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Lädt ... The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answersvon David Hansen
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Great resurce on the practicalities of real life pstoring from a seasoned pastor. This is not a book on technique as it is about exploring the blindsides of pastoring and how God uses them through what a pastor does on the daily. I enjoy memoirs and some parts of this I really enjoyed. Others, I found annoying. I especially enjoyed his chapter on Leadership. He served two different churches and he gave them permission to be different. They were each good at different things and he didn't try to mash them into what he thought they should be - or he had better luck when he didn't! Also his chapter on prayer - he described different types of prayer including more formal morning prayer, spontaneous and less formal wandering prayer, psalm prayer and silent prayer. There's also pastoral prayer which is similar to parental prayer, where the prayer is unashamed advocacy for a person. And I enjoyed what he said about the reward for being a pastor: being with people; bringing the love of Christ to them. "We have gone into death with people, into the valley of the shadow of death with many people, and through Christ we have emerged whole, new peole. These people are our brothers and sisters now, and they will be forever." Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish ClergyHundreds 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 OutHansen'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 ParableEvery 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." Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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