50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church
January 21st, 2012
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Author: From 10 years of research at Lighthouse Trails Research Project, we have found the following fifty organizations to have had a significant role in bringing contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. If you do not know or understand the implications of this, we urge you to educate yourself as soon as possible.
Note: We have not listed any colleges or seminaries in this list. To see our list of contemplative promoting schools, click here. This list below is in conjunction with our recent list of Christian leaders: 100 Top Contemplative Proponents Evangelical Christians Turn To Today.
1. Acts 29 Network
2. American Association of Christian Counselors
3. American Bible Society
4. Association for Biblical Higher Learning
5. Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
7. Bible.org
8. Boundless Webzine (FOF)
10. Center for Action and Contemplation
11. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)
12. Christian Missionary Alliance
13. Christianity Today
14. Emergent Village
15. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
16. Focus on the Family
17. Group Magazine
19. IHOP-KC
20. Intervarsity Press
21. Kairos School of Spiritual Formation
22. Conversations Journal
23. Leadership Network
24. Lifeway Resources
25. Mennonite Brethren
26. Mennonite Church, USA
27. Metamorpha
28. National Worship Conference
29. NavPress
31. Presbyterian Church USA
32. Relevant Magazine
33. Renovare
34. Robert E. Webber Institute for Spiritual Studies
35. Saddleback Church
36. Sojourners
37. Spiritual Directors International
38. Teen Mania
39. The Church of the Nazarene
40. The Ooze
41. The Purpose Driven Movement
42. The Upper Room
43. Thomas Nelson Publishers
45. Wesleyan Church
46. Willow Creek Association
47. Worship Leader Magazine
48. Youth Ministry & Spirituality Project
49. Youth Specialties
50. Zondervan
Note: You can get information on any of these organizations using our search engines on both our blog and research site.
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