blog.beliefnet.comFar too often, activists do little to nurture their souls. Consequently, they “burn out.”

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It was out of deep concern for the spiritual condition of social justice activists that I teamed up with a young professor from Spring Arbor University, Mary Darling, to write The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism and Justice.

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n this book I, along with my co-author, endeavor to present ways to renew the energies of social activists by tapping into spiritual practices of Catholic mystics that we Protestants often ignore

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First, we explore what Ignatian spiritual directors call centering prayer.

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Secondly, I practice Lectio Divina.

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Next, there is a practice called “The Prayer of Examen.”

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In the book Mary and I go into these exercises in depth and attempt to show how biblically prescribed and spiritually valid mysticism has motivated leaders such as John Wesley and George Whitefield to proclaim a holistic gospel.
activism, st ignatius, campolo, spiritual disciplines, burnout