Spiritual Formation in Ministry

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton

The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson

The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

The Unnecessary Pastor by Eugene Peterson & Marva Dawn

The Pressure’s Off by Larry Crabb

Learning to Lead from Your Spiritual Center by Patricia Brown

Preventing Ministry Failure by Michael Todd Wilson & Brad Hoffmann

Clergy Self-Care: Finding a Balance for Effective Ministry by Roy M. Oswald

Spiritual Disciplines

Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

Life with God: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation by Richard Foster

Invitation to a Journey by M. Robert Mulholland

Out of Solitude by Henri Nouwen

The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas

Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices by Daniel Wolpert

Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva Dawn

Disciplines for the Inner Life by Bob & Michael Benson

The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

Spiritual Direction

The Practice of Spiritual Direction by William A. Barry & William J. Connolly

Sacred Companions by David G. Benner

Spiritual Mentoring by Keith R. Anderson & Randy D. Reese

The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner

Spiritual Direction: Beyond Beginnings by Janet K. Ruffing

Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction by Margaret Guenther

Soul Keeping: Ancient Paths of Spiritual Direction by Howard Baker

Soulguide: Following Jesus as Spiritual Director by Dr. Bruce Demarest

Seeking Spiritual Direction by Thomas Dubay

Guidelines for Spiritual Direction by Carolyn Gratton

Other Great Reads

Searching for Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls by M. Craig Barnes

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen

Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb

Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

Water from a Deep Well by Gerald L. Sittser

The Joy of Full Surrender by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis

Streams of Living Water by Richard Foster

The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen

Larry Crabb’s School of Spiritual Direction

Date:  This event is offered several times annually

This week long intensive for 30 students in a retreat setting is an opportunity to understand and experience how the God works to spiritually form us.  You will learn to practice a way of following the Spirit’s work in others to arouse and direct their hunger for God.  Each week is held at the Glen Eyrie Conference Center in Colorado Springs, CO.  More Info.

Transforming Community

Date: This event is offered several times annually

A Transforming Community® is a group of pastors and Christian leaders who commit themselves to eight quarterly retreats over a two-year time frame for the purpose of experiencing deeper levels of spiritual transformation.

People change incrementally….over time…with others…in the context of spiritual disciplines that open us to God.

Each retreat includes substantive teaching on spiritual formation themes and practices, guided experiences with spiritual disciplines, and significant engagement in community with other leaders. The Transforming Community experience is grounded in Scripture, animated by a Trinitarian approach to transformation in community, and informed by the richness and diversity of our Christian heritage.  More Info.

Help build this site: If you are aware of other websites that are designed to nurture spiritual formation please let me know - morris@soulformation.org

Metamorpha

This unique website is an excellent online community for Christian spiritual formation. Metamorpha offers a variety of resources (prayer exercises, book resources, video, audio, etc.), as well as opportunities for communal interaction, retreats, spiritual direction and group prayer. Metamorpha also seeks to assist people in finding a spiritual director in their area. Find out more…

Pray As You Go

Pray-as-you-go is a framework for your own prayer. Download short podcasts that can be listened to as you commute, walk, or prepare for a time of solitude. Pray As You Go is offer by Jesuit Media Initiatives in London, UK. . It combines music, scripture and questions for reflection in a new 10-12 minute prayer session every day. Find out more…

Spiritual Direction: The Henri Nouwen Society

Learn more about spiritual direction. Also, this web site will help you select and contact a potential “spiritual director” – someone with experience in offering spiritual guidance and assisting individuals in spiritual development. Then, via the phone or email, you’ll build a relationship with this person as they walk with you on your life’s journey. Find out more…

Sacred Space

An invitation to make a ‘Sacred Space’ in your day. Spend ten minues in prayer, here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specifically every day. Find out more…

Renovare

Renovare emphasizes a balanced vision for spiritual formation. Such balance occurs when we honor the pathways of transformation that were emphasized by Jesus and then nurtured in the history of the church. Find out more…

Leadership Transformations

Our mission is the spiritual transformation of leaders and teams. We offer a variety of services to assist people towards this end, all of them related to the soul care of the individual. Find out more…

Imago Christi

Functioning much as an evangelical order, Imago Christi is an international and cross-cultural covenant community that develops spiritual formation resources and provides coaching for Christian leaders so that they may minister out of a deepening love for God and personal transformation in the “Image of Christ”. Find out more…

Soul Care

The Soul Care organization has developed to help you connect with your own spiritual reality, and give tools to change how you actually live–one step at a time. Find out more…

Willow Creek Association – LIFT – Leadership Institute for Transformation

Through LIFT, the Willow Creek Association now brings world-class professional development right to your desktop. Each course is designed especially for church and ministry leaders who want to develop their own leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities—as they become more effective at encouraging spiritual growth and transformation in others.  Find out more…

Engage

Engage is a unique online tool designed specifically to support the core purpose of the local church: making disciples. It enables your people to answer two important life questions:

• Where am I in my spiritual journey?
• How can I move forward? Find out more…

Help build this site: If you are aware of other websites that are designed to nurture spiritual formation please let me know – morris@soulformation.org