{"product_id":"short-term-spiritual-guidance-creative-pastoral-care-and-counseling","title":"Short-Term Spiritual Guidance (Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling)","description":"This book represents a significant departure from most contemporary writing about spiritual direction. While most writers focus on long-term relationships of guidance, specifically envisioning long listening sessions, Bidwell changes focus. Spiritual direction, he insists, typically requires intervention in a specific crisis or situation or question, is not formal, lasts fewer than five sessions, and must be actively and intentionally focused on the person's growth. Bidwell's work shows what spiritual directors can learn from the short-term therapy model, especially about enabling people briefly but effectively to ''learn to listen on their own and with others for God's presence.'' Focusing on how God is already active in the directee's life allows the participants to identify God's action and respond in ways that collaborate with that identified movement of the Spirit.\nKey Features:\nA one-volume guide to the practice of spiritual direction\nBeautifully and simply explains the classic concepts\nSpecific and helpful advice for different situations and for group direction\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0800636589\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0800636589.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bidwell, Duane R.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41715147931706,"sku":"DBV.0800636589.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0800636589-0.jpg?v=1790822496","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/short-term-spiritual-guidance-creative-pastoral-care-and-counseling","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}