Necessary Endings

book

by Henry Cloud, Simon & Schuster, NY, 2019

Description

This book guides readers to determine what activities and beliefs are worth keeping or ending so they can move forward and experience authentic human flourishing.

Features

exercises for reflection

Recommended Audience

any person of faith, especially Evangelical Christian

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Gain life perspective and process loss by discussing this with other people experiencing significant life transitions.
Create a sermon series about endings by studying this book and referencing its stories.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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