The Lost Discipline of Conversation: Surprising Lessons in Spiritual Formation Drawn from the English Puritans

Jung walks the reader through that much-neglected Puritan practice of “conference,” or focused conversations designed to promote spiritual transformation. An antidote to a privatized faith, “conference” calls believers into deeper biblical literacy and genuine soul care within a context of transparency and accountability.

Paperback 224 Zondervan 2018

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Recovering Spiritual Practices of the Past titles reach beyond commonly known spiritual formation practices in order to mine the wisdom of the past, bringing to light ways of thinking, living, and growing in Christ that the church today has largely overlooked.

In The Lost Discipline of Conversation, spiritual formation professor and author Joanne Jung walks readers through the Puritan practice of “conference,” or focused, spiritual conversations intended to promote ongoing transformation. An antidote to privatized faith, conference calls believers to biblical literacy and soul care in a context of transparency and accountability.

Useful for believers in any sphere or ministry or stage in life, conference is ultimately a tool for nurturing mutual, godly authenticity within community.