06-01-16 - The 9 Arts Of Spiritual Conversations
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- Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2016 07:00
If you've ever felt uncomfortable talking about your faith with people who believe differently—you're not alone. Click here for Brock Tozer's interview with John Crilly, co-author of "The 9 Arts Of Spiritual Conversations: Walking alongside People Who Believe Differently" on this week's Wednesday Bookmark, brought to you by BooksforChrist.com.
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Love God, love people. Could evangelism really be that simple?
Often, it doesn’t seem so. It can feel scary, awkward, and uncomfortable as we try to navigate loaded questions and different perspectives. Even the most faithful of believers sometimes get stumped. But can you imagine if we, as Christians, simply spent time with people who are far from God and provided a safe place to talk about spiritual matters? If we listened to them and discovered what was really important to them? After all . . . it’s what Jesus did. And it’s what you can do too.
Drawing straight from the life and ministry of Jesus, The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations offers simple practices to help you build relationships with people who believe differently. Anyone who has read and appreciated Becoming a Contagious Christian or Just Walk across the Room won’t want to miss this book on creating a safe space to have natural, loving, and spiritual conversations with others.
About the Authors
Mary Schaller is president of Q Place, a ministry that empowers Christians to engage in meaningful conversations about God with people who believe differently. After founding three technology-related business ventures in Silicon Valley and the Boston high-tech corridor, Mary turned her attention to ministry in 1999, becoming a minister of small groups at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in the San Francisco bay area. In 2006 she graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. She is the author of How to Start a Q Place and the coauthor of The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations book and small group curriculum. Mary and her husband, Paul, who have three adult children and four grandchildren, live in the Chicago area.
John Crilly is the son of a construction worker and is married to a farmer's daughter. He spent nearly twenty-three years in the marketplace in leadership and project management positions and four years as the Q Place national field director. Shortly after he graduated as an engineer from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), John's life was radically transformed by Jesus Christ. With a new heart and passion for helping others discover God, John directed his enthusiasm and energy into seeker small group and sports ministry. He has helped equip others in the seeker small group movement by training adults, church leaders and university students. As a writer, poet, and certified professional life coach, John led the development of the Q Place training curriculum, The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations. John is passionate about loving, inviting, and introducing people to Jesus--and encouraging and equipping others to do the same. John has been married to Danielle since 1990. They live in the Chicago area, where they love their neighbors.
