In Contemplative Compassion: Creating a Culture of Care in Faith Communities Sarah Butler Berlin weds practical pastoral ministry advice to contemplative, passionate prayer as a means to help the Church and individual churches become a supportive community like no other place in society. More than a book, this guide can be used by individuals and groups for gaining knowledge about how to minister to hurting people and applying what is learned. Each chapter contains a Scripture reading and explanation, a real-life story, application of the lesson, and motivational material, plus additional reflection questions and exercises and a devotional reading that can be used between group meetings or by individuals at a later time.

Contemplative Compassion

Sarah Butler Berlin

Renovare

In 1978, Richard Foster's classic Celebration of Discipline sparked the Christian spiritual formation movement. Forty years later, at a church leadership conference, Foster delivered his final public talk which addressed new challenges Christians face on the road of becoming more like Jesus. That talk is now available in this brief booklet.All proceeds from this booklet support Renovar , a nonprofit that helps people in becoming more like Jesus.Richard J. Foster is founder, past president, and current team member of Renovar . He studied at George Fox College and received a Doctor of Pastoral Theology (D.Th.P.) from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor, taught at universities and seminaries, and spoken worldwide on spiritual formation. Author of over 60 articles and six books, including Celebration of Discipline, hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Richard continues to write on the spiritual life.Renovar is a Christian nonprofit that models, resources, and advocates fullness of life with God experienced, by grace, through the spiritual practices of Jesus and of the historical Church. Christian in commitment, ecumenical in breadth, and international in scope, Renovar helps people in becoming more like Jesus through print and online resources, gatherings and retreats, and educational initiatives like the Renovar Institute. Learn more at renovare.org.

Casting a Vision: The Past and Future of Spiritual Formation

Religion & Spirituality

FOSTER, Richard J.

Christian Books & Bibles

"If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. A canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, and a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus without loss to itself communicates its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day we have many canals but few reservoirs." —Bernard of Clairvaux
Originally commissioned by Food for the Hungry to spiritually nourish staff members serving on the front lines of international relief work, The Reservoir is an accessible weekday devotional for renewal and growth in Jesus. Written by Renovaré team members including Chris Hall and Carolyn Arends, it first covers foundational questions—What is spiritual formation? What is my picture of God? What is my picture of myself?—then dives into in the six great Christian traditions outlined by Richard Foster’s book Streams of Living Water.
Each entry contains a quote, thought, Scripture passage, and questions for reflection or discussion to help you “live in the overflow” and become a reservoir rather than a canal. 
Your purchase helps further the work of two nonprofit organizations. All proceeds from the print version are donated to Renovaré, and proceeds from the digital version are split between Renovaré and Food for the Hungry.

The Reservoir: A 15-Month Weekday Devotional for Individuals and Groups

Renovaré

Hall, Christopher A.

Arends, Carolyn

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