This book explores a modern path for the ancient hunger to grow closer to God. By engaging powerful stories of God's deep connections with people across the country you can grow your own faith and deepen the vitality of your congregation. In these pages you will discover the seven different ways God connects with people through a juxtaposition of God's powerful work in the world today and the biblical text. While many of us have encounters with God, read to discover which faith practices you can focus on to make the greatest impact in your faith life overall.
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Thomas Wiltberger Evans. Pathways to God
Pathways to God
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
A Journey to Discover How We Can Grow Our Experience of God
The Ways in Which We Experience God
The Survey: Measuring Our Experience of God
Going Deeper into the Data: What Drives Our Experience of God
A Practical Path to Experiencing God in Your Life
Experiencing God in Your Life through Praying the Scriptures
Experiencing God through Worship
Key Themes for Congregations
Conclusions
Appendix A: The Survey
Appendix B: The Analysis
Bibliography
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An Exploration into Our Experience of God and How We Might Grow Closer to the Divine
Thomas Evans
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There are various theories as to why football stadiums and concert venues explode with people and the churches do not.
But the axiom under which I operate is nothing can possibly be more compelling than the power and presence of God! And if we can find a way authentic to our tradition to tap into this presence, then our attendance challenges would be a thing of the past. But that of course is not our goal.
