Listening to God Together: Working with Discernment in Church Communities Ann Siddall and John Blanksby
Stillpoint Spirituality Centre
Mission Resourcing Network
Uniting Church SA

This 24 page publication is a companion to Choosing for Life written by the first author and also available from Stillpoint.

From the introductory chapter of the book: “Discernment is what we do when we consciously make choices and decisions, alone or together and seek to have those decisions arise out of a relationship with God. This booklet is for communities, committees, groups and councils of the church to help them attend to the invitations of God in their work together.”

The booklet develops these ideas under the following headings:

CONTENTS

Chapter 1       The rationale 

Chapter 2       Wisdom from the past 

Chapter 3       The need to build community 

Chapter 4       Good habits for an attentive life 

Chapter 5       Corporate discernment in different settings 

                         Some closing reflections 

                         Books and resources  
      

The authors:   

Ann Siddall is Director of Stillpoint Spirituality Centre for the Uniting Church in SA and is an experienced spiritual director, retreat leader, small group facilitator and writer of material that includes resources around individual and corporate spirituality.  

Rev John Blanksby is a Uniting Church minister who has a long-standing interest in discernment practices and is currently involved in a mentoring ministry and in leading discernment retreats. 
      

This booklet can be purchased from Stillpoint Spirituality Centre for $12, or ordered for $12 plus $2 postage and handling. Download order form here:   Listening to God Together Order Form (112.81 kB)