tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post478253512516275049..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Congregational Spiritual FormationKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-30991792454290186162011-08-16T12:32:53.650-04:002011-08-16T12:32:53.650-04:00At least in overview, I would hope. Two major rea...At least in overview, I would hope. Two major reasons why such familiarity is necessary: first, the 12-Step process is deeply Christian and, at the same time, puts some new spins on old Christian truths. Second, any Pastor these days is inevitably going to encounter people whose spirituality is primarily 12-Step in orientation.FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-35052323289875022282011-08-16T12:25:07.664-04:002011-08-16T12:25:07.664-04:00We have an MDIV course called Recovery and Deliver...We have an MDIV course called Recovery and Deliverance that I hope will engage the 12 step process at least in overview.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-54604162430627441862011-08-16T12:17:11.882-04:002011-08-16T12:17:11.882-04:00Some resources that need to be mentioned in this d...Some resources that need to be mentioned in this discussion, and here is as good a place as any:<br /><br />First, all Pastors need to be familiar with 12-Step spirituality. Therefore, seminary students should attend several open AA meetings, including at least one speaker's meeting, and be familiar with the literature, especially the "Big Book" and the "12 and 12". There is also a book called "The 12 Steps for Anyone who really Wants Them" and another, a kind of course in advance 12-Step spirituality, called "Conversations from the Bottom of the Bottle".<br /><br />Second, a book called "Orthodox Psychotherapy", written by a Greek monk (who is a bishop, I believe).<br /><br />Finally, another book called "Invitation to a Great Experiment: Exploring the Possibility that God can be Known". This places 12-Step spirituality in a very broad Christian (and non-Christian) context.FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.com