A pastoral rule for today : reviving an ancient practice / John P. Burgess, Jerry Andrews, and Joseph D. Small.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgess, John P., 1954- author.

Andrews, Jerry, 1953- author.

Small, Joseph D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]

Summary:

The pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such demands?What is needed is a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that both encourages pastors and enables them to focus on what is most important in their pastoral task.This book, coauthored by three experts with decades of practical experience, explains how relying on a pastoral rule has benefited communities throughout the church's history and how such rules have functioned in the lives and work of figures such as Augustine, Calvin, Wesley, and Bonhoeffer. It also provides concrete advice on how pastors can develop and keep a rule that will help both them and their congregations to flourish.

Contents:

Why pastors need a rule

The grace of theological friendships: Augustine

The work of obedience: Benedict

The holiness that stoops to serve: Gregory the Great

All the ministers shall meet together: John Calvin

Choosing your words carefully: John Wesley

The pastor's study: John Henry Newman

The gift of physical presence: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A contemporary pastoral rule

Developing and practicing a pastoral rule.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830873029

0830873023