Bruce Epperly

A Center in the Cyclone (eBook, PDF)

Twenty-first Century Clergy Self-Care

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Pastors today are overwhelmed by the perfect storm of too many responsibilities, too few resources, and too rapid congregational, cultural, and technological changes. Many of them confess that the cares of modern ministry have nearly choked the life out of their holy service. Here is a resource for integrated personal and professional transformation and healing for pastors, better equipping them to be effective spiritual leaders for the long haul of professional ministry. We are in a time of great spiritual awakening among Christians, people of other faiths, and self-described spiritual but not religious seekers. Insightful spiritual leadership is needed now more than ever to navigate the waves of pluralism, postmodernism, and globalism. Spiritual leaders need to sharpen their mission, administration, outreach, and preaching skills, but they also need to deepen their commitments to spiritual growth and self-care practices to insure healthy and effective ministry over the long haul.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216250586
• Artikelnr.: 74835060

Autorenporträt

Bruce Epperly has served as a congregational pastor, university chaplain, professor, and seminary administrator for nearly forty years. He is the author of over 50 books on practical theology, ministry, and spirituality, including the award-winning Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry. Most recently,Bruce has served as interim pastor at First Christian Church, Falls Church, Virginia, and visiting professor of process studies at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Lincoln University in California. Committed to the practice of public theology, Bruce regularly writes lectionary commentaries for www.patheos.com and www.processandfaith.org.

Inhaltsangabe

Words of Thanks
Chapter 1Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 2Do You Want to Be Made Well?
Chapter 3Living by Abundance in a Time of Scarcity
Chapter 4Transforming Technology
Chapter 5Glorifying God in Your Body
Chapter 6Loving God with Your Whole Mind
Chapter 7Having the Time of Your Life: Making Friends with Time in Ministry
Chapter 8Igniting Your Spirit
Chapter 9Setting Your Spiritual GPS
Chapter 10Embracing Grief
Chapter 11Healthy Relationships
Chapter 12Letting Your Light Shine
Notes