Sometimes pastors fear that if people knew who we really are, we'd be disqualified from ministry. Not so, says pastor Mandy Smith. Transparently describing her pastoral journey, Smith shows how vulnerability shapes ministry, unpacking the biblical paradox that God's strength is revealed in our weakness. God has called you to lead just as the human you are.
Sometimes pastors fear that if people knew who we really are, we'd be disqualified from ministry. Not so, says pastor Mandy Smith. Transparently describing her pastoral journey, Smith shows how vulnerability shapes ministry, unpacking the biblical paradox that God's strength is revealed in our weakness. God has called you to lead just as the human you are.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is lead pastor of University Christian Church, a campus and neighborhood congregation with its own fair-trade café in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a regular contributor to Leadership Journal and PARSE and the author of Making a Mess and Meeting God. She is also the creator of The Collect, a citywide trash-to-art project. She and her husband live with their two children in a little house where the teapot is always warm. David Hansen is pastor of Heritage Community Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has also pastored in Montana, the setting for many of the stories in his book The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers (IVP). Hansen is also author of Loving the Church You Lead: Pastoring with Acceptance and Grace (Baker).In 1999, Hansen was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has been a contributing editor for Leadership Journal, and is a frequent speaker at pastoral ministry conferences.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by David Hansen Introduction: God Is an Odd Leader Part I: Getting Over Ourselves: Vulnerability with God 1. Filled with Emptiness 2. What Makes Us Feel Weak. And What Doesn?t: A Confession 3. Save Me! Vulnerability and Salvation 4. Feeling Exposed: How Vulnerable Pastors Handle Emotions 5. I Need You! How Vulnerable Pastors Pray 6. Letting the Bible Read Us: How Vulnerable Pastors Read the Bible Part II: Being True to Ourselves: Vulnerability Behind the Scenes 7. Learning to Like the Mess: How Vulnerable Pastors Create Culture 8. Changing the Mold: How Vulnerable Pastors Recognize and Develop Leaders 9. Taking Our Own Sweet Time: How Vulnerable Pastors Use Their Time and Energy 10. Thriving for Others: How Vulnerable Pastors Measure Success Part III: Practicing in Public: Vulnerability with an Audience 11. Welcome to the Process: How Vulnerable Pastors Teach and Preach 12. The Right Kind of Desperate: How Vulnerable Pastors Engage with the World Epilogue: Unfading Treasure in Jars of Clay Discussion Guide Acknowledgments Notes
Foreword by David Hansen Introduction: God Is an Odd Leader Part I: Getting Over Ourselves: Vulnerability with God 1. Filled with Emptiness 2. What Makes Us Feel Weak. And What Doesn?t: A Confession 3. Save Me! Vulnerability and Salvation 4. Feeling Exposed: How Vulnerable Pastors Handle Emotions 5. I Need You! How Vulnerable Pastors Pray 6. Letting the Bible Read Us: How Vulnerable Pastors Read the Bible Part II: Being True to Ourselves: Vulnerability Behind the Scenes 7. Learning to Like the Mess: How Vulnerable Pastors Create Culture 8. Changing the Mold: How Vulnerable Pastors Recognize and Develop Leaders 9. Taking Our Own Sweet Time: How Vulnerable Pastors Use Their Time and Energy 10. Thriving for Others: How Vulnerable Pastors Measure Success Part III: Practicing in Public: Vulnerability with an Audience 11. Welcome to the Process: How Vulnerable Pastors Teach and Preach 12. The Right Kind of Desperate: How Vulnerable Pastors Engage with the World Epilogue: Unfading Treasure in Jars of Clay Discussion Guide Acknowledgments Notes
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