Contemplative Compassion

In Contemplative Compassion: Creating a Culture of Care in Faith Communities Sarah Butler Berlin weds practical pastoral ministry advice to contemplative, passionate prayer as a means to help the Church and individual churches become a supportive community like no other place in society. More than a book, this guide can be used by individuals and groups for gaining knowledge about how to minister to hurting people and applying what is learned. Each chapter contains a Scripture reading and explanation, a real-life story, application of the lesson, and motivational material, plus additional reflection questions and exercises and a devotional reading that can be used between group meetings or by individuals at a later time.

Sarah Butler Berlin is an Episcopal priest and author of Caring Ministry: A Contemplative Approach to Pastoral Care. She is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and Interim Pastor, and leads workshops on listening skills. Sarah teaches Anglican Pastoral Care as Adjunct Faculty at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. Rev. Berlin often assists at St. Philip and St. James Episcopal Church, Denver, where her husband, The Rev. George Berlin, is Rector.