Description: Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as "a pastor's pastor", here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church." The Contemplative Pastor highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through three strengthening adjectives: unbusy, subversive, and apocalyptic. The main part of the book focuses on pastoral ministry and spiritual direction "between Sundays": these chapters begin with poetic reflections on the Beatitudes and then discuss such themes as curing souls, praying with eyes open, the language of prayer, the ministry of small talk, and sabbatical - all with engaging, illustrative anecdotes from Peterson's own experience. The book ends with several meaning-full poems that pivot on the incarnation, the doctrine closest to pastoral work. Entitled "The Word Made Fresh," this concluding section is a felicitous finale to Peterson's discerning, down-to-earth reflections on the art of pastoring.
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EAN: 9780802801142
UPC: 9780802801142
ISBN: 9780802801142
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Book Title: The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
Publication Name: Contemplative Pastor : Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction
Language: English
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Spirituality, Christian Ministry / General, Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
Publication Year: 1993
Item Weight: 7.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
