This is truly the most unique and best practice in spiritual formation out there! This along with the other future titles in this Apprentice Series will form a formidable ´curriculum of Christ-likeness.´ Loving, transformative and deep! Informationen zum Autor James Bryan Smith is the author of numerous books including The Good and Beautiful God , The Good and Beautiful Life and The Good and Beautiful Community as well as Hidden in Christ . He is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the executive director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister, and has served in various capacities in local churches. Klappentext THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD is the first book in the Apprentice Series, which along with three other titles forms 'a curriculum for Christlikeness'. THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD focuses on the character of God and how we can move into a life of intimacy with him. What we believe about God is of huge importance to our lives: the path to spiritual transformation begins here. Each chapter uncovers the narratives by which Jesus lived, and includes a 'soul-training' exercise to help embed this narrative into our minds, bodies and souls. Each chapter also includes questions that can be used for individual reflection or group discussion.Book One of the Apprentice Series, a course in spiritual transformation. Zusammenfassung Book One of the Apprentice Series, a course in spiritual transformation.

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Book One of the Apprentice Series, a course in spiritual transformation.

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James Bryan Smith is the author of numerous books including The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life and The Good and Beautiful Community as well as Hidden in Christ. He is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the executive director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister, and has served in various capacities in local churches.

Klappentext

THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD is the first book in the Apprentice Series, which along with three other titles forms 'a curriculum for Christlikeness'. THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD focuses on the character of God and how we can move into a life of intimacy with him. What we believe about God is of huge importance to our lives: the path to spiritual transformation begins here. Each chapter uncovers the narratives by which Jesus lived, and includes a 'soul-training' exercise to help embed this narrative into our minds, bodies and souls. Each chapter also includes questions that can be used for individual reflection or group discussion.

Zusammenfassung
Book One of the Apprentice Series, a course in spiritual transformation.