Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry
Tendingis the right verb for this holy book, which will help both the amateur and the sophisticate take charge of matters spiritual and more. --Donna Schaper, Senior Pastor, Judson Memorial Church, New York, New York<br /><br />It is easy for pastors to separate the tasks of ministry from the deep spiritual growing that belongs to these practices. Bruce and Katherine Epperly reclaim the holy meaning of the day-by-day tasks of ministry and illustrate their work richly from the lives of actual pastors. Pastors will find here an affirmation of how they 'tend to the holy' every day. --Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership and Director, Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary<br /><br />Reading this book is already beginning to practice the holy presence it teaches. With their resonantly real, unpretentiously wise, and delightfully different voices, Bruce and Katherine Epperly narrate and nudge us into the breathing room of life. Here is the map of a spiritual path that can sustain your day-to-day ministry--and your moment-to-moment existence. --Catherine Keller, Professor of Theology, Drew Theological School and author ofOn the Mystery: Discerning God in ProcessIt is easy for pastors to separate the tasks of ministry from the deep spiritual growing that belongs to these practices. Bruce and Katherine Epperly reclaim the holy meaning of the day-by-day tasks of ministry and illustrate their work richly from the lives of actual pastors. Pastors will find here an affirmation of how they 'tend to the holy' every day. --Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership and Director, Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological SeminaryReading this book is already beginning to practice the holy presence it teaches. With their resonantly real, unpretentiously wise, and delightfully different voices, Bruce and Katherine Epperly narrate and nudge us into the breathing room of life. Here is the map of a spiritual path that can sustain your day-to-day ministry--and your moment-to-moment existence. --Catherine Keller, Professor of Theology, Drew Theological School and author ofOn the Mystery: Discerning God in Process