I have called you friends. - Jesus (John 15:15)
The Practice: One hour of conversation with a spiritual friend each week
Our next practice is geared toward developing spiritual friendship. As humans, we are made for divine friendship with God, but also deep spiritual companionship with other people. In order to cultivate spiritual friendships, we must take time to:
Discover spiritual friendships by creating spaces where we can find things in common with other followers of Jesus
Develop spiritual friendships by:
Being wise to distinguish friendship and romance
Being vulnerable
Being constant
Being open to other friends joining
Being intentional
Resources
Books
Spiritual Friendship by Wesley Hill
Podcasts, Audio & More
Spiritual Friendship by Tim Keller
Workbooks
Spiritual Friendship by Mindy Caliguire