num_pages: 206
description: In Under the Unpredictable Plant respected pastor, author, and educator Eugene Peterson clarifies the pastoral vocation by turning to the biblical book of Jonah, in which he finds a captivating, subversive 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.
language: English
title: Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness
titlecomplete: Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness
genres: Christianity, Church, Theology, Spirituality, Faith, Christian Living, Christian, School, Leadership, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1161
series: The Pastoral Series
publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co