Description

Help your church live into God's preferred future. By embracing the rich tradition of early Methodist class meetings, early monasticism, and Ignatian and Quaker traditions, this book offers practical guidance on spiritual direction for your community. Readers learn how to navigate conflicts with grace and create a space for genuine community and spiritual wholeness. Relatable stories and practical guidance illuminate how authentic connections, both with each other and with God, can light the way to richer relationships and renewed purpose, nurturing belonging and spiritual growth while gathering people together. Creating an environment where spiritual exploration leads to real, lasting change and empowering individuals to help others become more faithful, joyful followers of Christ, Melanie Dobson's group spiritual practices foster unity and consensus on the journey towards God's preferred future, where connection brings us together as one in faith and love, sowing seeds of belonging in a world filled with loneliness and division. An appendix with guidelines, schedules, and more provides helps for implementation, is available online with purchase.