RPM Books
RPM Ministries
RPM Consulting
“Equipping You to Change Lives with
Christ’s Changeless Truth”
             
 

Spiritual Friends: Contents

    
             
   
Acknowledgments: Partners on My Journey..................................................................viii
General Introduction: The Soul Physician's Library..........................................................ix
Introduction: Relating God's Truth to Human Relationships................................................1

Section One: Understanding the Art of Spiritual Friendship

  1. Portraits of Spiritual Friendship: The Relationships of Spiritual Friends.........................7
  2. Qualifications for Spiritual Friendship: The Resume of Spiritual Friends.......................20
  3. Lenses in Spiritual Friendship: The Roadmap for Spiritual Friends..............................39
  4. Compassionate Discernment in Spiritual Friendship: The Roles of Spiritual Friends........58

Section Two: Maturing the Art of Sustaining Spiritual Friendship

  1. Sustaining Diagnosis: Compassionate Discernment in Sustaining............................. 83
  2. Sustaining Treatment and Intervention: GRACE Relational Competencies, Part I....... 108
  3. Sustaining Treatment and Intervention: GRACE Relational Competencies, Part II.......128

Section Three: Maturing the Art of Healing Spiritual Friendship

  1. Healing Diagnosis: Compassionate Discernment in Healing....................................147
  2. Healing Treatment and Intervention: RESTS Relational Competencies, Part I...........169
  3. Healing Treatment and Intervention: RESTS Relational Competencies, Part II..........198

Section Four: Maturing the Art of Reconciling Spiritual Friendship

  1. Reconciling Diagnosis: Compassionate Discernment in Reconciling..........................215
  2. Reconciling Treatment and Intervention: PEACEE Relational Competencies, Part I.....236
  3. Reconciling Treatment and Intervention: PEACEE Relational Competencies, Part II....258

Section Five: Maturing the Art of Guiding Spiritual Friendship

  1. Guiding Diagnosis: Compassionate Discernment in Guiding....................................284
  2. Guiding Treatment and Intervention: FAITHH Relational Competencies, Part I..........300
  3. Guiding Treatment and Intervention: FAITHH Relational Competencies, Part I..........331
Appendix: Conducting a Spiritual Friendship Meeting...................................................354
Bibliography: Works Cited and Consulted..................................................................364