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Fall 1988: Spiritual Vitality

Volume 9
Fall

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In this Issue
FROM THE EDITORS
Marshall Shelley
Can Spiritual Maturity Be Taught?
An interview with Roberta Hestenes
Marshall Shelley and Larry Weeden
Discipleship
SELLING ANCIENT DISCIPLINES TO MODERNS
Paul Anderson
Discipleship
TYPE B SPIRITUALITY
Steven D. Felker
WHEN GOD AND WE DISAGREE
Wayne Jacobsen
PRACTICING THE PRESENCE IN THE PASTORATE
Richard Bridston
WHAT I LEARNED FROM MORDECAI HAM
Mark Coppenger
Discipleship
GROWTH: AN ACT OF THE WILL?
Does spiritual development depend on my effort? A reflection on the interplay of God's will and ours.
Eugene H. Peterson
LEADERSHIP BIBLIOGRAPHY
Robert Boyd Munger
THE PASTOR'S SALARY: A Leadership Survey
A nationwide study reveals what pastors make--and how they feel about it.
James D. Berkley
THE FIGURES BEHIND THE SURVEY
Jim Berkley
A VACATION FROM GOD
John Killinger
WHEN SPIRITUALITY IS JUST A JOB
Douglas Alan Walrath
RETHINKING SUBURBAN EVANGELISM
In a day when privacy is prized, how can a church reach its insulated neighbors?
Calvin Miller
Discipleship
THE SPIRITUAL INVENTORY
Donald L. Bubna
Discipleship
THE HEALING POWER OF A CHILD
David Trembley
The Mind Alive
Discipleship
The Mind Alive
Reading can stimulate growth, but only if we find the time, the right material, and a way to remember it.
Earl Palmer
Discipleship
LIFE-SHAPING BOOKS
Earl Palmer
Discipleship |Leadership
PEOPLE IN PRINT
Mark Galli
Passing on a Vital Faith
Discipleship
Passing on a Vital Faith
The next generation needs lasting regeneration, too.
Sonny Salsbury
Discipleship
GETTING BACK TO NURTURE
Chuck Smith, Sr.
THE DANGER OF SPIRTUAL VITALITY
Bill Hybels
VITALITY IN THE CLOSING DARKNESS
What happens when a pastor begins to lose his mind? A true story
Kevin Miller
DEALING WITH THE OVERDEPENDENT
How can you help chronically needy people without them draining all your time, money, and energy?
Craig Brian Larson
Three Reasons We Say No
Harry L. Poe
EFFECTIVE INVITATIONS
Six fresh ways to awaken people to commitment.
Larry K. Weeden
THE LESSON OF THE COCKLEBUR
Graham R. Hodges
The Minister as Maestro
The pastor is more conductor of an orchestra than CEO of a business.
Fred Smith
Leadership|Outreach
GOD'S BLESSING AND THE NONGROWING CHURCH
Johnny V. Miller
THE BACK PAGE
Paul D. Robbins
To Illustrate…
Discipleship
Ideas that Work
Discipleship
RAISING KIDS TO LOVE THE CHURCH
Children of the ministry are not volunteers; they are conscripts. But even they can grow up enjoying their experience.
Marshall Shelley

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