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Sacred Rest

by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Faith Words, NY, September 24, 2019

Description

This book helps congregations understand how to get quality rest and why it’s important to our physical and spiritual well-being. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, believes quality rest helps people enjoy their daily lives more fully. To provide insight into our need for rest, Dr. Dalton-Smith shares practical aspects of rest based on her medical training and lived experiences. She also outlines different types of rest and the spiritual gifts people receive when they develop practices that help them truly rest.

Features

  • Short chapters
  • Personal rest-deficit assessment tool
  • Thirty-day sacred rest challenge

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

  • Develop a spiritual practice of rest in your congregation by hosting a book study and a community of people trying the thirty-day sacred rest challenge.
  • Read and reflect on a short chapter each day on your own or with congregational leaders to practice self-care and protect yourself from burnout.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Kelly Minas

Executive Director for Center Evaluation and Funded Programs

Kelly Minas designs and directs evaluation processes for grants, resource consulting, and educational programs at the Center for Congregations. Kelly received an undergraduate degree in American culture from Vassar College, where she was active in interfaith work on campus, and a master’s degree in contemporary sociology from the University of Leicester in England.

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