Church ministry has changed almost beyond recognition over recent decades, with ever greater responsibilities and less and less time. This book assesses the stresses and pressures of the job and shows how to find a way to be a 'contemplative minister', prioritising a relationship with God and leading others into that relationship. Drawing on experience of developing and leading in-service training programmes on the subject, Ian Cowley gives practical advice on nurturing faith and spirituality amid the hectic life that is ministry today.