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Gestalt Pastoral Care Books by Tilda Norberg

Consenting to Grace

Consenting to Grace, Gestalt Pastoral Care's founder Tilda Norberg's long awaited textbook on the theory and practice of Gestalt Pastoral Care, was published by Penn House Press in 2006. Full of personal stories, theological reflection, practical teaching, and spiritual wisdom, her book is loosely based on the curriculum of the Gestalt Pastoral Care training program. Available from www.pennhousepress.com.

Gathered Together:
Creating Personal Liturgies for Healing and Transformation

How can the church honor a person's profound experience of struggle, change or celebration? How can corporate worship link to the unique and real-life needs of the people in the pews? Tilda Norberg offers ideas for creating tailor-made liturgies that connect daily life with the rituals of worship.

Norberg details more than two dozen custom liturgies she has designed and led among the "ad hoc church," honoring such specific events as finding a vocation, recovering from illness, giving up false hopes and receiving first car keys. These liturgies are truly faith in action- intimate, honest and deeply transformative- as a congregation of close friends participate with the celebrant in a service uniquely designed around a personal need. Available from Upper Room Books or Amazon.

Threadbear

Threadbear: A Story of Christian Healing for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Tilda Norberg is a storybook of Christian healing using Gestalt Pastoral Care. It is beautifully illustrated by Joyce Thomas. Threadbear is the best resource on sexual abuse that I've read in my 30 years of working as a clinician and as a seminary professor teaching human sexuality.

"This sensitively written book is both realistic and hopeful. Tilda Norberg's seamless integration of psychology and Christian spirituality is profound. She compromises neither discipline as she weaves them together into a tapestry that speaks truthfully and powerfully of the soul-shattering betrayal experienced by a child at the hands of a trusted person. Joyce Thomas' simple, line-drawn illustrations are terrific. I'm ordering ten books for my counseling staff." -Carol Schreck, Associate Professor of Marriage and Family, Palmer Theological Seminary. Available from www.pennhousepress.com.

Ashes Transformed: Healing from Trauma

Tilda Norberg's Ashes Transformed witnesses to the power of God to heal even the worst tragedies, including the pain and grief that disrupted our lives one September day. The heart of this book is a collection of 43 true stories told by people who experienced God's presence in connection with the terrorist attacks, accompanied by prayerful suggestions of how to open to healing grace. Available from Upper Room Books or Amazon.

Stretch Out Your Hand: Exploring Healing Prayer
(Tilda Norberg and Robert Webber)

Stretch Out Your Hand offers practical ways for us to consider the varieties of God's healing love for individuals, institutions, and communities. Norberg and Webber's book provides an honest examination of the many difficult questions about prayer and the role of faith in healing. Through exercises and stories, the authors reintroduce readers to Jesus' healing ministry and to his vision of the church as a healing community. A Leader's Guide is also available. Available from Upper Room Books or Amazon.

Extiende tu Mano

Stretch Out Your Hand has been translated into Spanish. Available from Upper Room Books or Amazon.