Holy Invitations: Exploring Spiritual Direction

by Jeannette A. Bakke

Overview

Holy Invitations is about how to listen to your heart--and to God. Through the historical practice of spiritual direction, increasing numbers of Christians are discovering the benefits of having a special friendship with someone who can help nurture their awareness of and response to God's love and guidance. Holy Invitations is a comprehensive introduction to spiritual direction written to reclaim the discipline for the contemporary church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585582600
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	511 KB

About the Author

Jeannette Bakke (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) has a certificate in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute of Washington Theological Union and a D.Min. in spiritual direction from the Graduate Theological Foundation. A spiritual director herself and faculty associate at Bethel Theological Seminary, she lectures and teaches regularly on the topic. Bakke lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part 1 An Introduction to Spiritual Direction
1 What Is Spiritual Direction?
2 The Heart of Spiritual Direction
3 Who Comes to Spiritual Direction?
4 Spiritual Direction and Trust
5 Preparing for Spiritual Direction
6 Selecting a Spiritual Director
7 Shaping the Spiritual Direction Relationship
8 Spiritual Direction Conversations
9 Group Spiritual Direction

Part 2 Subjects Frequently Considered in Spiritual Direction
10 Experiencing God
11 Scripture
12 Prayer
13 Discernment
14 Christian Disciplines

Part 3 Possible Complications and Benefits of Spiritual Direction
15 Common Areas of Difficulty
16 Potential Benefits of Spiritual Direction
Notes
Bibliography