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Working the Angles : The Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene H. Peterson (1989, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
ISBN-100802802656
ISBN-139780802802651
eBay Product ID (ePID)1151607
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWorking the Angles : the Shape of Pastoral Integrity
SubjectChristian Ministry / General, Christian Church / Administration, Christian Church / Growth, Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery, Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
Publication Year1989
TypeTextbook
AuthorEugene H. Peterson
Subject AreaReligion
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN87-005286
ReviewsSt. Anthony Messenger "This excellent treatise on the rediscovery of the authentic purpose of true pastoral care deserves attention, dialogue and action."
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal253/.2
SynopsisAmerican pastors, says Eugene Peterson, are abandoning their posts at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches and getting other jobs. Instead, they have become "a company of shopkeepers, and the shops they keep are churches." Pastors and the communities they serve have become preoccupied with image and standing, with administration, measurable success, sociological impact, and economic viability. In Working the Angles , Peterson calls the attention of his fellow pastors to three basic acts--which he sees as the three angles of a triangle--that are so critical to the pastoral ministry that they determine the shape of everything else. The acts--prayer, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction--are acts of attention to God in three different contexts: oneself, the community of faith, and another person. Only by being attentive to these three critical acts, says Peterson, can pastors fulfill their prime responsibility of keeping the religious community attentive to God. Written out of the author's own experience as pastor of a "single pastor church," this well-written, provocative book will be stimulating reading for lay Christians and pastors alike., Eugene Peterson issues a provocative call for pastors to abandon their preoccupation with image and standing, administration, success, and economic viability, and to return to the three basic acts critical to the pastoral ministry: praying, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction.
LC Classification NumberBV4011.P44 1987
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