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Peaks Island Star : November 2009, Vol. 29, Issue 11, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2009

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

That They May Be One: Spiritual Formation And Its Locus In Community, Phillip G. Carnes

Doctor of Ministry

American Christians, as a whole, lack a spiritual maturity that infuses the whole of their lives with Christlikeness. Additionally, Americans suffer from an epidemic of loneliness. These two problems are related. We will demonstrate that American Christians lack spiritual maturity, in part, because they have privatized their faith and made spiritual formation an individual endeavor. Furthermore, we will show that spiritual formation is best located and grounded within a community context. Humans are social creatures. It is becoming ever more widely recognized that social isolation and loneliness are root causes of much psychosocial dysfunction. Humans do not function well if …

Ciis Today, Fall 2009 Issue, Ciis

CIIS Today

This volume is the Fall 2009 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Spiritan Mission To South-East Asia --- Ten Years On, Brian Mclaughlin C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Peaks Island Star : October 2009, Vol. 29, Issue 10, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2009

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

Harding Magazine Fall 2009 (Vol. 17, No. 3), Harding University

Harding Magazines

Publication distributed to alumni and friends of the university.

Spiritan Magazine Vol. 33 No. 3

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

A New Episode In My Life, Locky Flanagan

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

Panorama October 2009, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter announces the online availability of the residence hall handbooks, contains a profile on Chaplain Brennon Kirstein, highlights Campus Ministries, and contains pictures from the Organizational Showcase.

Evaluation Of Pastoral Peer Learning Groups And The Application Of Principles In A South Florida Context, Dale R. Faircloth

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The choice of peer learning groups by the Florida Baptist Convention as the primary leadership development approach for pastors is documented and examined. Surveys, Delphi Panels, and questionnaires were utilized to examine the perspectives of peer learning group participants and leaders regarding the effectiveness of the peer learning group method. Additionally, highly effective pastors in South Florida were surveyed to formulate their perspective of what characteristics are needed for a pastor to be effective in South Florida. Results were compared and evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the peer learning groups. Practical suggestions are then offered for improvement.

The Faithful Flyer, 09-27-2009, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

The bulletin has a name. Natalie Horras , senior in Communication and Sociology and Andrew Gerbetz, senior in Finance and Marketing both came up with the same name.

Leadership Coaching And Development, Stephen (Steve) Martyn

Syllabi

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Experiential Education On Students' Attitudes About Complementary & Alternative Medicine Practices, Eva Kaul, Mariebeth Velasquez

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of an experiential Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) education session in changing medical students beliefs, attitudes, and comfort level with CAM. DESIGN: Students attended a 3 hour class on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with a trained provider, and completed a Likert scale survey of their agreement with various statements about CAM both pre and post-session. ASSESSMENT: Changes in agreement with 7 of the 10 items reached statistical significance, including increase in students' subjective level of knowledge about CAM, decrease in the belief that CAM is too controversial to discuss with patients, increase in perceived ability …

Noticing The Duck: The Art Of Asking Spiritual Questions, Marykate Morse

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

No abstract provided.

Peaks Island Star : September 2009, Vol. 29, Issue 9, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2009

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

The Clasp Of The Catena; The Circle And The Diameter; Or, How To Make Our Sschatology Clear, Chris Hackett

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Peaks Island Star : August 2009, Vol. 29, Issue 8, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2009

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

2009 Icda Conference Program (Us)

International Catholic Deaf Association (ICDA) Conferences

Documents from the 5th Biennial ICDA-US Conference held in Cleveland, OH in 2009

• Conference program
• Banquet program
• Dinner Social program
• Mass program
• Workshop presenters
• Activities program

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Introduction To Spiritual Formation, Stephen (Steve) Martyn

Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Narrative Counseling, Burrell Dinkins

Syllabi

No abstract provided.

The Content, Nature, And Ethics Of Pastoral Counseling By West Virginia Baptist Ministers, Nancy Landis-Taylor

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

While there is considerable literature available on pastors and the ministry and much writing concerning therapists and secular counseling as well as pastoral counseling, very little has been written concerning counseling by pastors without professional counseling training. This neglected area of research is unfortunate considering many pastors are considered or required to be counselors by their churches and denominations. In addition, there is minimal training in pastoral counseling in most seminaries, leaving many pastors to assume a role for which they may be unprepared. This exploratory study used a self-report instrument specifically developed for this research endeavor to collect information …

Can One Be Spiritual But Not Religious?, Roger Haight

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"How many times have you heard the statement that "I am spiritual, but not religious." It is so common that it could easily qualify as a contemporary cliché. But what does it mean? In a former time to be spiritual was to be religious: they meant pretty much the same thing. Today, however, spirituality can refer to a hundred different things, from self-care to mysticism, from yoga to a psychological power of positive thinking. And the diversity of the different kinds of religion, from the recognized world religions to …

We Cannot Give If We Do Not Have, Peggy Kelley

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

Open Letter Of Protest From Kyrgyz Churches, Kyrgyz Churches

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Exploring Efforts On Two College Campuses To Cultivate A Culture Of Vocation, Mark Peters Phd

Dissertations

Young adults today experience an extended adolescence, a period of time now commonly referred to as emerging adulthood, in which they delay undertaking the roles traditionally associated with becoming an adult in contemporary society. College has the potential to become the mentoring environment needed for emerging adults to consider their future life choices grounded in the context of their deepest beliefs, shared values, and personal passions. Since 2000, the Lilly Endowment, Inc. has invested over $2 million in 88 select religiously affiliated colleges to fund Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation (PTEV). These Programs were designed to help students …

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 2, Spring 2009, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Choosing a Path
Mike Rogers, S.J., ’02, Brent Otto, S.J., ’01 and Brett McLaughlin, S.J., ’04, from left above, are among the handful of Holy Cross graduates who have quietly, purposefully made the choice to live a life for others as members of the Society of Jesus. Learn how their personal stories of discernment unfolded on Mount St. James.
By Michelle M. Murphy
Illustrations by James Steinberg

New Home, New Discoveries
As students and faculty settle in at the recently opened Park B. and Linda Smith Laboratories, we take a look inside the new facility and contemplate …

Flourishing, Not Fear: Why Aren't We Flourishing? (Part I), Marykate Morse

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

No abstract provided.

Sustaining Spiritual Leadership For The Long Haul: The Center For Spiritual Renewal At Barclay College, David O. Williams

Doctor of Ministry

There is no higher calling in the Christian life than the call to serve as a spiritual leader within the body of Christ (pastor, music minister, missionary, etc.). While many of these leaders are functioning quite well in their respective ministries today, many others are leaving vocational ministry at an alarming rate. In section one of this document, an attempt will be made to identify some of the key factors that contribute to this current clergy crisis. A significant number of support services have emerged in recent years in an attempt to address the problem of clergy burnout. Section two …

Wesley Bibliography Spring 2009, Kenneth J. Collins

ATS Digital Resources

No abstract provided.

Requiem For A Heavyweight, Gerald Fitzgerald, Kathleen Lichti

Spiritan Magazine

Homily at the funeral of Garry McCarthy CSSp, Gerald Fitzgerald CSSp
Fr. Mac, Sister kathleen Lichti CSJ