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    Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships
    Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships
    Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships
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    Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships

    By Edward T. Welch

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    Imagine . . . an interconnected group of people who entrust themselves to each other. You can speak of your pain, and someone responds with compassion and prayer. You can speak of your joys, and someone rejoices with you. You can ask for help with sinful struggles, and someone prays with you.
    The goal of this book is that these meaningful relationships will become a natural part of daily life in your church. With short chapters and discussion questions meant to be read in a group setting, Ed Welch guides small groups through eight lessons that show what it looks like when ordinary, needy people care for other ordinary, needy people in everyday life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossway Books
    Release dateJul 20, 2018
    ISBN9781433561122
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    Edward T. Welch

    Edward T. Welch (PhD, University of Utah) is a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. He has been counseling for more than 35 years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. His books include When People Are Big and God Is Small, Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away From Addiction, Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest, Shame Interrupted, and Side by Side. He blogs regularly at CCEF.org.

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    • 5/5
      You may think caring for one another comes naturally to Christians but this is not so. We all care about something or someone. We care about our close relatives and also for the world around us. We were made to be caring beings by our Creator.
      We can't care about one another apart from learning how God cares for us. Each strategy or attribute is rooted in God. The book also highlights the responsibility that we have to archive this.
      These book shows the great things that can accrue from members of a local congregation caring about each other. Ephesians 4:11-16.
      Chapter 1 - 8 shows how to care for others with all humility, by moving towards others, by knowing the heart, by knowing critical influences, by being personal and prayerful, by talking about suffering, by talking about sin and by remembering and reflection.
      Intentionality is something that is talked about many times but practical steps aren't taken. This book helps us know where to start and the wisdom to be implored.
      We often don't pray enough because we fail to move towards others more. Sometimes we feel we don't need to pray and we don't pray until something comes up(which is personal). Relationships with others makes us a people who always pray. This make us becoming less self serving as we look to the interests and needs of others.
      One of the things I came out with from the book is that God desires to help us and he wills that we seek help from others also. Self forgetfulness is another thing that the book aims to convey. I picked up this book because of my growing concern for the one another verses in scripture. This book made me want to learn more about how we function in a local church. I highly recommend it.

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    • 5/5
      I plan to use this book with my Sunday School class. The lessons are meant to be read aloud during the class which allows people to drop in without doing homework. While the principles are basic, the practical application will make a profound impression on all who allow the scriptures to take root in their heart. Any group of believers - new born to wizened saints- will be blessed and challenged by the truths presented in these pages. And best of all the local body will be edified and God will be glorified!

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    "Most Christians know we should care for one another. But few of us know how. Seasoned biblical counselor and author Ed Welch not only gifts us with the how but, like a great chef, serves it up in eight concise, biblically true, and richly wise courses. Each brief chapter can be read aloud to a group and is accompanied by heart-piercing, eye-opening discussion questions. This is a book that can shape the culture of our churches to be safe places of wise mutual care. I heartily recommend it!"

    Alfred J. Poirier, Visiting Professor in Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA; author, The Peacemaking Pastor

    "Nearly every Christian has experienced awkwardness in the local church. At one time or another, we have felt ignored, misunderstood, or out of place. The church may be the body of Christ, but we don’t always function as well as we should. In Caring for One Another, Ed Welch gives us thoroughly biblical and entirely practical direction to facilitate more meaningful interactions in our churches. In the space of eight short lessons, we learn our need to move toward people and find ourselves equipped to reach out to them in loving and genuinely helpful ways. Whether you read this book alone or study it in a group, you will close the last page with renewed energy for building relationships in your church."

    Megan Hill, author, Praying Together; Editor, The Gospel Coalition; Editorial Board Member, Christianity Today

    One of God’s chosen ways to help people is through the care and concern of fellow Christians. In our busy world with its superficial relationships, many have abandoned this calling and left it to professionals to do the work ordinary Christians could be doing to help others. Through easy-to-follow practical guidelines, Ed Welch shows how we can remedy this and make our churches into caring communities. This kind of caring can be a means God uses not only to bless Christians but also to commend the Christian way to those outside the church.

    Ajith Fernando, Teaching Director, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka; author, The Call to Joy and Pain

    This is a short book, but one that packs a powerful punch. Ed Welch has given us a user-friendly guide for our churches to grow together as we seek to better care for one another. I love that the lessons are meant to be read aloud and discussed among church members. I’m already envisioning various groups of people I can read this book with in our congregation. Buy this book. Better yet, buy a case of books to pass out in your church. And even better than that, get people within your church reading it together. The impact of this book could have far-reaching effects in our churches as we seek to love one another in a way that shines the spotlight on Christ.

    Dave Furman, Senior Pastor, Redeemer Church of Dubai; author, Kiss the Wave and Being There

    "Caring for One Another is a concise guide for helping others. It contains gems of biblical wisdom and sound principles, encouraging readers to move toward others with all humility, to be personal and pray, and to sensitively talk about suffering and sin. I highly recommend this very helpful book to all Christians."

    Siang-Yang Tan, Professor of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary; Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Church Glendale, CA; author, Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective

    "Short, biblical, practical, wise—if you need help building meaningful relationships, Ed Welch will be your perfect guide. Caring for One Another will be a must-read for everyone I train."

    Deepak Reju, Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Family Ministry, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC; author, The Pastor and Counseling and She’s Got the Wrong Guy

    "I need this book. My

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