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By purchasing the following items, you are supporting Oasis
Ministries.
Portions of the proceeds of sales come back to the Oasis
organization.
Thank you for your continued support.
(If you have trouble with your on-line order, feel free to
order by phone: 717-737-8222)
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Ahhh...
Oasis Mugs debut at graduation dinner, May 2008
These cobalt blue mugs make the perfect
gift for someone who just needs to sit in the directee chair and
"come home."
Price: $5.00
At this time, due to their fragile
nature, these mugs are only available for sale at selected Oasis
functions. Please contact the
Oasis office if you are interested in purchasing to find out
where, when and how.
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Artist: Brant Lingle
Title: b.e. - a labyrinth of prayer
(c) 2006
Price: $15.00 (+ $3.75 s&h)
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b.e. - a
labyrinth of song
CD recorded by 2005 Oasis graduate, Brant Lingle
Brant Lingle, a 2005 graduate of the Oasis Spiritual Direction for Spiritual Guides program, and Pastor of Students & their Families at New Hanover United Methodist Church, has composed "b.e.: a prayer labyrinth of song" during a 3 year spiritual journey. It is a guided prayer experience in music, designed to create a restful place for people to connect with God.
Oasis Ministries receives a portion of the proceeds for each CD sold.
hear
a sample from CD - "to you"
Visit Brant's
website
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Energion Publications
Publication Date: April 2012
Binding: Paperback. 130pp ISBN-10: 1893729117 Price: $9.99
(+3.95 s&h)
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Clergy Table
Talk: Eavesdropping on Ministry Issues in the 21st Century
"15 spiritual practices to
turn distractions into opportunities"
What goes on in the back of clergy
folks’ heads that we wish we could talk about? And what do we talk
about with no holds barred? In each chapter of this book, Groff
offers a spiritual spin on an issue in ministry normally viewed as a
distraction. He shows real life ways that a barrier can become a
bridge to deepening spiritual life and vocation. A paragraph ends
with a question, inviting the reader to pause . . . and ponder. Each
chapter ends with a spiritual practice and questions for reflection.
Here is ideal grist for intergenerational study groups for
ministers, members, and seekers.
Visit author's website
Order from
publisher
"click 'add to cart' button to left to order from Oasis
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Author: Nancy Bieber
Publisher: Skylight Paths
Publication
Date: 10/2010
Binding: Paperback. 208pp ISBN-978-1-59473-289-8
Price: $16.99
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Decision-Making &
Spiritual Discernment
The Sacred Art of Finding Your Way
When we approach decision making as a
spiritual practice, we are recognizing that we need the aid of the
wise and loving Spirit whose Light exceeds our own.
This is the practice of spiritual discernment, the traditional name
for listening and attending to God’s guidance. We approach
decision-making in this book as active participants, co-creators
with God in shaping our lives. Drawing on twenty-five years of
experience as a psychologist and fifteen years of experience as a
spiritual director, Nancy Bieber presents three essential aspects of
Spirit-led decision-making:
* Willingness—being open to God’s wisdom and love
* Attentiveness—noticing what is true, discerning the path right for
us
* Responsiveness—taking steps forward as the way becomes clear
With gentle encouragement, Bieber shows us how to weave these themes
together so that they strengthen our decision making process and
help us find our path.
—from the
author's website
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication
Date: 01/2010
Binding: Paperback ISBN-978-0-8091-4628-4
Price: $12.95
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Facing East,
Praying West
Poetic Reflections on the Spiritual Exercises
During a sabbatical in India, I was
fortunate to have as my retreat director a Jesuit who had been a
close friend of author Anthony de Mello, as well as a spiritual
director for Mother Teresa during much of her life.
Why poems? Letting the flow of words, images, and metaphors out
through our fingertips—or in through our eyes—creates a holistic and
primal way of praying.
I hope my reflections prepare the fertile soil for the seeds of your
own faith, hope, and love to break open—praying and studying alone
or with others, on retreat in silence or at a workplace in stress.
The effect may take the form of a spontaneous poem of your own, a
surprising act of love, or a serendipitous moment of joy. Think of
poetry as a museum that sharpens your eye for some unexpected beauty
in the world’s grit.
—The author (read
Excerpt)
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 06/2007
Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: 0687642655 Price:
$20.00
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WRITING TIDES
Finding Grace and Growth through Writing
People write all the time—memos, cards,
or emails, presentations for speaking, teaching, or preaching. Whether
you write for personal reflection or for others, this book will deepen
the creative process by finding meaning and mystery in ordinary notes
or analytical essays, prose or poetry, sermons or lectures, music or
lyrics, committee minutes or family stories.
“Writing is a form of contemplation,”
wrote Thomas Merton. Exquisitely written, Writing Tides
embodies Kent Groff’s passion to help anyone discover contemplative
insights through personal reflections, practical notes, or
work-related writing.
Drawing upon the author’s experience
leading courses in writing, spiritual formation, and vocation, Groff
guides readers to discover writing practices that aid meditation,
prayer, and spiritual growth.
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Publication
Date: 01/2004
Binding: Hardcover, 256 pages ISBN-978-0-7879-6758-1
Price:
$9.95 (+s&h)
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What Would I Believe If I Didn’t Believe Anything?
A Handbook for Spiritual Orphans
What Would I Believe if I Didn't Believe Anything? is
a guidebook for spiritual orphans that shows how they can “doubt their way home” by embracing
their doubts and asking the hard questions as a meaningful path toward genuine
faith. The author helps readers value their own questions and learn to talk about
spiritual matters in fresh, non-religious language. Rather than handing down
doctrines “from above,” Groff invites readers to look at life “from
below,” exploring experiences of daily living. He helps the reader
to find the grace in the grit of everyday life, seeking analogies of faith
in
film and
literature, psychology and science, poetry and arts, music and sports. Drawing
primarily from the well of his Christian experience, Groff also incorporates
insights from the world's primal myths and major religions.
Fifty reflection exercises make it ideal for group use with journeyers of varied
backgrounds for campuses, prisons, communal residences, religious communities
and work places.
— Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Upper Room
Binding:
Paperback, 182 pages ISBN-0-8358-0927-7
Price: $13.00
(+$3.75s&h)
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The
Soul of Tomorrow’s Church:
Weaving Spiritual Practices in Ministry Together
Excerpt Endorsements
and Table of Contents
Kent
Ira Groff invites congregational leaders to weave spiritual practices
into all aspects of ministry. The Soul of
Tomorrow’s Church will be
restored as spiritual practices are woven in five ministry functions: worship,
administration,
education, soul care, and outreach. Every chapter teems with practical ways
to weave spiritual practices of prayer, discernment, faith stories, silence,
and
hospitality in each one of these five specific ministry functions.
— The Upper Room (Publisher)
Named One of the 10 Best Books
in 2001 by
The Academy of Parish Clergy |
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Upper Room
Binding:
Paperback, 168 pages ISBN 0-8358-0862
Price:
$12.00 (+$3.75 s&h)
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Journeymen:
A Spiritual Guide for Men
(and for Women Who Want to Understand Them)
Excerpt
Journeymen
encourages readers to make the connection between being men
and being Christian, integrating the feeling of power
and the power of feeling. Exploring
men’s particular wounds and the promise of healing through Christ, Journeymen offers biblical examples, the author’s own stories and those
of other men, prayer exercises, meditations, and reflection questions.
— The Upper Room (Publisher) |
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Publisher: Alban Institute
Publication Date: 1993 Binding:
Paperback, 219 pages ISBN 156699-117-X
Price:
$15.00 (+$3.75 s&h)
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Active
Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers
A
practical guidebook for the inquiring layperson seeking a holistic,
intelligent
look at the spiritual life, and for the pastor or religious professional
seeking a systematic framework and spiritual practices to re-ignite
the flame of faith.
Groff explains what it means to believe and what to do after you say you
believe—through
a unique integration of spirituality and service, heart and mind, and various
faith traditions. Explore five spiritual disciplines: community, solitude,
learning, service, and vocation. Great for study groups.
— Alban Institute (Publisher) |
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Booklet Price:
$3.00 (+s&h)
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Spiritual
Practices for Beginners and Leaders
Spiritual
Practices is an excellent self-guide for new members. It has
an adaptable
six-week study guide for adult classes—or for church boards who want
to cultivate spiritual goals for their church.
“ Every new and long-term member will benefit from Spiritual
Practices for Beginners and Leaders; every committee chairperson can apply Spirituality
Matters for Committee Meetings; every church officer needs to have both.”
— Ben Campbell Johnson, Columbia Theological Seminary, Georgia |
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Author: Kent Ira Groff
Booklet Price:
$3.00 (+s&h)
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Spirituality Matters for Committee Meetings
Spirituality
Matters can transform committees into communities… sensitive
to the agenda and relationships.
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Rock
Candles and Prayer Flags
Many
thanks to Don and Vicki Kensinger for their generous support of
Oasis Ministries. Please visit the Kensingers at local craft shows,
a current listing can be found at their website
http://rocksandrags.spaces.live.com/
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