Five faces of ministry
Subtitle: pastor, parson, healer, prophet, pilgrim
By: Patricia Farris
Edition: First [edition].
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Nashville, Tennessee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781630886882
Subjects: Pastoral theology
Description: Ministry in these times can be perplexing, frustrating, exhausting, isolating. But it can also be rich with inspiration, revelation, satisfaction and joy. The difference is often in the pastor's perspective. Seasoned pastor and church leader Patricia Farris helps other pastors to re-frame their point of view in a most healthy way. Five Faces of Ministry explores the roles each clergy-person must play. The book is organized into brief reflections, each focused on an aspect of ministry. The reflections are rooted in scripture and include an inspired assortment of other references, from literature to hymn texts. The author includes stories from her own life and ministry and from others'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pastor. When it happens ; A woman. Really? ; Grounded in integrity ; Staying steady ; Learning to collaborate ; How do you do it?; title: Parson. How firm a foundation ; The pastor's study ; The fire-breathing deadline monster (preaching) ; Ordering the life of the church ; The buildings witness ; What language does God speak? ; Reframing ; More than a nonanxious presence; title: Healer. Curate, healer of souls ; Hospitality ; Glimpsing a whole world in little stories ; "Clergy health" is more than metrics ; Friends and colleagues ; The blessing of peaceful sleep ; Carrying the anxious weight of the institutional church ; Sabbath time; title: Prophet. Stepping up ; The newspaper and the Bible ; Learning to disagree (deeply) ; Seeing the truth in one's opponent ; Pointing to hope ; Make way for the image of the holy one; title: Pilgrim. Where the ministry is leading us ; With all due haste ; An elastic and inquisitive mind ; Stability ; Paying it forward ; Finding funny ; The soundtrack.