Spiritual Development: A Biblical Model for Growth Across the Lifespan

By Cheryl Woolsey Des Jarlais

Spiritual growth happens when we reach out to God in order to build a relationship with Him, as well as everyone and everything, in His kingdom. The history in the Bible from creation to last day events, describes how God has reached out to the human race, creating the space for this relationship to grow. The stories of how He has participated in His people's development, from their infancy in the desert to the final days of earth's history, help parents and educators understand the principles behind methods of discipline and guidance that support all development, but especially spiritual growth, at every point in the human lifespan.This book takes you through the various periods of Biblical history, and draws lessons from each period that relate to development during infancy, early childhood, school-age, young adulthood, and those 30 and older. Developmental tasks, character building, methods of discipline, and concepts of God appropriate for each level of development, are addressed with practical illustrations and how-to instructions. Examples of home-made books, interactive posters and other materials that support spiritual development are included. This book is an important tool for those who want to understand not only how we develop spiritually, but how stagnation and degeneration can happen, and what we can do to improve spiritual growth at every developmental level, not only for those in our care, but for ourselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520702280
• ISBN13: 9781520702285
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.1" x 7.0"