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Inspired by the religious life of St. Benedict, richly illustrated, and drawing upon his work with students, MacDonald adapts eight spiritual disciplines for emerging young adults. Written for those who work with emerging adults--college and university chaplains, campus ministers, student leaders, pastors, para-church professionals, and spiritual directors, this practical guide provides a new framework and gives concrete examples of how spiritual disciplines can be incorporated into different ministry settings. The book includes these spiritual disciplines: Communal Prayer Lectio Divina Contemplative Prayer Service Spiritual Direction Pilgrimage Intentional Community Hospitality

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If you work with youth or emerging adults, you will love this book. David MacDonald is a wise guide, weaving ancient practices into contemporary life. This ancient/modern conversation is needed now more than ever as our highly digitized culture finds fresh meaning in the ancient Christian practices of contemplation and service. MacDonald's advice for collegiate ministers to see themselves as professional contemplative practitioners, leading from a presence grounded in personal prayer, is wisdom for all Christian leaders. --Dwight H. Judy, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Formation, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Author of A Quiet Pentecost: Inviting the Spirit into Congregational Life I highly recommend this book for its breath of reach into monastic, contemplative, and contemporary expressions of service and learning that are held together by the gifts of scripture, liturgy, poetic imagination, and a prophetic yearning for a more rightly ordered world. --Mark Forrester, Vanderbilt University's Chaplain and Director of Religious Life This book sings its invitation to all who yearn for soul care amid cultures of anxiety. With sensitivity to multiple religious traditions, David dives deeply into spiritual gifts that we can offer to young adults discerning their place in this world. --Dori Baker, Senior Fellow of Research and Learning, The Forum for Theological Exploration

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David E. MacDonald is University Chaplain at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He is also an elder in the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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