Loving God With All Your Mind: Equipping the Community of Faith for Theological Thinking - Softcover

Hawkins, Thomas R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881773980 ISBN 13: 9780881773989

Publisher: Discipleship Resources, 2004

Synopsis

Thomas Hawkins interprets some of the new brain science in ways that provide practical help for local church teachers and leaders. This easy-to-read book is filled with examples and stories that help congregational leaders think together from their variety of styles to make meaningful decisions about the organization and educational systems in their churches. Teachers and leaders will learn more about how to develop critical thinking skills and how to overcome emotional resistance as they lead groups in theological reflection.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas R. Hawkins has served as pastor, director of connectional ministries and district superintendent in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church. Today he serves as a professor in the Career and Organizational Studies Program at Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences at Eastern Illinois University and as copastor with his wife, Jan, at First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, Illinois. He is the author of numerous publications on church leadership and issues of power and conflict, including Building Gods People, Cultivating Christian Community, The Potter and the Clay, Sharing the Search, The Learning Congregation, A Life That Becomes the Gospel, Claiming God's Promises, The Christian Small-Group Leader and Faithful Leadership.

About this edition

• Publisher: Discipleship Resources
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0881773980
• ISBN 13: 9780881773989
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144