Companions in Christ: The Way of Prayer - Couverture souple

Thompson, Marjorie J

 
9780835899079: Companions in Christ: The Way of Prayer
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0835899071 ISBN 13 : 9780835899079
Editeur : Upper Room Books, 2006

Synopsis

Everything you need to guide a small group on a 10-week journey into the heart of prayer is contained in this Leader's Guide. Find the practical help you need:

  • Ideas for a session to introduce the resource to participants
  • A list of Weekly Needs at a Glance
  • Detailed instructions for leading 10 weekly meetings

Help your group members become the people God wants them to be through this study. By exploring the nature of prayer and a variety of its forms, participants will discover expressions of prayer that draw them closer to God and give them a deeper sense of spiritual vitality. Sessions address these topics:

  • How Do You Pray?
  • Images of God
  • Praying by Heart
  • Praying with Music
  • Praying by Gaze
  • Praying with Our Bodies
  • Scriptural Prayer
  • Contemplative Prayer
  • Praying with and for Others
  • Prayer and Social Transformation

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À propos de l?auteur

Marjorie J. Thompson has worked closely with all facets of Companions in Christ from its origins. Designing the foundational twenty-eight-week resource, writing articles and leaderguides for various titles in the Companions series, and training Companions trainers, she has helped to guide and shape this small-group ministry over a number of years.Marjorie brings over twenty-five years of experience with retreat work, teaching, and writing in the area of Christian spiritual formation to her work as Director of Pathways in CongregationalSpirituality with Upper Room Ministries. She is the author of Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life (Westminster/John Knox Press 1995/2005) and Family, The Forming Center: A Vision of the Role of Family in Spiritual Formation (Upper Room Books, 1996). An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, she has served in pastoral ministry and as adjunct instructor in several seminary settings. Marjorie's educational path includes Swarthmore College, McCormick Theological Seminary, and a Research Fellowship at Yale Divinity School where she was deeply influenced by her mentor, Henri J. M. Nouwen.

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Éditeur
Upper Room Books
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0835899071
ISBN 13 
9780835899079
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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Personne responsable
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