The Formative Power of Your Congregation is written for clergy and laity who long for a congregation that supports human flourishing as much as the growth or existence of the church. The authors provide a curriculum that combines insights from developmental psychology and human development to help congregations in their faith and formation.
The Formative Power of Your Congregation is written for clergy and laity who long for a congregation that supports human flourishing as much as the growth or existence of the church. The authors provide a curriculum that combines insights from developmental psychology and human development to help congregations in their faith and formation.
Acknowledgements Introduction Framework Human Development Why This Book Matters To Us The Primary Purpose of Congregations Real Life Examples Beyond Practical The Formative Process Questions for Reflection Part I: Conceptual Understandings and the Curriculum Framework Chapter 1: A Contextual Theology of Congregational Life A Contextual Ecclesiology A Contextual Practical Theology Womanist Theology: A Model of Contextual, Practical Theology A Practical Ecclesiology Questions for Reflection Chapter 2: Life Arenas The Reality of Monday Lifeworlds and Life Arenas Life Arenas Different Selves Being Seen Unlimited Conversation Ultimate Concerns Formative Assets Questions for Reflection Chapter 3: Congregational Practices Introduction Defining Congregational Practices Musical Congregational Practices and Identity Life Together Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer and Congregational Practices The Shadow Side of Congregational Formation A Formative Theory of God Questions for Reflection Chapter 4: Trail Markers: How We Know When We Grow Attachment Emotional Regulation Self-Differentiation Initiative Competence Authority Integration Transcendence Contemporary and Pastoral Reflections on Human Development Part II: Stories of Formation Chapter 5: Forming People of Racial Reconciliation Two Congregations The Life Arena of Social Justice Attachment as Mutual Trust The Trail Marker of Integration The Power of Religious Conversation The Trail Marker of Self-Regulation Liminal Experiences Pilgrimages as Congregational Activities With Authority Questions for Reflection Chapter 6: Forming People of Connection The Life Arena of Friendships Making Pies Five Trail Markers Even Jesus Needs Friends Formative Power is Overdetermined Going Underground Formative Impact Impact Quotes Postlude Questions for Reflection Chapter 7: Forming a Creative Congregation Why Grow Creativity? Cognition Emotional Regulation Attachment Identity Why Form a Creative Congregation? Transcendence Connection Theological Reflection Diversity Social Change Who is Witherspoon Presbyterian Church? Witherspoon's Formative Project How Was the Pastor Formed? Case Study Reflections Trail Markers Life Arenas Congregational Practices Questions for Reflection Chapter 8: Formative Power Imagined - A Case Study and Project Guide A Beginning Congregation Implements Their Formative Process Intergenerational Meet-ups Spark Connections and Conversations News of the Day Events Spark Reflection and Dialogue Fellowship Meals Unpack Experiences and Growth Diverse Reactions and Growth Opportunities Refocusing and Moving Forward What About Your Congregation? The Formative Power of Your Congregation: A Guide Life Arena Examples Congregational Query Partial List of Congregational Practices Connecting Life Arena and Congregational Practice Trail Markers Chapter 9: Transforming Individuals, Transforming Communities Key Themes You Are Invited A Vision for the Future Questions for Reflection Bibliography Index About the Authors
Acknowledgements Introduction Framework Human Development Why This Book Matters To Us The Primary Purpose of Congregations Real Life Examples Beyond Practical The Formative Process Questions for Reflection Part I: Conceptual Understandings and the Curriculum Framework Chapter 1: A Contextual Theology of Congregational Life A Contextual Ecclesiology A Contextual Practical Theology Womanist Theology: A Model of Contextual, Practical Theology A Practical Ecclesiology Questions for Reflection Chapter 2: Life Arenas The Reality of Monday Lifeworlds and Life Arenas Life Arenas Different Selves Being Seen Unlimited Conversation Ultimate Concerns Formative Assets Questions for Reflection Chapter 3: Congregational Practices Introduction Defining Congregational Practices Musical Congregational Practices and Identity Life Together Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer and Congregational Practices The Shadow Side of Congregational Formation A Formative Theory of God Questions for Reflection Chapter 4: Trail Markers: How We Know When We Grow Attachment Emotional Regulation Self-Differentiation Initiative Competence Authority Integration Transcendence Contemporary and Pastoral Reflections on Human Development Part II: Stories of Formation Chapter 5: Forming People of Racial Reconciliation Two Congregations The Life Arena of Social Justice Attachment as Mutual Trust The Trail Marker of Integration The Power of Religious Conversation The Trail Marker of Self-Regulation Liminal Experiences Pilgrimages as Congregational Activities With Authority Questions for Reflection Chapter 6: Forming People of Connection The Life Arena of Friendships Making Pies Five Trail Markers Even Jesus Needs Friends Formative Power is Overdetermined Going Underground Formative Impact Impact Quotes Postlude Questions for Reflection Chapter 7: Forming a Creative Congregation Why Grow Creativity? Cognition Emotional Regulation Attachment Identity Why Form a Creative Congregation? Transcendence Connection Theological Reflection Diversity Social Change Who is Witherspoon Presbyterian Church? Witherspoon's Formative Project How Was the Pastor Formed? Case Study Reflections Trail Markers Life Arenas Congregational Practices Questions for Reflection Chapter 8: Formative Power Imagined - A Case Study and Project Guide A Beginning Congregation Implements Their Formative Process Intergenerational Meet-ups Spark Connections and Conversations News of the Day Events Spark Reflection and Dialogue Fellowship Meals Unpack Experiences and Growth Diverse Reactions and Growth Opportunities Refocusing and Moving Forward What About Your Congregation? The Formative Power of Your Congregation: A Guide Life Arena Examples Congregational Query Partial List of Congregational Practices Connecting Life Arena and Congregational Practice Trail Markers Chapter 9: Transforming Individuals, Transforming Communities Key Themes You Are Invited A Vision for the Future Questions for Reflection Bibliography Index About the Authors
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