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In the contemporary church, the word 'mission' has become synonymous with pace, expansion and results. Yet such an approach can often leave those with responsibilities in mission or ministry feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. Not only that, but mission which focuses on the rapid and the growing fails to recognise the rich resources the more contemplative Christian traditions can offer our post-secular society, and especially those who would call themselves 'spiritual but not religious'.
In 'The Seeking Heart', Ian Mobsby calls for an approach to mission which takes a deeper, slower spirituality more seriously. Drawing on the work of a wide range of figures within the Christian tradition, from John of the Cross and Hildegard of Bingham to John Taylor, he boldly calls the church to a new kind of mission which takes spirituality more seriously, and offers a model to demonstrate what such an approach might look like in practice.
Contents
Acknowledgements v
Introduction 1
Part One: Why Do We Need a More Contemplative Model
and Approach to Christian Mission? 5
1 The Challenge of Living in a Post-Secular Market Society
Context 7
2 The Crisis of Personal Identity and the Rise of Spiritual Seeking
and the 'Spiritual But Not Religious' 22
3 How the 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Seek for Spirituality 45
Part Two: A Contemplative Theology and Model of Mission 71
4 Developing a Missional Contemplative Theology 73
5 Developing a Contemplative Model of Mission: 'God's
Kenosis, Our Theosis' 106
Part Three: The Christian Contemplative Missional Journey 141
6 Awakening: The Beginning of the Spiritual Journey 143
7 Purgation: The Crisis Stage 163
8 Illumination: The Insight Stage 177
9 Union: The Transformation Stage 188
10 Afterword 202
Appendix 1 Script for the meditation group using an
adapted John Main Approach 206
Appendix 2 Contemplative Worship Service Liturgy
(adapted Anglican Version of the Service of the Word) 210
References 214
