Listening with the heart of Jesus through intergenerational dialogue

Willie Roy Rogers

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Listening with the heart of Jesus through intergenerational dialogue

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Willie Roy Rogers. Listening with the Heart of Jesus Through Intergenerational Dialogue. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5bdd8e9d-df22-49a6-8c3e-65989cb36404.

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W. R. Rogers. Listening with the heart of Jesus through intergenerational dialogue. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5bdd8e9d-df22-49a6-8c3e-65989cb36404

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Willie Roy Rogers. Listening with the Heart of Jesus Through Intergenerational Dialogue. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5bdd8e9d-df22-49a6-8c3e-65989cb36404.

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Willie Roy Rogers

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Abstract

This project focuses on understanding how Jesus listened deeply throughout the scripture and on ways of sharing deeply listening like Jesus with the congregation of Calvary United Methodist Church as a means for expanding and engaging in mission and evangelism. The concept of spiritual deep listening is viewed through the framework of the church history, family ties and in acts of worship through song, prayer, the preached word, as wellas acts of outreach. The concept of the beloved community expressed by Dr. Martin Luther King provides the theoretical framework for viewing the hteology of community expressed at Calvary United Methodist Church as the members struggle to listen to one another, the neighborhood, and the larger community. The research technoques used include observations, workshops and interviews with congregants. Data was also collected using a questionaire designed to sample the congregation for their growth in understanding the concept of listening deeply like Jesus. The result of this project has been an embracing of the active listening model in the communications among church members at Calvary United Methodist Church. Strong participation in a recent church retreat demonstrated the acceptance of the deep spiritual listening concept as members supported each other in hearing and responding.

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