R Thomas Ashbrook

Mansions of the Heart

Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth

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Produktbeschreibung

A roadmap for spiritual formationIn Mansions of the Heart, author R. Thomas Ashbrook begins with his personal story of frustration and confusion while serving as a pastor of the church. He tells of discovering a new path of spiritual transformation and offers seekers a way to move forward on their own spiritual paths.Written for anyone who wants to develop a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God, Mansions of the Heart offers a step-by-step guide through a spiritual-formation road map based on Teresa of Avila's seven mansions. This spiritual classic reveals various phases of spiritual formation, for which Ashbrook offers a personal guide to spiritual transformation. Mansions debunks commonly held myths that lead to spiritual dead ends and describes a clear pathway to a deepening love relationship with God. The book also offers church leaders a process for helping people in their faith communities grow as disciples of Christ.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: 1517 Media
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781506454856
• ISBN-10: 1506454852
• Artikelnr.: 54150616

Autorenporträt

R. Thomas Ashbrook has served as the founder and team leader for Church Resource Ministries' (CRM) international spiritual formation ministry, the Order of Imago Christi, for the past fifteen years. He develops spiritual-formation resources and coaches Christian leaders and churches to live and lead with a spiritual authority grounded in loving intimacy with Jesus.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

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1 Is This All There Is?

2 Common Myths That Lead Down Dead-End Roads.

3 Your Journey into the Love of God.

4 New Beginnings: The First Mansion.

5 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Second Mansion.

6 Following Jesus: The Third Mansion.

7 Discovering the Love of Jesus: The Fourth Mansion.

8 Longing for Oneness with God: The Fifth Mansion.

9 The Long Dark Corridor: The Dark Nights of the Soul.

10 The Passion of God's Love: The Sixth Mansion.

11 A Life of Love in the Trinity: The Seventh Mansion.

12 Your Unique Journey.

13 Spiritual Formation and the Church.

14 Our Call to Action.

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Notes.

The Author.

Index.