Suggested Reading List: Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Disciplines

Desiring God’s Will by David G. Benner

• Benner shares what it means to align your heart with the heart of God so you can be open and attentive to God as He guides and directs your life. The first step to discernment is to desire what God desires. Audiobook available.

Invitation to a Journey by M. Robert Mulholland, Jr.

• Mulholland shares a basic roadmap on ways to know God by getting to know yourself and sharing spiritual disciplines that are helpful for spiritual growth.

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The Deeper Journey by M. Robert Mulholland, Jr.

• After the basic roadmap, Mulholland helps the reader go deeper, addressing the false-self as well as the religious false self. This is a great follow-up to Invitation to a Journey.

Spiritual Formation by Henri Nouwen, Michael J. Christiansen & Rebecca Laird

• Christiansen & Laird reflect on the teachings and lectures of Nouwen that share how to live out the different stages of faith. Audiobook available.

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Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen, Michael J. Christiansen & Rebecca Laird

• Christiansen & Laird share what they learned from lectures given by Nouwen. In this book they share different spiritual practices, and offer three movements - inward, upward, and outward - as a means to deepening your spiritual life.

Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

• Barton shares different spiritual disciplines that can be incorporated into your life based on the monastic tradition of creating a Rule of Life. Audiobook available.

Invitation to Solitude & Silence by Ruth Haley Barton

• Using the example of Elijah, Barton shares the impact of solitude and silence on your spiritual journey. She discusses areas where we may experience pitfalls, the importance of engaging God in the silence and listening for His still small voice. Audiobook available.

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Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton

• Barton shares how true rest can be found in a retreat as we move away from the busyness of life and into the restful presence of God. Audiobook available.

Sacred Chaos: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life You Have by Tricia McCary Rhodes

• Rhodes shares simple, yet deep practices we can do when life is so chaotic, we barely have time for ourselves.

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

• Calhoun offers a variety of disciplines that can enrich your life. After sharing some background on the practice, she gives a few different ways to incorporate the discipline into your life.

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

• Foster walks through different classic spiritual disciplines based on Inward, Outward and Corporate movement. Each chapter offers a different discipline and shares example of how to incorporate it into your life. Audiobook available.

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The New Man by Thomas Merton

Merton was a Trappist Monk who wrote extensively. In this book, he discusses the importance of our spiritual identity that can be found by understanding our true-self.

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