Listening and Spiritual Conversation

This essential new companion from the author of the much-praised Spiritual Direction will help anyone in pastoral care master an essential skill: hearing and speaking from a spiritual perspective. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it includes:

Part 1: Missional Listening
-Holy listening - to God, ourselves, and our communities
-Sharpening our awareness of God at work in our own lives
-Deepening our trust in the Holy Spirit
-Theological reflection - the weaving of scripture, tradition, culture and experience
-Building relationships that empower

Part 2: Spiritual Conversation
-Respectful engagement
-Spiritual needs and a Christian response
-Sharing our own stories and those of Jesus
-Costly loving


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Published: 05/16/2017
ISBN: 9781848259102
Pages: 192
Weight: 2.61lbs
Size: 8.44h x 6.37w x 0.43d