Recalling Our Own Stories

Author : Edward P. Wimberly
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506454788

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Recalling Our Own Stories by Edward P. Wimberly Pdf

How religious caregivers can find spiritual renewal in their own story Recalling Our Own Stories, which author Edward P. Wimberly describes as "a spiritual retreat in book form," is designed to help clergy and religious caregivers face the challenges of ministry. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners who assist these clergy and caregivers in meeting the challenges of their work. Wimberly enables caregivers to map out and come to grips with cultural expectations of their profession. He also helps readers explore and edit the mythologies that make up their self-image, attitudes toward others, expectations about their performance and role, and convictions about ministry. Finally, he provides a model for spiritual and emotional review grounded in narrative psychology and spiritual approaches. As Wimberly explains, this book offers a way to renew our motivation for ministry by reconnecting to our original call, visualizing again how God has acted and remains intricately involved in our lives. Wimberly demonstrates how religious caregivers, often facing burnout, can tap the sources of renewal that reside in the faith community.

Author : Richard J. Leider,David A. Shapiro
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781609943318

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Claiming Your Place at the Fire by Richard J. Leider,David A. Shapiro Pdf

A practical guide to living your later years with wisdom and purpose, featuring inspiring stories and thought-provoking exercises. When we claim our place at the fire, we enter into the circle of vital elders who have been the source of wisdom in society since time immemorial. We do this by courageously reexamining and rediscovering who we are, where we belong, what we care about, and what our life's purpose is. Claim Your Place at the Fire invites you to approach the second half of your life as an empty canvas, ready to be filled with a new and vibrant sense of purpose. It shows you how to stoke the wisdom you’ve gained to burn more brightly to light the way for yourself and others. Through stories and exercises, you will learn to look at yourself with new eyes and answer four key questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? What do I care about? and What is my purpose

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781427088048

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Claiming Your Place At The Fire (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Leider
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Older people
ISBN : 9781427087683

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Claiming Your Place At The Fire (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) by Richard Leider Pdf

Author : Tapiwa N. Mucherera
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621895152

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Glimmers of Hope by Tapiwa N. Mucherera Pdf

Every individual has a story--painful or happy--and the story will only be complete and meaningful when shared with others willing to listen to it. These are the stories of several people who embarked on a journey toward healing from abortion, adoption, abuse (sexual and spousal), anger, bullying, cutting, infertility, divorce, grief, people pleasing, and fear, as well as people struggling to break the chains of psychological colonialism/neocolonialism and to survive as orphans. This book contains a wealth of knowledge on how transformation of life can take place using Narrative Counseling. Most of the stories shared in this book are personal to many of the authors. Some share their journey of struggling with hopeless situations to where they regained hope through counseling using the Narrative approach. Others, such as the orphaned children, found relief in just having someone sit with them to listen to their daily struggles of living an orphaned life. In this book you will find a place where these stories will somehow intersect with your own story. Take a chance, read, and you will find a glimmer of hope in these stories.

Author : Anthony J. Headley
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606080016

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Family Crucible by Anthony J. Headley Pdf

This book explores the life and ministry of John Wesley from the perspective of Murray Bowen's Extended Family Systems Theory and to a lesser extent from Alfred Adler's concept of family constellation. Throughout the book, the author uses concepts drawn from these theories to explore significant historical and pivotal events in the life of John Wesley. Beginning with family events prior to his birth, the author also explores his early family constellation, influential themes, factors shaping his ministry, and various relational issues, including his relationships with Sophy Hopkey, Grace Murray, and his marriage to Mary Vazeille. It concludes by drawing lessons from Wesley's life pertinent to today's ministers.

Author : Edward P. Wimberly
Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780829819717

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African American Pastoral Care and Counseling: by Edward P. Wimberly Pdf

"Ed Wimberly's important book links politics and pastoral care, two practices I haven't seen connected very often. Wimberly's book comes at a critical time in the life of theological education and religious practice in America. There is a raging debate afoot within black church culture about the appropriate balance of personal and political construal of the Christian message. This book could advance a much needed approach to a complicated conversation about the kind of pastoral care best suited for people who have known racism, sexism, poverty, and religious abuse. Wimberly's dedication, warmth, intelligence, and charisma will transform this book into a tool for opening closed minds and closing open arguments that do not liberate."—Robert M. Franklin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics, Candler School of Theology, Emory University It is because pastoral care and counseling facilitate person agency and efficacy (personal, social, and political empowerment and transformation) that African American pastoral care and counseling are inherently political processes, contends Edward Wimberly. In African American Pastoral Care and Counseling: The Politics of Oppression and Empowerment, Wimberly outlines the theological anthropology that undergirds the practices of care and the practices of self as holistic processes. Wimberly shows those who engage in pastoral counseling with African Americans how to navigate around the negative self-images, identities, and stories into which they have been recruited in order to liberate themselves to discern how to best make use of their personal and political agency and efficacy.

Author : Binu Peniel
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781387924004

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CAVENOMICS:Turning Towards Light by Binu Peniel Pdf

The allegory of the cave by Plato is the genre of this book. Plato claims that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and in order to have real knowledge we must gain it through philosophical reasoning. A journey through this book is intended to create a lasting influence in the lives of people through creating values. I believe that enlightenment is possible only through awareness and through a mind shift. This work brings value to your life which is Christ-centered, innovative, motivational and empowering and it is a journey towards light. There are many people who journey with me in this process of healing, recovery and restoration from a labor trafficking situation. I truly believe no one can be a slave until and unless one gives up ones willpower and ones own desire to be set free. Cavenomics is an attempt to enlighten your mind, your spirit, your soul and your being. Liberation, freedom, recovery and restoration is possible. Cavenomics is the mantra for success.

Author : Suzanne M. Coyle
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800699291

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Uncovering Spiritual Narratives by Suzanne M. Coyle Pdf

All cultures use story as a way to make sense of life. Yet for many, only a single story line is seen as the "real truth." Using narrative therapy as a caregiving approach can help individuals uncover multilayered narratives that are far more complex and liberating. Drawing on theological approaches and real life experiences, Coyle creates a contextual pastoral theology that helps caregivers find the power of God in people's stories.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781427088062

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Claiming Your Place At The Fire (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Clark Moschella
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004325005

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Caring for Joy: Narrative, Theology, and Practice by Mary Clark Moschella Pdf

In Caring for Joy: Narrative, Theology, and Practice Mary Clark Moschella explores the lively narratives of five remarkable caregivers, offering theological wisdom and practical resources for scholars, counselors, religious leaders, and others who wish to live and move along more joyful, life-giving spiritual paths.

Author : Andrew T. Kemp
Publisher : IAP
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781641133197

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Dignity of the Calling by Andrew T. Kemp Pdf

The purpose of this Dignity of the Calling is to share other stories of faculty entry into higher education. These stories focus on the deeply personal nature of the new academic. Framed around the idea of curriculum being contextual and how life experience guides what we do, this collection of memoirs, recollections, and personal narratives allows the reader to share these lived experiences. Although I was a teacher prior to the entering the professoriate, I was not ready for the gargantuan professional and personal transition to higher education. I was not prepared for minutiae of forms, deadlines of inter-office programs, personalities, and most of all for the human and sometimes illogical relationships among colleagues. I was caught offguard by the nuanced thinking of students; and most of all, I was, at times, overwhelmed by the time constraints of research, teaching and service on me and my family. However, I survived, and I believe I thrived in in my small slice of the academic world.

Author : Sue Jennings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351705301

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Creative Storytelling with Children at Risk by Sue Jennings Pdf

This second edition is fully updated and addresses ways in which we can apply stories and storytelling with children who are troubled. Stories can empower children to take action and ask for help, including help with changes and life-plans. Stories provide a secure structure with endings and closure. The book develops the following topics: Stories for assessment Stories for understanding emotions Stories for exploring the senses Stories for managing loss Stories for ritual and drama There are new and revised stories, in particular addressing trauma and abuse. This book is written for all those people with the welfare of children as their priority.

Author : Phillip G. Camp,Elaine A. Phillips
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725283527

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Speaking with God by Phillip G. Camp,Elaine A. Phillips Pdf

"Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy!" (Ps 86:1). God's people, past and present, know that the Lord of all creation listens to their prayers for mercy, help, forgiveness, and justice. God's people cry out to the heart of their God, sometimes through intense struggle and perplexity, and they expect an answer. There can be no less in a true relationship. They also celebrate their experiences of God's faithfulness. There is no area of life outside the bounds of prayer. The essays in this collection, written by biblical scholars, explore Old Testament prayers in order to enrich our understanding of Israel's beliefs about and relationship with God. Equally important for each of the authors is the following question: Why do these prayers matter for the life of the church today?

Author : Allan Hugh Cole
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234928

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A Spiritual Life by Allan Hugh Cole Pdf

This revealing collection presents a selection of twenty poets, prophets, and preachers who share their understandings of what makes a "good spiritual life." They draw on their professional experiences and, as important, grace us with their personal thoughts. The result is essentially a textbook for spirituality courses, exposing readers to the spiritual lives of a wonderfully diverse group of people with a wide range of Christian experiences. Every reader is sure to find a perspective with which he or she can identify.