Practical Enhancements to Willow Creek’s Spiritual Continuum: Prayer, Mentoring, Small Groups, and the Cross
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Issue Date
2017-08
Authors
Sahyouni, Xavier Nader, 1963-
Advisor
Schuurman, Peter (Advisor)
Artist
Creator
Editor
Photographer
Type
Thesis
Keywords
Mentoring
Spiritual formation
Small groups ministry
Prayer
Spiritual formation
Small groups ministry
Prayer
Citation
Sahyouni, Xavier Nader. “Practical Enhancements to Willow Creek’s Spiritual Continuum: Prayer, Mentoring, Small Groups, and the Cross.” D. Min., Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017.
Abstract
This project explores in three parts the connection between mentoring, growth in personal prayer practices, and spiritual growth. The first part looks at how mentoring and personal prayer practices influenced my personal spiritual journey. The second part provides practical enhancements to an existing model of spiritual formation and discusses the place of small groups, suffering, mentoring, and personal spiritual practices in that enhanced model. Finally, in the third part I review a ministry project where I mentored seven individuals in their personal prayer lives over a seven-week period. The results show that in this context, there is a positive link between mentoring and growth in personal prayer, and consequently spiritual growth.
Table of Contents
Introduction – Wrestling With God: A Spiritual Autobiography – Practical Enhancements to Willow Creek’s Spiritual Continuum – The Impact of One-on-One Mentoring in Personal Prayer on Spiritual Growth of Individuals at the Brown Line Vineyard – Conclusion
Publisher
Tyndale University College & Seminary
Copyright Notice
Copyright, Xavier Nader Sahyouni, managed by Tyndale University. All rights reserved.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Alternative Title
Prayer, Mentoring, Small Groups, and the Cross