Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Introduction: The call of the preacher -- Getting started : the basics for sermon preparation -- The proposition and the subject : setting the course -- The antithesis : the condition that the sermon addresses -- The thesis : the direction and focus of the sermon -- The relevant question : maintaining the sermon's integrity -- The synthesis : the body of the sermon.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113).
The founding fathers -- The twelfth century, spiritual formation and monastic reform -- The poetic vision of the thirteenth century, the spirit of the friars -- The mystic flowering of fourteenth-century England -- The Rhineland and the Netherlands, beyond God to the Godhead -- The Italian mystic Renaissance, the two Catherines -- The Reformation, new dimensions of Christian spirituality -- Spa…
The need for spiritual direction -- Images and models of the spiritual director -- Seeking and choosing a spiritual director -- Secrets of the heart -- Directors' advice to their colleagues -- Discernment -- Personal teachings -- Obedience -- Epilogue.
Redefinitions -- I. The Naked Noun -- II. The Unbusy Pastor -- III. The Subversive Pastor -- IV. The Apocalyptic Pastor -- Between Sundays -- V. Ministry amid the Traffic -- VI. Curing Souls: The Forgotten Art -- VII. Praying with Eyes Open -- VIII. First Language -- IX. Is Growth a Decision? -- X. The Ministry of Small Talk -- XI. Unwell in a New Way -- XII. Lashed to the Mast -- XIII. Desert …
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Spiritual community: the ambiance for group spiritual direction -- Spiritual direction -- Discernment and spiritual direction -- The Practice of group spiritual direction -- Decisions: participants, groups, facilitators -- Issues in group spiritual direction -- The Contemplative dimension of group spiritual direction -- Epilogue.
Biography.
1. The land of darkness. -- 2. Leave the hall light on. -- 3. Silent stirrings in the tomb. -- 4. Separate bedrooms. -- 5. The morning will come.