02520nam a2200481Ii 4500 ocn867567418 OCoLC 20200709055943.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140106s2012 ilu ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781461942788 (electronic bk.) 1461942780 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)867567418 638009 (N$T) BV652.1 .B373 2012 REL 074000 bisacsh 253/.7 23 N$TA Barton, R. Ruth, 1960- Pursuing God's will together : a discernment practice for leadership groups / Ruth Haley Barton. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books/Formatio, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (253 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014). Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-253). The heart of spiritual leadership -- Learning to see -- Beginning with spiritual transformation -- Leaders who are discerning -- Community at the leadership level -- Values that undergird community -- Practices for opening to God together -- Practices for listening to each other -- A covenant that protects community -- Get ready: preparing for the discernment process -- Get set: from decision making to discernment -- Go!: discerning God's will together -- But does it work? In Pursuing God's Will Together, Transforming Center founder Ruth Haley Barton provides a trustworthy process that enables Christian leaders to actively seek God together. Based on her experience as well as consultations with pastors and other leaders, the step-by-step guidance, personal reflection questions and community practices will help your leadership team become a community for discernment. Christian leadership. Church group work. Discernment (Christian theology) Decision making Religious aspects Christianity. RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources bisacsh Electronic books. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=638009 EBSCOhost EBSC 638009 cpp6067 02 N$T 53854 53854