The Kingdom Life: A Practical Theology of Discipleship and Spiritual Formation - Hardcover

Each of us has ties to family, friends, and strangers in our society, so our spiritual formation should touch not only ourselves but everyone we meet, including the most needy. The truest kind of transformation—the kind Jesus taught and modeled—prompts us to reach out to our neighbor instead of withdrawing into a self-absorbed, isolated, and risk-free spirituality.

For six years, a dozen spiritual formation leaders—including Dallas Willard, Bruce Demarest, and Bill Hull—have come together with their colleagues to create this collection of wisdom and honest personal revelation in the areas of discipleship and spiritual formation. The Kingdom Life aims to ground your transformation in the midst of your community through five key emphases: (1) a fresh approach to spiritual disciplines that connect you with God and His kingdom; (2) the pursuit of transformation through communities of grace; (3) exploration of the inner issues of woundedness, hiddenness, and legalism; (4) direct involvement in God’s mission in your world; and (5) practicing the broader vision of an integrated approach to transformation.

The Kingdom Life is for teachers, pastors, and lay leaders but also for every serious Christian seeking a more integrated approach to spiritual formation. This book has both a theological foundation and a “process” aspect in which the key principles are exhibited in practice.

Alan Andrews, former U.S. director for The Navigators, is general editor. Other authors are Dallas Willard, Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, Keith J. Matthews, Bill Hull, Keith Meyer, Peggy Reynoso, Paula Fuller, Bruce Demarest, Michael Glerup, Richard E. Averbeck, and Christopher Morton.