Listening and Spiritual Conversation

This essential new companion from the author of the much-praised Spiritual Direction will help anyone in pastoral care master an essential skill: hearing and speaking from a spiritual perspective. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it includes:

Part 1: Missional Listening

• Holy listening - to God, ourselves, and our communities
• Sharpening our awareness of God at work in our own lives
• Deepening our trust in the Holy Spirit
• Theological reflection - the weaving of scripture, tradition, culture and experience
• Building relationships that empower

Part 2: Spiritual Conversation

• Respectful engagement
• Spiritual needs and a Christian response
• Sharing our own stories and those of Jesus
• Costly loving