Nothing So Contagious As Holiness

Nothing So Contagious as Holiness is part of the Shaping the Parish Series. This book offers a number of different programs—developmental initiatives—designed to foster holiness of life. They can be used as designs for adult formation, as well as for intervening more broadly in the parish to nurture its health and faithfulness. The developmental initiatives provide different levels of complexity and impact, and range from a one-session spiritual life assessment that can be used yearly in support of the observance of a holy Lent, to a five-session design on Anglican spiritual practice, to a whole-parish organization development process. The book also contains tips for designing effective programs and adapting the programs to your parish’s circumstances. This book provides material that can be immediately used in parishes of any size. Nothing So Contagious as Holiness brings together some design material previously offered to users of In Your Holy Spirit: Traditional Spiritual Practices in Today's Christian Life, some programs offered during consultations or training programs led by the authors, as well as new content focused on parish health. Topics, programs, and designs include: Assessing what your parish is ready for and tools for making interventions work Understanding what experiential education is and its effectiveness in spiritual formation; tips for effective design One-Session Spiritual Life Assessment design and content Five-Session Spiritual Life program based on the In Your Holy Spirit model The Sanctification of All - a program and workbook based on the Renewal-Apostolate Cycle and the Shape of the Parish Model Help with establishing a public Daily Office Support for creating an Adult Foundations Course Apostolic Practices Coaching - especially useful for remote learning and cooperation among parishes Book discussion: Apostolic Faith & Practice Eucharistic Practices - an experiential program for orienting members to how they can enter more fully into our foundational weekly practice Overview of a broad parish development process