{"product_id":"connecting-like-jesus-isbn-9780470431023","title":"Connecting Like Jesus","description":"A hands-on resource for all Christians who want to communicate with more passion and power.  \u003cp\u003eTony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling have teamed up to explore the dynamic connection that occurs when spirituality\/spiritual practices are combined with effective communication practices. Churches and other religious organizations depend on the ability of their leaders and members to communicate (speak, teach, and preach) within their congregations and beyond. This important, practical guide will reveal Campolo's preaching secrets and Darling's wise counsel as a professor of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes interviews with prominent Christian leaders and thinkers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by two experts on the topic of communication and spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTony Campolo is one of America's most remarkable and beloved Christian communicators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is a key resource written for any Christian who would like to become a more skilled and spiritually mature communicator.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Spiritually Charged Communication 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Connecting Like Jesus 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Spiritually Charged Communication: Relational Practices for Connecting Like Jesus 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Soul Healing: Connecting Like Jesus through Care of the Soul 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Practices for Soul Healing 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Albert Darling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 It Is About You: Knowing Yourself as the Starting Point for Soul Healing 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 From Fear to Freedom: Overcoming What Keeps Us from Others 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sacred Listening: Hearing with the Ears of God 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Connecting Through Questions: Why Asking Is Better Than Telling 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conflict: An Opportunity to Connect 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Redeeming Conflict: Prayers and Other Practices for Oneness 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 When Stories Tell the Story: The Power to Shape a Narrative 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Albert Darling and Tony Campolo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Practices for Teaching and Preaching 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony Campolo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Preparing the Soil: Laying the Groundwork for Spiritually Dynamic Speaking 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Planning Your Message: Crafting the Shape of Your Talk 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Presenting Your Message: Why It All Leads Up to the Finale 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript for Spiritually Charged Communication 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“One Another” Verses 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing This Book in Small Groups or Classes 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e [\u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e] Numerous opportunities for introspection, study, and practice in developing \"holy habits\" that foster Christ-like communication are presented in this well-organized and accessible guide. Coauthors Campolo and Darling (\u003ci\u003eThe God of Intimacy and Action\u003c\/i\u003e) offer combined expertise in preaching, public speaking and spiritual direction, resulting in a thought-provoking, valuable resource for Christians seeking to engage in \"spiritually charged communication.\" They draw insights from the writing of John Wesley as well as from interviews conducted with contemporary Christian figures Brian McLaren, Mindy Caliguire, and Shane Claiborne to illuminate ways that Jesus' ministry explicitly models how today's Christians can live in \"dynamic communion with God, ourselves, others and the world.\" The authors apply a Christian lens to familiar communication techniques such as empathic listening, practicing forgiveness, and knowing one's audience. For example, in noting the importance of self-awareness for loving communication, they quote Jesus' admonition, \"First take the log out of your own eye,\" and then suggest several spiritual practices to help Christians identify personal strengths and weaknesses. This book's blend of kindly spiritual insights and practical wisdom may well appeal to those beyond the target Christian audience. (June) (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, April 12, 2010)   \u003cp\u003eAcclaimed preacher and writer \u003cb\u003eTony Campolo\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, noted author of many books, and a national media commentator on religion, society, and politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Albert Darling\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of communication at Spring Arbor University and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe God of Intimacy and Action\u003c\/i\u003e, is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats.   \t\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eConnecting Like Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tony Campolo is among our most able communicators today, and Mary Darling is known for her exceptional skill in soul care. Together they have crafted a book that can help us all be with each other in radically loving ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—RICHARD J. FOSTER, author,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCelebration of Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Streams of Living Water\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tony Campolo…???opens to the reader a treasure house of wisdom for communicating the gospel, and Mary Darling demonstrates a profound instinct on how to care for other souls....A gem for anyone who wants to serve God more powerfully.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—DR. ROBERT H. SCHULLER, founding pastor and preacher, Crystal Cathedral and the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eHour of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book contains some wonderful tools you can't afford to miss. Not only will it strengthen you as a communicator, but it will empower you to love people more deeply.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—MARGARET FEINBERG, author,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eScouting the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Sacred Echo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e(www.margaretfeinberg.com)\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Darling and Campolo have crafted a book that is good for the soul and will help reproduce a new generation of preachers and prophets.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—SHANE CLAIBORNE, author, activist, and recovering sinner (www.thesimpleway.org)\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A practical and inspiring treasure of skills and wisdom...for anyone who desires to communicate more faithfully and effectively in a media-rich, spiritually impoverished world.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—QUENTIN J. 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