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| Resource: | Books (P40221) The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction |
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| Author: | Eugene H. Peterson | |
| Publisher: | Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company , 1993 | |
| Length: | 179 pages | |
| Heading: | 060 — Clergy Self-Care | |
| Subjects: | Christian Church - Church Administration; Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery ; Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources; Christianity - Church Administration; Christianity - Church Administration; Christianity - Church Administration - General; Christianity - Church Administration - General; Christianity - Pastoral Counseling; Christianity - Pastoral Counseling; Christianity - Pastoral Ministry; Church Administration; Clergy; Clergy / Office; Pastoral Counseling; Pastoral Ministry - General; Pastoral Ministry - General; Pastoral theology; Religion; Spiritual direction; Theology and philosophy | |
| Location: | BV5053 .P48 1993 | |
| # Copies: | 1 | |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780802801142 | |
| Description: | FROM THE PUBLISHER: 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 pastors pastor," here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church." Appearing anew in this reprinted edition, 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 sabbaticalall with engaging, illustrative anecdotes from Petersons 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 Petersons discerning, down-to-earth reflections on the art of pastoring. |
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| Age Groups: | None specified. |
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