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Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community
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Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community

Overview

2022 Martin Institute/Dallas Willard Center Book Award Finalist

Most books on spiritual formation focus on the individual. But spiritual formation is at the heart of the church's whole purpose for existence. It must be a central task for the church to carry out Christ's mission in the world. This book offers an introduction to spiritual formation set squarely in the local church. The first edition has been well received and widely used as a textbook. The second edition has been updated throughout, incorporates findings from positive psychology, and reflects an Augustinian formation perspective. Foreword by Dallas Willard.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781540963048
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/29/2022
Edition description: 2nd Edition
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 1,132,784
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James C. Wilhoit (PhD, Northwestern University) is emeritus professor of Christian education at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he taught for over thirty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Effective Bible Teaching and Discovering Lectio Divina.

Table of Contents

List of Figures xi

Foreword Dallas Willard xiii

Preface xvii

1 Formation through the Ordinary: The Pathway to Flourishing in Christ 1

2 Curriculum for Christlikeness: Imitation of Christ as the Means and Glorious End of Formation 25

3 Receiving: Formation of the Heart by Grace for the Broken and Thirsty 63

4 Remembering: Remembering What God Sings over You 111

5 Responding: Love and Service to God and Others 163

6 Relating: Spiritually Enriching Relationships of Love and Service 189

7 High-Impact Practices: Proven Community Practices That Foster Formation 213

Appendix: Assessment Questions 257

Scripture Index 263

Subject Index 267

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