Pray Without Ceasing: Revitalizing Pastoral CareTaking seriously Paul s exhortation in 1 Thessalonians to pray without ceasing, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger challenges pastors and congregations to put prayer at the center of their Christian practice and theological reflection. In this thought-provoking book Hunsinger reclaims spiritual practices from token use and unites them in a dynamic network of interdependent caring traditions. The book begins with the three foundational disciplines of spiritual reading, careful listening, and self-reflection. Hunsinger then explores prayers of petition, intercession, confession, lament, and thanksgiving. Finally she offers practical, workable suggestions for developing pastoral care groups and teaching care-giving skills at the congregational level. Clergy and laity alike will reap the benefits of this revitalizing look at the spiritual disciplines as dynamic forces in the life of the church. |
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Contents
Listening to God | 28 |
Listening to Others | 51 |
Listening to Ourselves | 79 |
Prayers of Petition | 99 |
Prayers of Intercession | 120 |
Prayers of Lament | 138 |
Prayers of Confession | 156 |
Prayers of Praise Thanksgiving and Blessing | 176 |
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Alice Anne another’s anxiety aware baptism become Berry Bible biblical blessing body Bonhoeffer breath prayer called Christian Church Dogmatics confession connection context conversation daily death DelBene develop Dietrich Bonhoeffer divine Don Saliers Eerdmans emotional empathy evil eyes faith Father feelings fellowship felt sense focus focusing forgiveness Frank Lake Gendlin George Lindbeck gift give God's Grand Rapids Grandma grief healing hear heart Holy Spirit hope human intercede intercessory prayer Jesus Christ John John Calvin Karl Barth koinonia lectio divina listening lives Lord Lord’s means meditation ministry mutual Nonviolent Communication offer one’s oneself other’s ourselves pain pastoral care Pastoral caregivers person petition Pray Without Ceasing present Press Psalm relationship repentance Scripture seek share sins skills sorrow speak story Study Catechism suffering sustained theological things Thomas Oden thou tion trust understand Wendell Berry whole words
References to this book
Being Well when We're Ill: Wholeness and Hope in Spite of Infirmity Marva J. Dawn No preview available - 2008 |