{"title":"Rev. Jane E. Vennard","description":"\u003cp\u003eREV. JANE E. VENNARD is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and teacher ordained in the United Church of Christ, and the author of several books on prayer and spiritual practice, including \u003cem\u003eFully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices to Nurture Your Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePraying with Body and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTeaching—The Sacred Art: The Joy of Opening Minds and Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVennard holds degrees from Wellesley College, Stanford University, and San Francisco Theological Seminary, and served for many years as a Senior Adjunct Professor at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. She is a long-time active member of Spiritual Directors International.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Vennard leads retreats and lectures in ecumenical settings across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Her books draw directly on this practice, exploring prayer, spirituality, and discernment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRev. Jane E. Vennard’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"teaching-the-sacred-art","title":"Teaching—The Sacred Art: The Joy of Opening Minds and Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentic teaching is messy, exciting, frustrating, joyful, challenging—and sacred.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through stories, information and reflection, we [will look] inward, going more deeply into the discovery of who we are, not only as teachers but also as women and men for whom teaching is only a part of life. I believe the deepest calling … is the call to be who we truly are.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from Chapter Seven, “Teaching Who We Are”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved teacher Rev. Jane E. Vennard leads an inner exploration of the hopes and fears, joys and frustrations, gifts and limitations that influence teachers of all kinds—teachers like \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e—every day. Drawing on her own experience as well as stories from many teachers in conventional and unconventional settings, she inspires you to reconnect to your original desire to open minds and hearts to learning. With reflection questions, practices and activities, she helps you reinvigorate your passion for your vocation, your students and your subject, thus recognizing how teaching is a sacred art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594735859\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594735851\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Rev. Jane E. Vennard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238207815896,"sku":"9781594735851","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238207848664,"sku":"9781683363286","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594735851_FC_mockup_v2_1738725010_818d1732-4d92-44a3-ac8e-74ae77930883.jpg?v=1791037731"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-rev-jane-e-vennard.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}