Practical Ministry Skills Silence and Solitude for Beginners by Ruth Haley Barton Here’s how to break through common barriers to these necessary disciplines. See "Spiritual Disciplines for Busy Church Leaders " Training Pack

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Topics:	Busyness, Meditation, Quiet time, Reflection, Solitude, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual formation, Spiritual growth
Filters:	Discipleship, Pastor, Spiritual director, Volunteer
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Isaiah 30:15, Matthew 6:6, Mark 6:30-31
Date Added:	January 22, 2008
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To enter into solitude and silence is to take the spiritual life seriously. It is to take seriously our need to quiet the noise of our lives, to cease the constant striving of human effort, to pull away from our absorption in human relationships—for a time—in order to give God our undivided attention.

In solitude God begins to free us from ...

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