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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Donald S. Whitney

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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
by Donald S. Whitney
NavPress (1991); 238 pages

Whitney argues that God uses three means of changing us: people, circumstances, and the disciplines. The last of these is the only one we have any real control over. Thus, Whitney calls us to a life of godliness via the spiritual disciplines. Interestingly, Whitney's list of disciplines is quite unlike Foster's or Willard's. Whitney's disciplines are, in a sense, more "traditional"; they might be considered Christian duties rather than Christian disciplines.

This book might be a helpful way to draw more conservative or traditional congregations—those to whom the term "spiritual formation" sounds too mystical—into the conversation. Rather than introducing new practices, he calls old practices by new names. Also, one might use Whitney's insight that we are transformed by people, circumstances, and disciplines to develop a series addressing each of these elements (How People Transform Us, How Circumstances Transform Us, How Disciplines Transform Us). 

1. The Spiritual Disciplines … For the Purpose of Godliness
   
   
2. Bible Intake (Part 1)
   
   
3. Bible Intake (Part 2)
   
   
4. Prayer
   
   
5. Worship
   
   
6. Evangelism
   
   
7. Serving
   
   
8. Stewardship
   
   
9. Fasting
   
   
10. Silence and Solitude
    
    
11. Journaling
    
    
12. Learning
    
    
13. Perseverance in the Disciplines
    
    

Donald S. Whitney is Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Senior Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also the founder and president of The Center for Biblical Spirituality.

Related Books by Don Whitney:
Simplify Your Spiritual Life: Spiritual Disciplines for the Overwhelmed (NavPress, 2003)
Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church: Participating Fully in the Body of Christ (Moody, 1996)

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