The Parboiled Pastor: The Joys and Pressures of Parish Ministry
There are plenty of pressures in parish ministry, as Pastor Steven L. McKinley well knows. But there are also joys. And McKinley writes realistically and winsomely about both.A storyteller who has been compared to Garrison Keillor, McKinley shares incidents and insights from his own ministry in short chapters marked by warmth and gentle humor.Seminary students and new pastors will find wise counsel on preaching, leadership, counseling, worship, and the personal lite of a pastor. For experienced pastors of all denominations, McKinley offers understanding, fresh ideas, and renewal.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806636335
ISBN13:9780806636337
Release Date:February 1998
Publisher:Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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Helps every church-goer understand their pastor & themselves
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book is written to pastors, but it is helpful to every church-goer. Too often, church members put their pastor on a pedestal ... one on which he feels very uncomfortable, and McKinley explains that well. They also assume that he is endowed with the ability to live at some 'higher plane' than 'regular' people. This book gives each of us a better insight into a pastor's life, and helps us to remember that pastors are just 'regular people' that happen to be employed directly in God's work. The messages in the book would be especially helpful to those serving on their church's 'Pastoral Support' Committee. I like the format, with 3-4 page messages. I found it best taken just a few at a time, so I could consider what I learned. To read this slowly will require some discipline, since you really want to read 'just one more.' My wife read it in one sitting, and then admitted that she would have gotten more in short bursts! (Steve McKinley was pastor of our church for several years, and remains a close family friend.)
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