SensibleShoesisanunusualnovel,blendingafictionalstorywithnonfictionteachingelements.Somereadersviewitonlyasastoryoffourcharactersonajourney.Otherssayyestoadeeperlevelofreading,embracingtheopportunitytotakea“sacredjourney“alongwiththecharacters,byopeningthemselvestotheSpirit’sworkandattendingtoGod’sinvitations.TheSensibleShoesLeader’sGuideofferstwowaystoinvitereadersintoadeeperjourney:first,thereareresourceshereforatwelve-weeksmallgroupexperiencethroughtheSensibleShoesStudyGuide.Eachweekyou’llbeprovidedwithafewprayerpromptsforyourworkasaleader,tipsforfacilitatingthegroup,andbehind-the-scenesinformationaboutthecharactersandtheirjourneysthatcanbeusedasopeningmaterialsforyoursessions.ThesecondsetofresourcesinthisguiderelatestoleadingaretreatbasedonSensibleShoes.AfteryearsofcreatingandspeakingatSensibleShoesRetreats,spiritualdirectorSharonBrownoffersherecontenttohelpyoudesigntheidealspaceforyourcontextasyougatherpeopleinlongersessionstoexperiencethismaterial.Inadditiontoone-day,weekend,andonlineprogramoutlines,therearemanycreativeideasfromleadersofgroupswhohaveusedSensibleShoesforretreatsovertheyears.SensibleShoeswaswrittenforthepurposeofbringingGod’shealingandspiritualtransformationintothelivesofreaderstravelingincommunity.Isthereaninvitationhereforyoutobringthismessagetoyourcommunity?Alsoavailable:SensibleShoesLeaderKitandSensibleShoesParticipantKit,witheverythingyouneedforasmallgrouporretreatexperience.
