Letters to a Young Pastor
Reflections on Leadership, Community, and the Gospel of Grace
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church Administration, Christian Life
| Author: | Ian Stackhouse | ISBN: | 9781532663437 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | March 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ian Stackhouse |
| ISBN: | 9781532663437 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | March 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Language: | English |
Speaking out of twenty-seven years of pastoral ministry, Ian Stackhouse writes a series of letters to a young pastor just starting out. Responding to the various challenges his young charge faces in the first few years of congregational leadership, Letters to a Young Pastor is something of a spiritual reflection on leadership in the context of Christian ministry. To say that the letters are addressed to a fictitious pastor is not to say that the issues are unreal. Letters to a Young Pastor addresses matters that anyone in leadership eventually has to face. It seeks to offer encouragement and practical wisdom, but also an insight into the inner world of a person wrestling with the demands of a vocational life. In this sense, Letters to a Young Pastor has relevance to anyone who is seeking to remain faithful to a calling, whether ecclesial or not, in a world dominated by consumerism, formulas, and success.
Speaking out of twenty-seven years of pastoral ministry, Ian Stackhouse writes a series of letters to a young pastor just starting out. Responding to the various challenges his young charge faces in the first few years of congregational leadership, Letters to a Young Pastor is something of a spiritual reflection on leadership in the context of Christian ministry. To say that the letters are addressed to a fictitious pastor is not to say that the issues are unreal. Letters to a Young Pastor addresses matters that anyone in leadership eventually has to face. It seeks to offer encouragement and practical wisdom, but also an insight into the inner world of a person wrestling with the demands of a vocational life. In this sense, Letters to a Young Pastor has relevance to anyone who is seeking to remain faithful to a calling, whether ecclesial or not, in a world dominated by consumerism, formulas, and success.
