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Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work

WHERE DO PASTORS today look for help and direction in their pastoral work? How can they improve their pastoral effectiveness?

Whereas much of the current literature on pastoring stresses upto-date training and new techniques stemming from the behavioral sciences, Eugene Peterson here calls for returning to an "old" resource-the Bible-as the basis for all of pastoral ministry Originally published in 1980 and now being reprinted to meet continuing demand, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work shows how five Old Testament books provide a solid foundation for much of what a pastor does

• The Pastoral Work of Prayer-Directing: Song of Songs
• The Pastoral Work of Story-Making: Ruth
• The Pastoral Work of Pain-Sharing: Lamentations
• The Pastoral Work of Nay-Saying. Ecclesiastes
• The Pastoral Work of Community-Building Esther

Masterfully pointing to the relevance of ancient wisdom, creatively adapting Jewish religious tradition to contemporary pastoral practice, and persuasively affirming a significant link between pastoral work and the act of corporate worship, this book opens up to pastors a wealth of valuable practical-theological insights.

EUGENE H. PETERSON is the author of Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity and Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness, which, along with this book, are intended especially for pastors in North America. The pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church, Bel Air, Maryland, for twentynine years, he is now serving as professor of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia,

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THD Pet F.1

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Michigan : Eerdmans., 1992

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tebal: 241 halaman, dimensi: 15.88 x 23.5 cm

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0-8028-0660-0

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