Keeping in Tune With God

by Farnham, Suzanne G.; Grayson, Timothy H.; Sutton, Eugene Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780819224453
• ISBN10: 0819224456
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-30
• Publisher: Church Pub Inc

Summary

Keeping in Tune with God is an essential resource for clergy and the people who love, work with, and care about them. Based on the tested wisdom of Listening Hearts discernment, the book provides clergy with encouraging words and practices to develop their relationships with God, their families and friends; to carry the practice of spiritual discernment into the life of their congregations; and to work more effectively with other leaders to nurture the life of Christ in the world around them.

Author Biography

Suzanne G. Farnham is co-author of Listening Hearts and Grounded in God, as well as the Listening Hearts Manual for Discussion Leaders and other Listening Hearts resources. The founder of Listening Hearts Ministries, she leads retreats and discernment training programs throughout the country. The Rev. Timothy H. Grayson, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Baltimore, is a member of the board of trustees of Listening Hearts Ministries, a Listening Hearts trainer, and convener of tire Maryland Episcopal Clergy Association. He is a former journalist and publishing executive.

Table of Contents

About Listening Hearts Ministries	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword by The Rt.Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Demands of Ordained Ministry	p. 7
Opening ourselves to God	p. 13
The Paradox of Humility	p. 17
The Paradox of Detachment	p. 21
Engaging the Rational Faculties	p. 25
Drawing Upon Creativity and Imagination	p. 29
Coming Together in the Sprit	p. 33
Forging Deep Collegiality	p. 37
The Springs of Spiritual Refreshment	p. 41
Appendices of Practical Suggestions
Introduction	p. 45
Developing a Congregation that Listens to God and One Another	p. 47
Ways to Enter the Flow of the sprit through Artistic Expression	p. 51
The Listening Hearts Clergy Support Group	p. 57
Listening Hearts Program Opportunities	p. 63
Endnotes	p. 67
Annotated Bibliography	p. 91
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