Sabbath in the City: Sustaining Urban Pastoral ExcellenceWestminster John Knox Press, 1 янв. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 111 Drawing on their research involving urban pastors from across the United States, Bryan Stone and Claire Wolfteich identify and examine spiritual practices that foster excellence in urban ministry. After discussing the specific challenges facing urban pastors and presenting the kinds of excellence required of them, Stone and Wolfteich explore several practices that help sustain ministers working in urban contexts, such as cultivating holy friendships, practicing Sabbath, maintaining lives of prayer and study, and setting appropriate boundaries. Throughout, the authors weave together stories from urban pastors from a variety of denominations with insights from the history of Christian spirituality and theology to chart a theological course for the formation and renewal of pastors in diverse contemporary contexts. |
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... to the ninety-six pastors who were the source and inspiration for this book and from whom we have learned invaluable lessons about the city, Sabbath, and friendship Contents Introduction ix 1. Urban Challenge and Opportunity 1 2.
... seminary community as a whole benefited from gaining new perspectives on the issues facing urban pas- tors and their congregations as well as lessons learned in attempting to sustain ministry in the city. As project codirec- x INTRODUCTION.
... learned from our participating pastors and we also visited and talked with many other urban pastors and ministry profession- als throughout the nation and, of course, tried to integrate all this with existing research on the subject. As ...
... LEARNED First, we learned that excellent urban pastors love their cities. They have a heart for the city. They see the city not primarily as something to be fixed or as a problem to be solved, but as a gift and as a living organism that ...
... learned that excellent urban pastors know their cities . They know how their cities operate . They know its demographics and its changing demographic patterns . They know who the community leaders are the gatekeepers , informants ...