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Facing Feelings in Faith Communities

by William M. Kondrath. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.

Description

This resource notes the importance of congregations being emotionally competent and provides insight into six basic feelings so that congregations can build more authentic relationships.

Features

insight into the six basic feelings, examples of how to deal with emotions in congregations, managing emotions, building authentic relationships

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

  • Raise emotional literacy within your congregation to tackle difficult subjects, contemplate a challenging Bible passage, or reflect on periods of change.
  • Build deeper and more authentic relationships by increasing awareness of one's own feelings and the feelings of others.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

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 LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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