The Contemplative Pastor: Returning To The Art Of Spiritual Direction
by Eugene H. Peterson /
1993 / English / Kindle, EPUB
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Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well
to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, well known 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."
Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well
to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, well known 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."
In
In The Contemplative Pastor
The Contemplative Pastor Peterson highlights
the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining
the meaning of pastor through three strengthening
adjectives:
Peterson highlights
the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining
the meaning of pastor through three strengthening
adjectives:unbusy,
subversive,
unbusy,
subversive, and
andapocalyptic
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 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.
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.