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Listening to God

Spiritual Formation in Congregations

John Ackerman

Learning how to attend to what God is doing right now is the lifelong work of (and play) of the person of faith. Helping people to attend to God is the central work of the congregation. It all begins with learning to listen to God as a community and to notice what God is doing in our life together. John Ackerman offers two four-step models and several additional tools that help us attend to the mystery at the center of our lives and our congregations.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Alban Books
Pages: 176 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-56699-245-9 • Paperback • June 2001 • $23.00 • (£17.99)
978-1-56699-577-1 • eBook • June 2001 • $21.50 • (£16.99)
Subjects: Religion / Christian Church / General
John Ackerman has supervised spiritual directors and therapists and taught spiritual formation at three seminaries. In addition to being a longtime spiritual director, he has served as a Presbyterian pastor for four decades, most recently at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.

Listening to God

Spiritual Formation in Congregations

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Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Learning how to attend to what God is doing right now is the lifelong work of (and play) of the person of faith. Helping people to attend to God is the central work of the congregation. It all begins with learning to listen to God as a community and to notice what God is doing in our life together. John Ackerman offers two four-step models and several additional tools that help us attend to the mystery at the center of our lives and our congregations.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Alban Books
    Pages: 176 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-1-56699-245-9 • Paperback • June 2001 • $23.00 • (£17.99)
    978-1-56699-577-1 • eBook • June 2001 • $21.50 • (£16.99)
    Subjects: Religion / Christian Church / General
Author
Author
  • John Ackerman has supervised spiritual directors and therapists and taught spiritual formation at three seminaries. In addition to being a longtime spiritual director, he has served as a Presbyterian pastor for four decades, most recently at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.

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