Short Term Spiritual Guidance

Author : Duane R. Bidwell
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451407327

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Short Term Spiritual Guidance by Duane R. Bidwell Pdf

This book represents a significant departure from most contemporary writing about spiritual direction. While most writers focus on long-term relationships of guidance, specifically envisioning long listening sessions, Bidwell changes focus. Spiritual direction, he insists, typically requires intervention in a specific crisis or situation or question, is not formal, lasts fewer than five sessions, and must be actively and intentionally focused on the person's growth. Bidwell's work shows what spiritual directors can learn from the short-term therapy model, especially about enabling people briefly but effectively to ''learn to listen on their own and with others for God's presence.'' Focusing on how God is already active in the directee's life allows the participants to identify God's action and respond in ways that collaborate with that identified movement of the Spirit.

Author : David G. Benner
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441200563

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Strategic Pastoral Counseling by David G. Benner Pdf

Therapeutic counseling in a Christian context can be highly effective when it maintains narrowly focused goals in a time-limited setting. The details of this proven model of pastoral counseling are described in this practical guide. This second edition of Strategic Pastoral Counseling has been thoroughly revised and includes two new chapters. Benner includes helpful case studies, a new appendix on contemporary ethical issues, and updated chapter bibliographies. His study will continue to serve clergy and students well as a valued practical handbook on pastoral care and counseling.

Author : André Louf
Publisher : Cistercian Publications Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015056157442

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Grace Can Do More by André Louf Pdf

Spiritual accompaniment-patient listening and honest openness has become widespread among Christians of many traditions in recent years. Is this modern application of an ancient 'discernment of spirits' the best way for individual persons and groups of Christians to be formed as the People of God? Can anyone today accompany another person's spiritual experience without a sound knowledge of psychology? Do spiritual accompaniment and psychological therapy overlap? Can one replace the other? Should an accompanist also be a therapist, as some have suggested? Writing from his years of experience in a cistercian monastery, in which spiritual accompaniment is a living tradition, the author reflects on some first steps towards answering these questions.

Author : Gary W. Moon,David G. Benner
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830876969

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Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls by Gary W. Moon,David G. Benner Pdf

In recent years, many Christian clergy, laity and mental health professionals have rediscovered the ancient practices of spiritual direction. Seen as a refreshing alternative to the techniques and limitations of modern psychology, such practices offer new insights for pastoral care. But many remain unclear on what spiritual direction is and whether its methods are applicable to their own clients and parishioners. Spiritual direction is a practice of Christian soul care that is found most notably in the Catholic, Orthodox and Episcopal traditions but is also present in Wesleyan/Holiness, Pentecostal/charismatic, social justice and Reformed communities. Predating modern counseling and psychotherapy movements but sharing key principles and insights for spiritual formation, spiritual direction offers significant resources for today s pastors, counselors, therapists, chaplains and other caregivers attuned to the work of God in people s lives. In this landmark volume, editors Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner, along with a team of expert contributors, provide a comprehensive survey of spiritual direction in its myriad Christian forms. Specific chapters offer careful historical perspective and contemporary analysis of how Christians from various backgrounds have practiced spiritual direction, with particular attention to each tradition s definition of spiritual direction, the process of authentic transformation, the role of the spiritual director, indicators of mature spirituality and other aspects of the spiritual direction process. Chapters also provide psychological and clinical insight into how spiritual direction is similar to, different from and can be integrated with psychotherapy and pastoral counseling to help others experience spiritual transformation and union with God.

Author : Barbara Hemphill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000398038

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Occupational Therapy and Spirituality by Barbara Hemphill Pdf

Spirituality is an important aspect of occupational therapy theory and practice, yet it remains little understood. This timely book adds to the current debate by exploring the meaning of spirituality within occupational therapy and by outlining evidence which supports this area of practice. Beginning with the three stances surrounding spirituality for the common good and the theology of occupation, throughout its 10 chapters the book goes on to cover topics such as: Spirituality of caring; Theories of spiritual development; Definition of spirituality from occupational therapy literature; Differences between assessing spirituality and religion; Spirituality and ethics; Spiritual and cultural diversity in the occupational therapy clinic; Therapeutic self. By the end of the volume the reader will have the toolset required to consider spiritual concepts and their application to health principles. Occupational Therapy and Spirituality is written in an accessible format and is designed for occupational therapy and occupational science academics, researchers, and graduate students.

Author : Manny Rudolf
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9798765232873

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Spiritual Guide for Man Book 1 by Manny Rudolf Pdf

This is the one book that covers the various disciplines necessary to help you reconnect with your inner self, your spirit, and create the life you want. In this book, we will learn how to be in control of our body, our mind, and our emotions. We will learn how to control our thoughts and be in charge of the thought process. We will learn how to control the creation process and create whatever we want in our lives. We will learn about meditation and how to connect with our higher self. We will learn about living in the present moment, also called the now. We will learn about mindfulness and how to practice this in our lives. We will learn about energy and vibrations, and how these impact our relationships and our lives. We will also learn to be in control of all aspects of our lives and how to create the life that you want using the law of attraction. By taking control back we can determine the circumstances and outcome in our lives and regain that connection with our spirit.

Author : Glenn Taylor,Rod Wilson
Publisher : Regent College Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1573832537

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Helping Angry People by Glenn Taylor,Rod Wilson Pdf

Anger is one of the most common problems counselors face. What does the Bible say about it? Is all Anger sin? Is there a way to turn anger into something positive? Glenn Taylor and Rod Wilson bring their pastoral, teaching, and counseling experience to bear on the various issues surrounding anger and provide a step-by-step, biblically based approach to helping people understand and deal with their anger. Helping Angry People follows the counseling model developed by clinical psychologist David G. Benner for pastoral counselors. This model is: . short term . enhanced by outside reading assignments . carefully structured . holistic . spiritually focused . explicitly Christian After giving a brief overview of this model, the authors present a five-session format that guides counselors through a hypothetical counseling situation, from initial encounter, through counselees' feelings, thoughts and behaviors, to the process of referral and termination. Helping Angry People, together with its companion handout for counselees, Exploring Your Anger, is perfectly suited for pastors who want to counsel in a psychologically informed way that also emphasizes the spiritual resources of Christian ministry. Glenn Taylor (M.Th., M.Ed.) has been Counselor/consultant and researcher in missions for many years with the Missionary Health Institute, Toronto. Rod Wilson (Ph.D., York University) is President and Professor of Counseling and Psychology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Author : Sam Harris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781451636031

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Waking Up by Sam Harris Pdf

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experiences of such figures as Jesus, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history. Throughout this book, Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow, and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives. Waking Up is part memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way, and no author other than Sam Harris—a scientist, philosopher, and famous skeptic—could write it.

Author : Norvene Vest
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819225542

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Tending the Holy by Norvene Vest Pdf

"God is mystery," writes Norvene Vest in the Introduction to Tending the Holy, "and every form of religion is an effort to respond faithfully to the mystery of God by whatever name. The Divine breaks through into human experience in many ways, and humans respond variously to the awesome experience of God." And those various responses are what the contributors to Tending the Holy document. In this provocative and cutting-edge collection readers are given the opportunity to see what spiritual direction looks like--and what questions are asked--through a variety of lenses. From an examination of the spiritual direction relationship in the Evangelical Christian tradition, to Buddhism and Hindu ones, to the better-known ones of the Benedictines, Carmelites, and Ignatians, and finally, to the contemporary lenses of feminism, Generation X, the institutional perspective, and even one based on the natural world and the spirituality of St. Francis, this collection explores unexplored territory. Tending the Holy is an important resource for spiritual directors and pastoral counselors. Contributors include: Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi (New York); Ven. Tejadhammo Bhikku (Sangha Lodge Buddhist Monastery, Australia); Chrisopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University); Rabbi Zari Weiss (Seattle, Washington); Sr. Marian Cowan, CSJ (Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri); Lisa Myers (La Canada, California); Dr. Michael Plattig (University of the Capuchins, Germany); Sister Katherine Howard, OSB (St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota); John H. Mostyn, CBC (Rome); The Rev. Dr. John Mabry ( San Francisco); Norvene Vest (Altadena, California), and The Rev. Dr. H. Paul Santmire (Watertown, Massachusetts). The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.

Author : Robert W. Harvey,David G. Benner
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441241320

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Understanding and Facilitating Forgiveness (Strategic Pastoral Counseling Resources) by Robert W. Harvey,David G. Benner Pdf

This practical book helps pastors and counselors present God's grace in healing and forgiveness issues, even when the one being counseled has built a wall around his or her heart out of bitterness or pain.

Author : Steve Corbett,Brian Fikkert
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802491886

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Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions by Steve Corbett,Brian Fikkert Pdf

With over 300,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation. This stand-alone resource applies the principles of that book specifically to short term missions. Helping Without Hurting: Short Term MissionsLeader’s Guide is aimed at the preparation and debriefing of short-term missionaries. Accompanying Helping Without Hurting: Short Term Missions Participants’ Guide, it is an ideal resource for church leaders, missions pastors, and youth pastors who make short-term missions planning decisions and desire to prevent inadvertent harm as they enter materially poor communities. With direction for designing STMs well in light of the principles of When Helping Hurt, practical examples from short-term trips to illustrate those principles, and suggested resources for further learning and implimentatin, this guide is an all-in-one manual for leaders. Plus, it shows the content of the participant’s guide with annotation and teaching notes to guide leaders as they facilitate sessions with participants.

Author : Charles Allen Kollar
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310873808

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Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling by Charles Allen Kollar Pdf

This groundbreaking book, now updated and expanded, furthers its original, effective, time-saving approach that benefits pastors overtaxed by counseling demands. Dr. Charles Kollar presents a departure in pastoral counseling, showing that counseling need not be long-term or depend on psychological manipulation to produce dramatic results. In most cases, the solution lies with the counselees themselves. Using the tested methods found in Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling, pastors, apart from counselors, will be well equipped to help their counselees discover a solution and put it in motion speedily and productively.SFPC is short-term—typically one to five sessions, in which the counselor seeks to create solutions with—not for—the counselee. The focus is on the possibility of life without the problem through an understanding of what is different when the problem does not occur or is less intrusive. The goal is healthy change, sooner rather than later, by helping the counselee see and work on the solution with God’s activity already present in his or her life.The solution-focused approach does not require the counselor to be a highly trained psychological expert. It requires biblically based sensitivity and common sense. Yet this approach also recognizes its limitations and understands that there are situations in which other professional and/or medical help is required.

Author : Phil Robinson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781491731192

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A Spiritual Guide to Tai Chi...And Life by Phil Robinson Pdf

We all have a common denominator. We all would like something easy to follow that could make a difference in the quality of our lives. This book does just that. Mr. Robinson takes us on a journey back in time where we explore the minds of the wisest in ancient times. Although written for the Tai Chi student, Mr. Robinson makes it clear the Tao Te Ching can be a guide for everyone. This is one of those books you can't put down and will find yourself referring to it for years to come.

Author : Malloy, SJ, Richard G.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337187

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Spiritual Direction by Malloy, SJ, Richard G. Pdf

Author : Daniel Schrock,Marlene Kropf
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819228161

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An Open Place by Daniel Schrock,Marlene Kropf Pdf

Written from an ecumenical standpoint as a practical aid for moving those experienced in individual spiritual direction toward group practices This book responds to the movement to expand spiritual direction beyond the classic on-with-one model. Group spiritual direction has the potential to offer the rich experience of individual spiritual direction to a much wider audience, yet very little has been written to provide guidance for starting such groups. This book responds to that challenge. It outlines ways that a diverse and ecumenical group of spiritual directors worked to initiate groups in multiple contexts. It examines the many variables-among directors, directees, even meeting spaces-that affect and enliven this ministry. And it summarizes pitfalls, success, and discoveries.