Five Smooth Stones For Pastoral Work
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Five Smooth Stones For Pastoral Work
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1992
Five Smooth Stones For Pastoral Work written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Religion categories.
Examines how five books of the Old Testament provide direction for pastoral work. Focuses on the work of prayer-directing, story-making, pain-sharing, nay-saying, and community-building.
Working The Angles
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Author : Eugene Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1989-05-12
Working The Angles written by Eugene Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-05-12 with Religion categories.
American pastors, says Eugene Peterson, are abandoning their posts at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches and getting other jobs. Instead, they have become "a company of shopkeepers, and the shops they keep are churches." Pastors and the communities they serve have become preoccupied with image and standing, with administration, measurable success, sociological impact, and economic viability. In Working the Angles, Peterson calls the attention of his fellow pastors to three basic acts--which he sees as the three angles of a triangle--that are so critical to the pastoral ministry that they determine the shape of everything else. The acts--prayer, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction--are acts of attention to God in three different contexts: oneself, the community of faith, and another person. Only by being attentive to these three critical acts, says Peterson, can pastors fulfill their prime responsibility of keeping the religious community attentive to God. Written out of the author's own experience as pastor of a "single pastor church," this well-written, provocative book will be stimulating reading for lay Christians and pastors alike.
Five Smooth Stones
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Author : Sterling Davidson
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-04-11
Five Smooth Stones written by Sterling Davidson and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-11 with categories.
Five Smooth Stones is a book about ministry in the Church. It is a comparison of the ministry model as described in the scripture with the one most often in use today. Using the as an allegory the account of David slaying Goliath, the five stones he retrieved from the stream represent the five-fold ministry mentioned in the book of Ephesians chapter 4. The need for members to be "built up" is considered, as well as how the stones represent the building process... in as much as the Hebrew word for stone means "to build." Scripture declares that within the church there are to be five distinct ministries and they are the means by which the church is to be brought to completion (or "perfection" as used in Ephesians). As the church dispensation comes to the completion of its age, the time for completion is at hand and the time for the restoration of all God ordained ministries is at hand as well. The modern church has had for its basis primarily a pastoral ministry emphasis. This book explores the need to move beyond that model and enter into a more apostolic basis as the Lord prepares it for His return for the bride (church) "without spot or wrinkle." The early church using the five-fold model, as recorded in the book of Acts, was said to have turned the world "upside down." The modern church has not so much turned the world upside down, but is barely holding its own as far as its influence upon the world that it was sent to reach is concerned. Society is not being turned upside down for righteousness, but is fighting to stave off the confusion wrought by a world teaching there is no right and wrong... except the wrong of believing there is a right and wrong. The message has been propagated that tolerance of evil is the Holy Grail of societal acceptance. This is the giant of our day and it will take five smooth stones in the bag of preparation to cause the church to rise up in its intended faith and strength to slay the Goliath standing before it. Rising up are five God ordained ministry types that will bring to the church a multifaceted leadership working in cooperation within itself, which will impart to the church the needed edification. The single focused pastoral based ministry, which too often breeds competition, will give way to the agreement of the five, thus facilitating the last hour spiritual orchestration intended from the inception of the church. Spiritual exploits will be the result of this needed change. The change you are challenged to consider as you read this book... may there be a David among you!
Under The Unpredictable Plant
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Author : Eugene Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1994-06-27
Under The Unpredictable Plant written by Eugene Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-27 with Religion categories.
Like Eugene Peterson's other books on pastoring, Under the Unpredictable Plant is full of stimulating insights, candid observations, and biblically grounded prescriptions. Yet this book emanates with a special poignancy out of Peterson's own crisis experience as a pastor. Peterson tells about the "abyss," the "gaping crevasse," the "chasm" that he experienced, early in his ministry, between his Christian faith and his pastoral vocation. He was astonished and dismayed to find that his personal spirituality, his piety, was inadequate for his vocation -- and he argues that the same is true of pastors in general. In the book of Jonah -- a parable with a prayer at its center -- Peterson finds a subversive, captivating story that can help pastors recover their "vocational holiness." Using the Jonah story as a narrative structure, Peterson probes the spiritual dimensions of the pastoral calling and seeks to reclaim the ground taken over by those who are trying to enlist pastors in religious careers.
The Five Smooth Stones
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Author : Robertson McQuilken
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2007
The Five Smooth Stones written by Robertson McQuilken and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Church categories.
A veteran pastor and university president urges ministries to center themselves entirely on five princples: the Bible, the Congregation, the Spirit, the Plan of Redemption, and the Lord Jesus.
Take And Read
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Take And Read written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Reference categories.
This book represents Peterson's attempt to rekindle the activity of spiritual reading. The present volume is an annotated list of the books that have stood the test of time and that, for Peterson, are spiritually formative for the Chrisitan life.
The Contemplative Pastor
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1993-10-22
The Contemplative Pastor written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-10-22 with Religion categories.
Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, well known as "a pastor's pastor," here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church." In The Contemplative Pastor Peterson highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through three strengthening adjectives: unbusy, subversive, andapocalyptic. The main part of the book focuses on pastoral ministry and spiritual direction "between Sundays": these chapters begin with poetic reflections on the Beatitudes and then discuss such themes as curing souls, praying with eyes open, the language of prayer, the ministry of small talk, and sabbatical--all with engaging, illustrative anecdotes from Peterson's own experience. The book ends with several meaning-full poems that pivot on the incarnation, the doctrine closest to pastoral work. Entitled "The Word Made Fresh," this concluding section is a felicitous finale to Peterson's discerning, down-to-earth reflections on the art of pastoring.
Eat This Book
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2009-07-29
Eat This Book written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-29 with Religion categories.
"Eugene Peterson maintains that how we read the Bible is as important as that we read it. The second volume of Peterson's momentous five-part work on spiritual theology, Eat This Book challenges us to read the Scriptures on their own terms, as God's revelation, and to live them as we read them. Countering the widespread practice of using the Bible for self-serving purposes, Peterson here serves readers with a nourishing entrée into the formative, life-changing art of spiritual reading." - from the back of the book.
On Living Well
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: WaterBrook
Release Date : 2021-11-16
On Living Well written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by WaterBrook this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-16 with Religion categories.
In these never-before-published stories, sayings, and biblical teachings, the beloved author and translator of The Message Bible shows us how the wisdom of deep faith helps us live well. “Calming, encouraging, and profound.”—Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church “Jesus’ words bring us the news of an expanded world, a bright world, a full-dimensioned world, a world in which God rules, mercy is common experience, and love is the daily working agenda.” Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018) was one of the most beloved authors, pastors, poets, and professors of our time. While millions have read his bestselling paraphrased Bible translation, The Message, far fewer have heard his direct practical insights and wisdom about how to live well. Eugene knew the extraordinary spirituality of ordinary life. He understood that we actually become more, not less, human as we grow to live like Jesus. And living like Jesus means living well. On Living Well collects some of Eugene’s best never-before-published short writings to help you walk in the way of Jesus with a little more courage, passion, and hope—by offering new ways to practice generosity, community, prayer, simplicity, worship, inner peace, and so much more . . . even with the challenges of today. This book is a rich feast for the soul, ideal as a daily spiritual touchpoint or simply to nourish a heart hungry for pastoral wisdom. It is your invitation to enter into the meaningful simplicity of life with Jesus in a world of immense beauty, real difficulty, and endless wonder.
The Pastor
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Author : Eugene H. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-02-22
The Pastor written by Eugene H. Peterson and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-22 with Religion categories.
In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells the story of how he started Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland and his gradual discovery of what it really means to be a pastor. Steering away from abstractions, Peterson challenges conventional wisdom regarding church marketing, mega pastors, and the church’s too-cozy relationship to American glitz and consumerism to present a simple, faith-based description of what being a minister means today. In the end, Peterson discovers that being a pastor boils down to “paying attention and calling attention to ‘what is going on now’ between men and women, with each other and with God.”