Recovering From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community by Aaron White

Recovering From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community by Aaron White

This book provides a theologically rich commentary on the challenge of addiction and the long road to recovery. Written by a minister with extensive experience working with people who struggle with addictions, this book helps pastors understand the roots and realities of our universal human struggle with addictions and attachments while showing that together we have great hope for freedom, wholeness, and recovery. Readers will learn how to create and foster a Beatitude Community, the kind of environment Jesus prescribed for his people, to help addicts and those who love them heal from brokenness. Foreword by Bob Ekblad. About the Series Pastors are called to help people navigate the profound mysteries of being human, from birth to death and everything in between. This series, edited by leading pastoral theologian Jason Byassee, provides pastors and pastors-in-training with rich theological reflection on the various seasons that make up a human life, helping them minister with greater wisdom and joy.

Aaron White (MTS, Tyndale Seminary) lives and ministers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, one of the most destitute areas in North America. He serves as the Vancouver representative for the International Association for Refugees and as national leader of 24-7 Prayer Canada. He previously worked with the Salvation Army for over 20 years.

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ISBN 13	9781540960825
ISBN 10	154096082X
Title	Recovering From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community
Author	Aaron White
Series	Pastoring For Life: Theological Wisdom For Ministering Well Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Baker Publishing Group
Year published	2020-10-01
Number of pages	208
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