Emotionally Healthy Church : A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives

by Peter L. Scazzero

• ISBN13: 9780310327851
• ISBN10: 0310327857
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable: that is the premise of the award-winning book The Emotionally Healthy Church. This stand-alone workbook helps leaders and lay persons alike apply the biblical truths in Peter ScazzeroÆs revolutionary book to their personal lives, small groups, and churches. Eight studies take you beyond merely reading about emotional health to actually cultivating it as a disciple of Jesus. Step by step, youÆll discover what it means to have Christ transform the deep places hidden beneath the surface so that you might become more authentic and loving toward God, others, and yourself.

Author Biography

Pete Scazzero (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the founder and senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York, a large, multicultural, multiracial church with more than fifty-five nations represented. Today this flagship congregation has grown to an association of churches that includes five different congregations across New York City (four in English, one in Spanish) and two overseas (Dominican Republic and Colombia). Scazzero is also the author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and of several highly successful Bible study guides, including Love: The Key to Healthy Relationships and New Life in Christ.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview	p. 7
Guidelines for Small Group Leaders/Facilitators	p. 11
Disciplesfiip's Missing Link	p. 13
Principle 1: Look Beneath the Surface	p. 21
Principle 2: Break the Power of the Past	p. 27
Principle 3: Live in Brokenness and Vulnerability	p. 33
Principle 4: Receive the Gift of Limits	p. 43
Principle 5: Embrace Grieving and Loss	p. 51
Principle 6: Make Incarnation Your Model for Loving Well	p. 59
Principle 7: Slow Down to Lead with Integrity	p. 67
Conclusion	p. 73
Appendix: Inventory of Emotional/Spiritual Maturity	p. 75
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