50 Books like The Contemplative Pastor

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Ordering Your Private World 97%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

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🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 97%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

Sacred Rhythms

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2006

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

Sacred Rhythms 97%

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2006

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

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🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Great Omission 96%

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Deeply Formed Life 96%

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Rest of God

by Mark Buchanan • 2006

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

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🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time

The Rest of God 96%

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

by Mark Buchanan 2006

4.34

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time

An Unhurried Life

by Alan Fadling • 2013

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

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🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

An Unhurried Life 96%

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

by Alan Fadling 2013

4.19

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

Simplicity

by Richard Rohr • 2004

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

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🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Simplicity 96%

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

by Richard Rohr 2004

4.31

2k+ ratings

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Spiritual Direction

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2006

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

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3k+

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Spiritual Direction 96%

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2006

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Practicing the Way

by John Mark Comer • 2024

No one drifts into wholeness. Here is a deliberate training plan for becoming like Jesus.

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36k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 📐 Rule Of Life 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Practicing the Way 96%

No one drifts into wholeness. Here is a deliberate training plan for becoming like Jesus.

by John Mark Comer 2024

4.48

36k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 📐 Rule Of Life 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook

by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun • 2005

A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.

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1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 👥 Christian Community 🪞 Self-Examination

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook 96%

A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.

by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun 2005

4.41

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 👥 Christian Community 🪞 Self-Examination

Simply Tuesday

by Emily P. Freeman • 2015

Escape the anxiety treadmill by embracing the smallness you have been taught to despise.

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4k+

🕯️ Ordinary Living 🧱 Embracing Limits 🛑 Anti-Hustle ⏳ Presence Over Productivity 🙏 Contemplative Living

Simply Tuesday 96%

Escape the anxiety treadmill by embracing the smallness you have been taught to despise.

by Emily P. Freeman 2015

3.93

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Ordinary Living 🧱 Embracing Limits 🛑 Anti-Hustle ⏳ Presence Over Productivity 🙏 Contemplative Living

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

4.46

412

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

On Pastoring 96%

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2016

4.46

412 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

4.29

739

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest 96%

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2022

4.29

739 ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

The Emotionally Healthy Church

by Peter Scazzero • 2003

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

4.16

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⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

The Emotionally Healthy Church 96%

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

by Peter Scazzero 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

Liturgy of the Ordinary

by Tish Harrison Warren • 2016

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

4.32

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🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

Liturgy of the Ordinary 96%

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

by Tish Harrison Warren 2016

4.32

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

13k+

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 96%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Life You've Always Wanted

by John Ortberg • 1997

Willpower won't transform you. The ordinary practices that structure your life will.

4.06

10k+

🧘 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🛑 Sabbath Keeping 📖 Lectio Divina 😊 Christian Joy

The Life You've Always Wanted 95%

Willpower won't transform you. The ordinary practices that structure your life will.

by John Ortberg 1997

4.06

10k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🛑 Sabbath Keeping 📖 Lectio Divina 😊 Christian Joy

Garden City

by John Mark Comer • 2015

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

4.45

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🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Garden City 95%

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

by John Mark Comer 2015

4.45

17k+ ratings

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Three Simple Rules

by Rueben P. Job • 2007

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

4.19

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🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Three Simple Rules 95%

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

by Rueben P. Job 2007

4.19

631 ratings

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Celebration of Discipline

by Richard J. Foster • 1978

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

4.21

40k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

Celebration of Discipline 95%

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

by Richard J. Foster 1978

4.21

40k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

4.68

148

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 95%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

Rhythms of Renewal

by Rebekah Lyons • 2019

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

4.08

7k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Rhythms of Renewal 95%

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

by Rebekah Lyons 2019

4.08

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Sacred Companions

by David G. Benner • 2002

Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.

4.29

887

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🏘️ Christian Community 💑 Marriage Spirituality

Sacred Companions 95%

Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.

by David G. Benner 2002

4.29

887 ratings

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🏘️ Christian Community 💑 Marriage Spirituality

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

4.33

4k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Emotionally Healthy Leader 95%

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

by Peter Scazzero 2015

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

Nudge

by Leonard Sweet • 2010

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

3.9

323

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

Nudge 95%

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

by Leonard Sweet 2010

3.9

323 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

The Spirit of the Disciplines

by Dallas Willard • 1988

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

4.15

11k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

The Spirit of the Disciplines 95%

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

by Dallas Willard 1988

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

Redeeming Your Time

by Jordan Raynor • 2021

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

4.45

2k+

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention 😴 Rest And Sabbath 📵 Digital Minimalism

Redeeming Your Time 95%

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

by Jordan Raynor 2021

4.45

2k+ ratings

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention 😴 Rest And Sabbath 📵 Digital Minimalism

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer?

by Skye Jethani • 2021

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

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931

🛐 Prayer Practices 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer? Summary

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer? 95%

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

by Skye Jethani 2021

4.53

931 ratings

🛐 Prayer Practices 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality

Preaching

by Timothy J. Keller • 2015

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

4.48

4k+

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Preaching 95%

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

by Timothy J. Keller 2015

4.48

4k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God

by Paul Copan • 2010

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

4.03

3k+

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 95%

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

The Return of the Prodigal Son

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1991

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

4.38

26k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

The Return of the Prodigal Son 95%

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1991

4.38

26k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

Rumors of God

by Darren Whitehead • 2011

Most faith is fear dressed in religion. The alternative costs only your need for control.

4.03

253

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Grace Over Performance 🤲 Trusting God 💎 Identity In Christ

Rumors of God 95%

Most faith is fear dressed in religion. The alternative costs only your need for control.

by Darren Whitehead 2011

4.03

253 ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Grace Over Performance 🤲 Trusting God 💎 Identity In Christ

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

4.04

208

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Hidden in Plain Sight 95%

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

by Mark Buchanan 2007

4.04

208 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Fresh Air

by Chris Hodges • 2012

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

4.26

595

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 🙏 Prayer Practices 😴 Sabbath Rest

Fresh Air 95%

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

by Chris Hodges 2012

4.26

595 ratings

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 🙏 Prayer Practices 😴 Sabbath Rest

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 95%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Brave Enough

by Nicole Unice • 2015

Courage rooted in grace, not grit: spiritual habits that build a bold, unafraid life.

3.95

413

⛪ Christian Living 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🤝 Forgiveness 🌅 Sabbath Rest

Brave Enough 95%

Courage rooted in grace, not grit: spiritual habits that build a bold, unafraid life.

by Nicole Unice 2015

3.95

413 ratings

⛪ Christian Living 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🤝 Forgiveness 🌅 Sabbath Rest

The Care of Souls

by Harold L. Senkbeil • 2019

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

4.33

1k+

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Care of Souls 95%

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

by Harold L. Senkbeil 2019

4.33

1k+ ratings

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Ignatian Adventure

by Kevin O'Brien • 2011

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

4.53

550

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

The Ignatian Adventure 95%

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

by Kevin O'Brien 2011

4.53

550 ratings

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

The Common Rule

by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2019

The habits you don't think about are forming your soul. A Christian framework for reclaiming them.

4.32

9k+

🙏 Spiritual Formation 📖 Liturgical Living 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔄 Habit Formation 📵 Digital Detox

The Common Rule 95%

The habits you don't think about are forming your soul. A Christian framework for reclaiming them.

by Justin Whitmel Earley 2019

4.32

9k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Formation 📖 Liturgical Living 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔄 Habit Formation 📵 Digital Detox

Spiritual Life Hacks

by Len Woods • 2019

When a quiet time won't fit: small spiritual practices that turn everyday moments toward God.

4.29

✝️ Practical Christianity 🔄 Spiritual Habits 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💬 Authentic Faith 😴 Sabbath Rest

Spiritual Life Hacks 95%

When a quiet time won't fit: small spiritual practices that turn everyday moments toward God.

by Len Woods 2019

4.29

63 ratings

✝️ Practical Christianity 🔄 Spiritual Habits 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💬 Authentic Faith 😴 Sabbath Rest

Between Two Worlds

by John R.W. Stott • 1982

Preach sermons faithful to Scripture, alive to the world, and delivered with the Spirit's power.

4.31

1k+

📖 Homiletics 🎙️ Expository Preaching 📝 Sermon Preparation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Between Two Worlds 95%

Preach sermons faithful to Scripture, alive to the world, and delivered with the Spirit's power.

by John R.W. Stott 1982

4.31

1k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics 🎙️ Expository Preaching 📝 Sermon Preparation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Following Francis

by Susan Pitchford • 2006

The radical joy of Francis of Assisi, translated for anyone who wants God in ordinary life.

4.25

🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Radical Discipleship 🌿 Simplicity

Following Francis 95%

The radical joy of Francis of Assisi, translated for anyone who wants God in ordinary life.

by Susan Pitchford 2006

4.25

69 ratings

🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Radical Discipleship 🌿 Simplicity

Spiritual Leadership

by J. Oswald Sanders • 1994

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

4.18

10k+

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Spiritual Leadership 95%

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

by J. Oswald Sanders 1994

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

23k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Summary

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 95%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Rooted

by Banning Liebscher • 2016

Lasting faith grows underground: how to cooperate with the hidden process that makes you unshakable.

4.44

2k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛤️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Prayer Life 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Strength In Weakness

Rooted 95%

Lasting faith grows underground: how to cooperate with the hidden process that makes you unshakable.

by Banning Liebscher 2016

4.44

2k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛤️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Prayer Life 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Strength In Weakness

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 95%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

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235 ratings

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