Starting Something New – Spiritual Direction for Your God–Given Dream

Beth A. Booram (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

185 Seiten

2015
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3597-3 (ISBN)

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Do you have a creative, Spirit-inspired idea stirring within you but have little or no idea how to nurture and realize that dream? Drawing from her own life-changing experience and the stories of others, spiritual director Beth Booram has written this book to guide you through the spiritual process of identifying and acting on your God-given dream.

Do you have a dream? Do you have a creative idea stirring within you to do something different or start something new? If so, you're not alone.
Many people have God-given dreams but don?t know how to discern what they are and develop them into something real. Most of these dreamers aren't business people or experienced entrepreneurs. They're just sincere Christ-followers who need a spiritual and practical guide to help them realize their dream—whether it be to start a new ministry, non-profit or business, or even the vision to begin a new lifestyle.
Drawing from her personal experience and the stories of fifteen others, spiritual director Beth Booram has written this companion guide for those who wonder if they have a God-given idea but don?t know what to do with it. Interviews from people like Chris Smith, Phileena Heuertz and Randy Reese who have courageously embraced a God-prompted idea are included with each chapter to add further vision and insight. Carefully designed exercises at the end of each chapter will guide and provide practical support for those who are on the spiritual journey of identifying and acting on a God-given dream. By the end, you will know that one of the privileged tasks of life is to discern, shape, birth and sustain something new.

Beth Booram is the cofounder and director of Sustainable Faith Indy, an urban retreat center in Indianapolis, where she leads The School of Spiritual Direction and offers individual and group spiritual direction. Beth designs and facilitates contemplative retreats and speaks around the country on spiritual formation and Christian leadership. Beth has authored several books, including Awaken Your Senses, Picturing the Face of Jesus and The Wide Open Spaces of God.

Introduction

Part I: Discerning a God-Given Dream

Interview: Abby Kuzma and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic

1. Conceiving

Reflection: Paying Attention to What You Are Praying

Interview: Randy Reese and VantagePoint3

2. Brooding

Reflection: Discerning Your Personal Values

Interview: Phileena Heuertz and Gravity?a Center for Contemplative Activism

3. Welcoming

Reflection: Welcoming Your Dream

Interview: Chris Smith and the Englewood Review of Books

4. Discerning

Reflection: A Personal and Prayerful Approach to Discernment

Reflection: A Communal Approach to Discernment

Part II: Shaping a God-Given Dream

Interview: MaryBeth Jackson and the Viewfinder Project

5. Naming

Reflection: Choosing a Name

Interview: Elizabeth Roney and Liz Alig Fashion

6. Shaping

Reflection: Shaping Your Dream

Interview: Dave Baldwin and Furnace Hills Coffee

7 Sorting

Reflection: Learning to Sort Things Out

Interview: Joanna Taft and the Harrison Center for the Arts

8. Changing

Reflection: Standing at the Crossroads

Interview: Nate Hershey and City Life Wheels

9. Waiting

Reflection: In the Waiting Room

Interview: Melissa Millis and Nou Hope

10. Dying

Reflection: Paying Attention to What?s Happening Through the Dying Process

Interview: Suzy Roth and Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care

11. Resurrecting

Reflection: Signs of Life

Part III: Birthing a God-Given Dream

Interview: Tom Durant and Eco Café Haiti

12. Birthing

Reflection: Ideas to Celebrate and Dedicate Your Dream

Interview: Katie Taylor and Film School Africa

13. Living

Reflection: Your New Normal and Your Growing Edge

Interview: Sibyl Towner and the Springs

14. Sustaining

Reflection: My Rhythms and Rule of Life

Epilogue: What Comes of Dreams

Acknowledgments

Appendix : Web Resources

Notes

Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 210 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	0-8308-3597-0 / 0830835970
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3597-3 / 9780830835973
Zustand	Neuware