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Experiencing the Depths of Christian Community
by Renovaré Team, Grace Pouch
Any serious effort to follow Jesus must be grounded in community. To be in Christ is to be in the gathered Body of which he is the Head. Not just abstractly or “in the great by-and-by,” but planted in a particular place and a particular group where we can be formed by, alongside, and for the sake of other people.
Rootedness can mean a lot of things. This booklet is designed to help us consider ways to root our communion with the Lord God in relationships with other people, drawing on insights from:
- Marva Dawn
- George MacDonald
- Richard J. Foster
- Vernon Johns
- Amy Carmichael
- D.T. Niles
Edited by Grace Pouch
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About the Authors
Renovaré is a Christian nonprofit that models, resources, and advocates fullness of life with God experienced, by grace, through the spiritual practices of Jesus and of the historical Church. Christian in commitment, ecumenical in breadth, and international in scope, Renovaré helps people in becoming more like Jesus through print and online resources, gatherings and retreats, and educational initiatives like the Renovaré Institute.
Grace creates and curates resources for spiritual formation as Renovaré’s Content Manager. She loves reading and sharing words of wisdom, and it is her great pleasure to help shape Renovaré’s contribution to “the great conversation of the soul” through podcasts, publishing projects, workshops, and in-person teaching. Also an author and professor, Grace’s favorite subjects to write and teach about are children’s spiritual formation and early Christian desert spirituality. Grace graduated from the Renovaré Institute, Erskine Theological Seminary, and Davidson College. She lives in South Carolina with her husband William and their two children.