Renewed: A 40-Day Devotional for Healing from Church Hurt and for Loving Well in Ministry
by Leigh Powers
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RENEWED is a devotional providing healing for those in ministry who have been hurt in the church.
Ministry is a privilege, but it can also be a painful experience. Unrealistic expectations, church conflict, forced resignations, and our own struggles with burnout, loneliness, and insecurity can make church feel more like a place of wounding than a place of healing. How can wounded leaders find the courage to reject bitterness and keep loving the church?
RENEWED is a forty-day devotional for women in ministry, ministry wives, and lay leaders who have been wounded by their congregations. You are not alone. God sees your pain. He knows your hurts. And he is waiting to bind up your broken heart. This forty-day journey into the healing love of Jesus will help you find the courage to stop hiding and start loving the church again.
Ministry is a privilege, but it can also be a painful experience. Unrealistic expectations, church conflict, forced resignations, and our own struggles with burnout, loneliness, and insecurity can make church feel more like a place of wounding than a place of healing. How can wounded leaders find the courage to reject bitterness and keep loving the church?
RENEWED is a forty-day devotional for women in ministry, ministry wives, and lay leaders who have been wounded by their congregations. You are not alone. God sees your pain. He knows your hurts. And he is waiting to bind up your broken heart. This forty-day journey into the healing love of Jesus will help you find the courage to stop hiding and start loving the church again.
My Thoughts:
"Renewed" is a breath of fresh air when it comes to devotionals. It isn't the average devotional you see on the shelf and you won't find a quick paragraph with some scripture passages to read, a writing reflections but instead you will find real healing from the church that has wounded you.
Powers makes no qualms about writing from her personal experience with regards to ministry. She writes honesty, with transparency and with this rawness that I can relate to. She isn't willing to shy away from topics, but she Goes there! Which, I LOVE! We need more people who are willing to be brave!
If we want to the church to heal, we need to be brave. She encourages readers to have personal reflection through contemplative questions that will help you dig deep, every single day for 40-days! This is probably one of the hardest and best devotionals I have worked through in a long-time because it isn't a feel good devotional. In fact, I loved every minute of it. It is very impactful, if you have a desire to grow, heal and are willing to do the heavy lifting to become more whole.
I really enjoyed this devotional. A favorable review was not required. I give this book 5/5 stars.
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