What's a good (Protestant Evangelical) boy doin' in a monastery? -- Why Benedictine spirituality for Protestants? -- Learning to listen -- Poverty : sharing the goods -- Obedience : objectifying providence -- Humility : letting go of the mask -- Hospitality : the guest as Christ -- Stability : staying put to get somewhere -- Balance : God in everything -- To change the world! -- A historical afterword: Why the Protestant reformers opposed monasticism