Pursuing God's Will Together

by Barton, Ruth Haley

• ISBN13: 9780830835669
• ISBN10: 0830835660
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-01
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

Meetings can sap our energy, rupture community and thoroughly demoralize us. They can go on forever with no resolution. Or they can rush along without consensus just to "get through the agenda." What if there was another way?Church boards and other Christian leadership teams have long relied on models adapted from the business world. Ruth Haley Barton, president of the Transforming Center, helps teams transition to a much more suitable model--the spiritual community that discerns God's will together.In these pages you will discover personal and group practices that will lead you into a new way of experiencing community and listening to God together.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Heart of Spiritual Leadership	p. 9
Becoming a Community for Discernment
Learning to See	p. 19
Beginning with Spiritual Transformation	p. 34
Leaders Who Are Discerning	p. 50
Community at the Leadership Level	p. 74
Values That Undergird Community	p. 86
Practices for Opening to God Together	p. 108
Practices for Listening to Each Other	p. 130
A Covenant That Protects Community	p. 152
Practicing Discernment Together
Get Ready: Preparing for the Discernment Process	p. 169
Get Set: From Decision Making to Discernment	p. 187
Go! Discerning and Doing God's Will Together	p. 201
But Does It Work?	p. 223
Gratitudes	p. 234
Leader's Guide	p. 236
A Biblical Perspective on Spiritual Transformation	p. 240
Lectio Divina	p. 246
Notes	p. 249
Resources	p. 254
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