Bible study, prayer and even fun (only laugh during icebreaker time!), and offers creative, practical suggestions that can serve to integrate these aspects into an experiential framework. Whether you are a pastor, a group leader or a member, if you find yourself dragging when it's time for small group, then this is the book for you.

Author : Kim V. Engelmann
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458715256
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul-Shaping Small Groups written by Kim V. Engelmann and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your small group boring? (It's okay to be honest.)Do you sometimes have to force yourself to attend the meetings (even the meetings you lead )? Do you wonder if small groups are doing anything for your spiritual growth? Kim Engelmann, a pastor and small group leader, describes how she felt about one small group she attended: It is Thursday..

Author : Stephen W. Smith
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 9780781404549
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul Shaping written by Stephen W. Smith and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soul Shaping is a guide to the amazing journey of spiritual transformation. It is anchored in Scripture and filled with practical exercises designed for individual, small group or class use. These pages contain the challenge to look backward and forward, inward and outward, remember the past and dream for the future. Soul Shaping is an invitation to see yourself as you really are and imagine who you can become, an opportunity to explore the very hands of God that have and are shaping your one wild and precious life.

Author : M. Scott Boren
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830896775
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus written by M. Scott Boren and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do Christians gather together? Theoretically, it's to root and establish their faith in the God of the universe and to spur one another on in love and good deeds. Often, however, it's because that's just what Christians do. Scott Boren helps you lead your small group into deeper community even as you follow Jesus into God's mission.

Author : Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1932057110
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul's Slow Ripening written by Christine Valters Paintner and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does God want for your life? Christine Valters Paintner, bestselling Catholic author and online abbess for Abbey of the Arts, uses reflections, stories, guided activities, prayer experiences, and a variety of creative arts to help you patiently and attentively listen to God’s invitation. Everyone wants to understand God’s will for their lives. Christine Valters Paintner shares one of the most ancient paths to understanding from her study of monasticism and immersion into Celtic spirituality while living in Ireland. The Celtic way, which Paintner distills into twelve practices, offers discernment that focuses on the environment rather than the intellectual focus present in other forms of discernment. It allows for what Paintner calls the “soul’s slow ripening,” coming into the fullness of our own sweetness before we pluck the fruit. Each chapter begins with a story of a particular Irish saint—some well-known like Patrick or Brigid, others less so, such as Ita and Ciaran—and then introduces a helpful practice for discernment that the saint’s life illustrates. Paintner explores the call of dreams, the importance of thresholds, the practice of peregrination (wandering for the love of God), walking the rounds, learning by heart, soul friends, blessing each moment, and the wisdom of the landscape and the seasons. Readers are invited to explore these concepts through photography and writing. She invites us to contemplative walks with specific themes along with poetic writing prompts for expression. As you explore an alternate way of discerning a spiritual path—one which honors the moment-by-moment invitations and the soul’s seasonal rhythms—you will discover that this book will help you become more aligned with creativity and wholeness.

Author : Paul S. Jeon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532650175
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New King written by Paul S. Jeon and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A benevolent and wise king who puts his subjects before himself—who can find? The majority of rulers throughout history, up to the present age, live for their own comfort and glory. But there was one king who became a servant and died to save all his servants. He was a king like no other. This short book invites you to walk through the last two chapters of Luke’s Gospel and encounter the risen Son who will give you the hope and purpose you have been searching for.

Author : Ryan T. Hartwig
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310106710
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading Small Groups That Thrive written by Ryan T. Hartwig and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite churches. Leading Small Groups That Thrive shows small group leaders, step by step, how to plan for, launch, build, sustain, and multiply highly effective, transformational, healthy small group experiences where people grow spiritually together. Based on a large-scale research study of small group pastors, leaders, and members, Leading Small Groups That Thrive gives church leaders both what they want--practical, straightforward, actual small group member voices and experiences, and compelling guidance on how to build transformational groups complemented with real-life examples and data of successful small groups--and what they need--substantial, challenging insights and a data-driven model grounded in the latest research on church small groups.

Author : Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802862977
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lamenting the vacuous, often pagan nature of contemporary American spirituality, Peterson firmly grounds spirituality once more in Trinitarian theology and offers a clear, practical statement of what it means to actually live out the Christian life.

Author : Stephen W. Smith
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434766497
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lazarus Life written by Stephen W. Smith and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am Lazarus. And so are you. The life of Lazarus is one of the most recognizable stories found in God's word. The chronicle of an ordinary man who found himself at the center of an astounding miracle. A divine process that fully revealed Christ's transforming power, through a resurrection that preceded His very own. But what if the story of Lazarus holds powerful parallels for us today? What if his story of hope and heartbreak, expectancy and disappointment, death and life, is our story too? What if the transformation Lazarus experienced is available to you and me? Stephen W. Smith presents a remarkable journey through the life of Lazarus. Smith offers eye-opening insights into the Christian life, as we encounter A lingering Jesus A life trapped in the tomb The smell of the grave clothes The need for others to help us And the Voice of Love that calls your name Come explore the life and legacy of Lazarus. Discover a story all your own. And hear the voice of the One who loves you.

Author : Jeffrey Arnold
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458755215
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Book on Small Groups written by Jeffrey Arnold and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's so big about small groups? With proven results in drawing people into community and helping them grow to maturity in Christ, small groups have established themselves as a crucial ministry of the church to its members and its mission field. But whether leading a small group, coaching small group leaders or implementing a church wide minist...