Appreciative Inquiry, Wendell Berry, Abby Norman, Daniel Hill - July 23

Appreciative Inquiry, Wendell Berry, Abby Norman, Daniel Hill - July 23 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 07/23/21

July 23, 2021

“Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.”

- Eudora Welty,
novelist

Tomorrow marks the anniversary
of the death of the novelist... (2001)

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White Awake:
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*** Our FREE Ebook of the Week:
Thomas a Kempis:
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Announcing Cultivating Communities! Resources for for Churches Navigating the Post-Pandemic Transition

Cultivating Communities, a partnership of Englewood Christian Church (Indianapolis) and Missio Alliance, is a growing network of cohorts across North America, each composed of congregations that are conversant with the way of Jesus in their respective places.
The ERB will be providing resources for this network. The first resource is a guide to Appreciative Inquiry, a conversational process that will help churches find their way as they emerge from the pandemic.

Abby Norman – You Can Talk to God Like That [Feature Review]

Being Honest About What is Going on in our Hearts. A Feature Review of You Can Talk to God Like That: The Surprising Power of Lament to Save Your Faith
by Abby Norman (Broadleaf Books, 2021)
Reviewed by June Mears Driedger

5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 22 July 2021

Here are 5 essential July 2021 ebook deals that are worth checking out:
( Wendell Berry, Zadie Smith, Frederick Buechner, MORE)

Jason W. Locke – Using Appreciative Inquiry as a Tool for Congregational Change

Appreciative Inquiry is a conversational process that is particularly helpful in helping organizations explore and imagine how they might move forward in difficult seasons, like the present transition out of the COVID pandemic that churches are facing now.
We found the following article to be a helpful introduction to Appreciative Inquiry for churches…

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Lectionary Poetry – 9th Sunday After Pentecost (Year B)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday, including poems by Mary Oliver, James Weldon Johnson, Malcolm Guite, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Fall 2021 – Most Anticipated Books for Christian Readers!

The second half of 2021 promises a ton of excellent new books! Here are 45 of our most anticipated books of Fall 2021 for Christian Readers…
These anticipated books of Fall 2021 (released in the second half of the year) wrestle with some of the deepest challenges of our day, and will guide us toward faithful living in the present and in years to come.

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books