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RCC Recommended curriculum for leading your Small Groups
Celebration of Discipline - The Book
Description: Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found. Dividing the Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life. The inward Disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward Disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service help prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration bring us nearer to one another and to God. |
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RCC Recommendation:This challenging classic consists of 13 disciplines of the Christian Life, and we are covering one discipline every two weeks. There is an excellent study guide that provides practical guidance to the principles discussed in the book, and we recently discovered that there is a video series featuring Richard Foster himself that can be used by the group during the study. - Roy Johnston |
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Celebrating the Disciplines - The Workbook
Description: For those who want to develop a deeper, more joyful inner life through the practice of Christian spiritual disciplines, this one-year journal-workbook helps readers find new ways to reflect on, experience, and integrate the disciplines into their lives. RCC Recommendation: See above. |
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Study Guide for "Celebraton of Discipline"
Description: Here Foster provides a series of brief, incisive essays that expand the discussion begun in Celebration of Discipline, focus and clarify key issues, and encourage a fuller understanding and practice of the spiritual disciplines. Each essay is followed by Scripture passages to enhance our appreciation of the disciplines in the light of the Bible, and study questions that facilitate careful reading of the original text and stimulate thought and discussion. Foster has also provided an annotated bibliography of readings that suggest directions for further study. The concise, helpful guide–ideal for personal or group reflection–moves us beyond mere reading about the disciplines to make them an effective opportunity for spiritual growth. RCC Recommendation: See above. |
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Author: Richard J. Foster
Author: Richard J. Foster & Kathryn A. Yanni