All Shall Be Well: An Approach to Wellness

by William S. Craddock Jr. (Editor), Katharine Jefferts Schori (Foreword by)

Overview

This substantive book addresses the CREDO approach to wellness. Chapters explore the theology of wellness and identity, core values, creativity and passion, renewal, emotional health, spiritual practices, balance, transformation, and fitness. It features a foreword by the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Models, perspectives, theories, and stories are provided by contributors who are involved with CREDO as faculty, researchers, or participants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819223746
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/2009
Pages:	193
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

William S. Craddock Jr. is a business executive who worked with Trinity Church, Wall Street, in the development and management of The Clergy Leadership Project from 1991 until 1995. He also served as Director of The Cornerstone Project, a ministry of the Episcopal Church Foundation. He served as the Managing Director of CREDO Institute, Inc. from 2001 until 2012 and then served as Senior Vice President of the Church Pension Group, overseeing Education and Wellness programs. He retired in 2015 and is now serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for St. Vincent's Centre for Children with Disabilities and also co-founder of Give Back Memphis, a pro bono consulting resource for non-profit organizations.

Katharine Jefferts Schori was the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada and the former Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of the United States. She lives in Nevada and is the author of A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope and The Heartbeat of God: Finding the Sacred in the Middle of Everything.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Contributors ix

Foreword Katherine Jefferts Schori 1

Introduction William S. Craddock, Jr. 3

I Identity

Preface 7

Balancing the "Me" and the "We": Identity Work as a Path toward Wellness Glen E. Kreiner Elaine C. Hollensbe Mathew L. Sheep 9

Toward a Theology of Wellness Jeffrey D. Lee 17

Values To Live Robert R. Hansel 25

Toward a Theology of Identity Michael J. Battle 33

The Relationships of Identity to Wellness: "Know Thyself," Be Yourself, Connect Yourself Mathew L. Sheep 41

II Discernment

Preface 49

A Life of Discernment M. Renée Miller 51

The Quest for Passion, Creativity, and Wholeness Mathew L. Sheep 57

Renewing Vocational Vision Elizabeth Geitz 67

Discernment through Community Hartshorn Murphy, Jr. 73

Visioning as a Child of God on a Mission Scott B. Hayashi 79

III Practice

Preface 85

Practicing a Life of Prayer Sam Portaro 87

Emotional Well-Being: Finding Joy that Is Complete J. A. Stewart-Sicking 95

Wellness Begins With A Walk William J. Watson, III 107

Emotion Work and Wellness Elaine C. Hollensbe 113

Wellness at Work and Home: Managing Boundaries Glen E. Kreiner 123

Permanent Wealth: You CAN Take It with You! Phyllis T. Strupp 133

IV Transformation

Preface 145

"Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes" and Other Challenges of Fit and Wellness Glen E. Kreiner Elaine C. Hollensbe Mathew L. Sheep 147

Fitness for God's Mission Mark Hollingsworth, Jr. 155

Transforming "Growing Pains" into "Identity Gains" Glen E. Kreiner Mathew L. Sheep 161

The Alchemy of Effort and Grace Brian C. Taylor 171

I Think I Can Elaine C. Hollensbe 179

Invitation to a Soul-Fishing Tournament BartonT. Jones 189

Editorial Reviews

"This book serves as both a refresher on the process of change and a foretaste of what may come from exploring the cycle of identity, discernment, practice, and transformation. No matter where one begins the walk, All Shall Be Well is the journal of that journey, toward wellness."
—Episcopal Life

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