The Art Of Pastoring

Author : David Hansen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830866531
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Art of Pastoring written by David Hansen and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the Top Ten Books by the Academy of Parish Clergy Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some stress various ministry functions; others feature case studies as models of success or failure. Some are helpful. Others are not. But in The Art of Pastoring, David Hansen turns pastoral self-help programs on their heads. He tackles the perennial questions from within his own experience. From the Inside Out Hansen's fresh, bold narrative grows from nearly a decade of ministry. He draws you into his life and into the lives of Florence-Victor Parish in the mountains of Montana, including unforgettable encounters with unforgettable people--a stubborn pioneer woman who still chops her own firewood though she's blind and 90 years old, a championship rodeo cowboy who was baptized in his boots, and many more. Hansen's goal is to help you discover "that pastoral ministry is a life, not a technology . . . [that] life as a pastor is far more than the sum of the tasks I carry out. It is a call from God that involves my whole life." From Calling to Living Parable Every pastor has encountered those who struggle to hear God's voice in a hospital room, who reach for Jesus in the sacraments. No systematic answers can meet their deep, eternal needs. What can touch them, Hansen contends, is a life itself, a life lived as a parable of Jesus. "As a parable of Jesus Christ," Hansen writes, "I deliver something to the parishioner that I am not, and in the process I deliver the parishioner into the hands of God." It is this knack for getting to the heart of things that makes The Art of Pastoring valuable for pastors in any setting--rural, suburban or urban. Parachurch workers, missionaries, church leaders and ministry volunteers will also find inspiration here. In this significantly revised new edition, Hansen includes new insights into his view of pastorate as parable and adds a new postlude in which he comes clean on his "constant attempts to leave the ministry."

Author : David Hansen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369371645
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Art of Pastoring written by David Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading us well beyond the niceties of self - help literature, Montana pastor David Hansen gives us a rare look at the actual pastorate - the one that emerges without your permission in the midst of life and ministry. In this revised and expanded edition, Hansen expands on his view of the pastor as a ''parable of Jesus'' and adds a new postlude.

Author : William C. Martin
Publisher : ICS Press
ISBN 13 : 9781885121004
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Art of Pastoring written by William C. Martin and published by ICS Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H.B. Charles Jr.
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 080249451X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book On Pastoring written by H.B. Charles Jr. and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one pastor to another... No one is ever fully prepared for the ministry. For pastors just starting out, those needing a little rebalancing, or those growing tired in the trenches, a short guide to the basics is a welcome relief. In On Pastoring, H. B. Charles gives 30 instructive reflections on the pastor’s heart, leadership, and public ministry, covering topics like: Cultivating personal godliness Prioritizing your family Guarding your ministry effectiveness Planning, preparing, and preaching sermons Balancing pastoral roles and duties Being a pastor means wearing many hats, weathering lots of pressure, and bearing great responsibility. Let H. B. Charles be a trusted advisor as you do the serious work of shepherding a flock of God.

Author : Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802801142
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Contemplative Pastor written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as a "pastor's pastor", speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busy-ness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church". Chapters include poetic reflections on the Beatitudes, advice on spiritual direction "between Sundays", and the language of prayer.

Author : Dag Heward-Mills
Publisher : Dag Heward-Mills
ISBN 13 : 1613959273
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Art of Ministry written by Dag Heward-Mills and published by Dag Heward-Mills. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To develop an art is to develop an ability or a skill. The Bible states that favor comes to men of skill. The work of ministry demands great ability. This new book "The Art of Ministry" is a much-needed resource for all who desire to do the work of ministry. It clearly presents what is the right and wrong thinking of ministry, what is required of you as a worker in ministry and how to perform the

Author : Tom Nelson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 1514001330
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Flourishing Pastor written by Tom Nelson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today Book Award—Church and Pastoral Leadership The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention Pastoral leadership is in crisis. It's not just that many pastors feel overwhelmed and stressed out; many have lost their way. With the risk of burnout at an all-time high, what pastors need is not just a new leadership strategy, but a new framework for ministry—one that will help them move from survival to flourishing. In these pages, Tom Nelson looks to the biblical image of the shepherd leader in response to the contemporary context. If pastors are to lead congregations, then they must first learn what it means to be led by the Good Shepherd. Pulling from his years of experience as a lead pastor and president of a nonprofit, Nelson offers pastors and ministry leaders a timely vision for leadership that incorporates in-depth biblical teaching and whole-life discipleship. His wisdom and insight provide a roadmap for ministry resilience and longevity.

Author : Roger Kruger
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1934248835
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book In Jars of Clay written by Roger Kruger and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jars of Clay is an edifying, elegantly literate piece, offering a sensitive look into the heart of a pastor's calling. In In Jars of Clay, Kruger writes, "These reflections touch on a variety of subjects relating to the personal, pastoral, and spiritual needs of ministry. They provide no easy answers, for if there is one thing I have learned, it is difficult enough just to learn the questions." With warmth and wisdom, Kruger's reflections resonate with the profound simplicity of this realization. His meditations on the roundness of life and one's experience with God employ parables and imagery of Kruger's own that gracefully explore the considerations of the clergy, from personal exhortation to the care of the parish. In Jars of Clay is at once lighthearted and earnest, contemporary as well as rooted in rich tradition.

Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 149342002X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Pastor Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic) written by Scot McKnight and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a pastor is a complicated calling. Pastors are often pulled in multiple directions and must "become all things to all people" (1 Cor. 9:22). What does the New Testament say (or not say) about the pastoral calling? And what can we learn about it from the apostle Paul? According to popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight, pastoring must begin first and foremost with spiritual formation, which plays a vital role in the life and ministry of the pastor. As leaders, pastors both create and nurture culture in a church. The biblical vision for that culture is Christoformity, or Christlikeness. Grounding pastoral ministry in the pastoral praxis of the apostle Paul, McKnight shows that nurturing Christoformity was at the heart of the Pauline mission. The pastor's central calling, then, is to mediate Christ in everything. McKnight explores seven dimensions that illustrate this concept--friendship, siblings, generosity, storytelling, witness, subverting the world, and wisdom--as he calls pastors to be conformed to Christ and to nurture a culture of Christoformity in their churches.

Author : David Henry Sorenson
Publisher : Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780873983952
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Have a Heavenly Marriage written by David Henry Sorenson and published by Sword of the Lord Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: