This essential new companion from the author of the much-praised Spiritual Direction will help anyone in pastoral care master an essential skill: hearing and speaking from a spiritual perspective. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it includes: ? ? Part 1: Missional Listening? Holy listening - to God, ourselves, and our communities? Sharpening our awareness of God at work in our own lives? Deepening our trust in the Holy Spirit? Theological reflection - the weaving of scripture, tradition, culture and experience ? Building relationships that empower ? ? Part 2: Spiritual Conversation? Respectful engagement? Spiritual needs and a Christian response? Sharing our own stories and those of Jesus? Costly loving ?