Spiritual Formation Resources

Each congregation in the Diocese has the DVD series, Short courses in Adult Christian Formation, and a notebook of printed parish resources.

DVDs, CDs, and VCR tapes available at the offices of The School of Ministry to be checked out.

 **Send us an e-mail to request a resource, or call us at 336-273-5770.
 

from the Spiritual Formation Summit, 2002 Series (all VCR tapes)

• “Living Our Lives as a Spiritual Practice”, by Joan Borysenko
• “Contemplative Prayer and the Heart of Community”, by Thomas Keating
• “A New World Needs a New Church”, by Alan Jones
• “Setting the Stage: A Culture Scan”, by Phyllis Tickle
• “Incarnation and Transformation in a New World”, by Desmond Tutu
• “Reconciliation and Transformation”, by Desmond Tutu (VCR or DVD)
• “Jesus’ Way of Healing”, by Walter and June Keener Wink

from the 27 th National Conference of Trinity Institute 1996: Jesus at 2000 (VCR tape)

• “From Galilean Jew to the Face of God: The Pre-Easter and Post-Easter Jesus”, by Marcus J. Borg

from the 2007 Mollegen Forum at Virginia Theological Seminary.  (DVD)

•  The Water of Life: the Earth’s Water Crisis was the theme, and features the Rt. Rev. Frank T. Griswold, former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; environmental author Fred Pearce (When the Rivers Run Dry); environmental attorney Martha Franks; the Rev. Canon Peter G. Kreitler, Episcopal priest and host of “Earth Talk” radio; and the Very Rev. Martha J. Horne, then dean and president of Virginia Seminary.

from  National Conference of the Trinity Institute, January 2008

• Religion and Violence: Untangling the roots of conflict is the theme.  Webcasts will be hosted by the School of Ministry at various parishes around the diocese. Trinity Institute has provided a DVD with 20-minute interviews of the speakers, James Cone, Susannah Heschel, James Carroll, Tariq Raamadan, and Katherine Jefferts Schori. These pre-Institure conversations may be used for fall or Advent classes or small groups in your parish. There is also a leaders’ guide.

from Stories and Reflections on Peacebuilding from Africa (DVD)

• "When you are the Peacebuilder"

from the Mennonite Central Committee (DVD)

• "Not One Alone: Generations at Risk", The Church in Africa Responds to AIDS

from Metropolitan Arts for: Anglican Women's Empowerment and World Mission Sunday (DVD)

• "Shall We Gather: Anglican Women Together"