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The Art of Pastoring

Ministry Without All the Answers [Paperback]

by David J. Hansen

    • Author

      David J. Hansen

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP)

    • Published

      January 2013

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      Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish Clergy!

      Hundreds 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 Out

      Hansen'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 Parable

      Every 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."

      "One of the most vexing questions students and graduates face centers on pastoral identity. Complicating this, most parishioners have no idea what are realistic expectations. David Hansen's The Art of Pastoring gives concise, centering answers. It is a pastoral theology drawn from years of pastoral experience, and it brings back into focus what a pastor is truly called to be and do. It is a much-needed corrective in a day pastors have succumbed to being therapists, CEOs or artists. It belongs in the curriculum of any school serious about training pastors."

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      • Author

        David J. Hansen

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Intervarsity Press (IVP)

      • Published

        January 2013

      • Edition

        Revised ed.

      • Weight

        273g

      • Page Count

        223

      • Dimensions

        140 x 209 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780830841042

      • ISBN-10

        0830841040

      • Eden Code

        4062664

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: David J. Hansen

      • ISBN: 9780830841042

      • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)

      • Release Date: January 2013

      • Weight: 273g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 4062664


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