Download or read book The Pastors Diaries written by and published by Booktango. This book was released on with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pastor S Diary written by William R. Phillippe and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, people have asked me to write about my theology, and I have consistently said that I could tell them what I thought at that particular day but that it would be different tomorrow, which is to say that I strongly believe that theology is a growing thing, constantly changing within the context of a changing society. The book became much more autobiographical than I intended. I discovered that my theology changed because of any experiences I had. I have described my story chronologically, beginning with my early years and how the myth of Christianity was implanted in my mind. I go on to show how I got involved in the church during high school and college and discovered others had different myths than I did. This expanding awareness gave me the stimulus to take a hard look at my own myth. Several professors at both college and seminary helped me through the changes in my understanding of the Christian faith, and I describe via some of my writings what those were. In my first congregation, a new church development, and in subsequent ones, I realized that we understate our laity, and their desire to learn about new concepts has come with further study of scholars. I came to trust that desire and began to preach and teach not only the churchs dogmatics but also the results of creative imagination and the discovery of many scholars throughout the world and from many religious perspectives. My final chapter is entitled So What Do You Believe? In this, I make an attempt to pull together the various and growing concepts of my thought throughout my fifty-plus years in the ordained ministry of the Presbyterian Church. From experience, I know laypersons would be interested in this book. In addition, pastors and other religious professionals, I think, would find it helpful as they go through their own theological pilgrimage.

Download or read book Diary of a Pastor s Soul written by M. Craig Barnes and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today 2021 Book Award Winner (The Church/Pastoral Leadership Award of Merit) Diary of a Pastor's Soul tells the story of a fictionalized pastor, embarking on his final year before retirement, who reflects on the experiences and relationships that have formed his vocation and shaped his soul over a lifetime of pastoral ministry. Drawing on his own experiences, seasoned pastor Craig Barnes invites readers to embrace the life lessons of a pastor who has been formed by his failures and his fleeting moments of glory, but most of all by discovering the holy in the routine but often quirky duties of being a parish pastor. Through 52 weekly thematic entries, Barnes presents spirituality in narrative form through a collection of interwoven stories about learning to love others with curiosity, amazement, vulnerability, and most of all gratitude for the grace found in flawed lives. Barnes's fictionalized diary approach creatively shows how the pastoral vocation forms mind, heart, and soul, helping pastors make sense of their own calling. With unvarnished honesty, this book eloquently illustrates a lifetime of ministry, revealing how "the Holy haunts the landscape of life."

Download or read book The Pastors Diaries written by Dr. Larry L. Anderson Jr. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pastors’ Diaries was written to help pastors recognize that some of their most private and convicting thoughts and challenging circumstances are not unique to them. It’s designed to help pastors navigate these overwhelming situations with the resource of actual lived experiences that have led to massive failures or amazing triumphs. Throughout the book you will read detailed accounts as communicated by the pastors sharing intimate details of their pastoral journey, much of which has never been shared in a public format. Real people and real stories fill these pages, some of them are unbelievable and hilarious while others may leave you in tears heartbroken and bewildered at how the body of Christ could survive this long with this much dysfunction. With the increasing suicide rate of pastors, the mass exodus of pastors from the pastorate, the porn addiction of pastors and the shear depression of pastors being so alarming, something must be said and done to challenge the trajectory of this epidemic. I pray that this book will validate the Pressure, Pain, Pride, Power, Passion, and Pedestal a Pastor experiences and also give them the freedom to take the steps necessary to respond to these situations and Persevere from them in healthy ways. Another goal of this book is to help the church member have a better understanding of the person that sits in that middle chair and stand behind that sacred podium so they can have realistic expectations of the human they’ve empowered to shepherd them and as a result, learn how to love them appropriately. Coincidentally, they will discover that no one in all of church has experienced more offenses than the ones called to lead and yet they have in most cases remained faithful and in place until God decided to move them.

Download or read book Open Diary of a Pastor s Wife written by Donnie Miles-Howard and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Open Diary of a Pastors Wife, by Donnie Miles Howard, is an honest and insightful account of her own personal trials of being a pastors wife. As Donnie and her family endure heartache and tragedyunrest in the church, Hurricane Katrina, and personal struggles at homewomen of all walks of life will be inspired by her raw faith in God. The Open Diary of a Pastors Wife serves as a spiritual road map that will lead readers down a hopeful path to freedom and survival, proving that, with God, shame can transform into joy.

Download or read book The Pastor s Journal written by Terri Gibbs and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pastor's week is filled with an endless assortment of demands and events - from weddings and funerals to sermon preparation and staffing issues. Until now, there was not a single resource that pastors could carry with them to manage these multiple demands. The Pastor's Journal, covered in rich Eurobond leather, includes the following features requested by pastors: 152 pages for sermon notes and preparation Scripture reference guide Prayer lists Staff / congregation / hospital contact information Funeral and wedding planner Priorities / goals for the year Sermon calendar Quotes to inspire and encourage And much more.

Download or read book Diary of a Pastor s Wife written by Evangelist Gloristine Watts and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-06-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most sacred covenants we make before God is the covenant of marriage. That covenant becomes even more sacred when the two are in Christ. How can two walk together except in Christ! I chose to walk with Pastor, my husband, in a life filled with God, but he chose to walk away, and as a Pastor and servant of the Lord, I would never have expected him to make that choice. To leave me, his First Lady! To First Ladies of the church everywhere, I want you to understand how it happens. I want you to be aware of your relationship with your man of God. The Bible says, a threefold cord is not quickly broken, but Satan is always moving to and fro trying to break the cord. This time he was successful! God has given me the strength to tell the world my storya story of a broken promise, a covenant made to God, but broken by man, a servant of God. A story I hope that Pastors and First Ladies everywhere will heed. I once was Pastors First Lady, but now I share with you The Diary Of A Pastors Wife!

Download or read book Diary of a Pastor s Wife written by Eleanor L. Williams and published by Shallaywa Hinds. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that expresses a real life journey of a Pastor's daughter and a Pastor's wife in ministry. It is a handy manual to inform, instruct, restore and rebuild elect ladies - one that will transform your posture!

Download or read book Pastoral Desk Diary 2025 written by Concordia Publishing House and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annual planner, designed specifically for pastors, contains yearly, monthly, and weekly liturgical planning and note-taking resources, with lectionary information for LCMS, WELS, and ELCA/RCL church bodies. Lutheran Service Book daily lectionary and the feasts, festivals, and commemorations appointed in LSB are part of the daily calendar, along with national holidays. Pastoral Desk Diary also provides a system for conveniently logging pastoral calls, pastoral acts, appointments, mileage, and notes.

Download or read book The Pastors Wives Diaries written by Larry L Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pastors' Wives' Diaries is a masterpiece of passionate and transparent confessions by voices that must be heard, and never to be ignored or silenced again. Pastor Larry Anderson is back with his second entry in the highly acclaimed Pastors' Diaries Series. This time he is being joined by First Lady Christine O. James and 14 gifted First Ladies. Each heartfelt contribution in this book takes you deeper and deeper below the surface into a world often seen only from a distance. The transparency in the writings is unparalleled, and the vulnerability displayed is downright heroic. You are guaranteed to never look at the First Family in your church the same way again.

Download or read book Diary of a Woman Pastor written by Sheritha Bowman and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pastor s Book written by R. Kent Hughes and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times‚ physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there’s far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom. Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O’Donnell is packed full of biblical wisdom and practical guidance related to the reality of pastoral ministry in the trenches. From officiating weddings to conducting funerals to visiting the sick, this book will equip pastors and church leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively minister to their flocks, both within the walls of the church and beyond.

Download or read book Pastoral Preaching written by Conrad Mbewe and published by Langham Preaching Resources. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more pulpits are occupied by motivational speakers rather than preachers. Church congregations are not being given a comprehensive, biblical understanding of the faith. Drawing on his own experience as a pastor in Zambia, Conrad Mbewe tackles issues such as the content of pastoral preaching, how pastoral preaching relates to church life, finding the time to prepare pastoral sermons, and dealing with discouragement. Throughout the book, it is clear that the author’s conviction is to see preachers grow strong churches, to build a people for God.

Download or read book Leaves from a Pastor s Diary written by John S. Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pastor as Public Theologian written by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many pastors today see themselves primarily as counselors, leaders, and motivators. Yet this often comes at the expense of the fundamental reality of the pastorate as a theological office. The most important role is to be a theologian mediating God to the people. The church needs pastors who can contextualize biblical wisdom in Christian living to help their congregations think theologically about all aspects of their lives, such as work, end-of-life decisions, political involvement, and entertainment choices. Drawing on the Bible, key figures from church history, and Christian theology, this book offers a clarion call for pastors to serve as public theologians in their congregations and communities. It is designed to be engaging reading for busy pastors and includes pastoral reflections on the theological task from twelve working pastors, including Kevin DeYoung and Cornelius Plantinga.

Download or read book A Diary of Private Prayer written by John Baillie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic collection of personal prayers updated in modern, accessible language.

Download or read book Encouragement for Today s Pastors written by Joel R. Beeke and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scriptures advise us to learn from examples of faithful ministers (Heb. 13:7). The Puritans were a group of such ministers whose teaching and living can be particularly encouraging to troubled and discouraged pastors today. They were steadfast in adhering to Scripture as the Word of God, in confessing the great truths of the Reformed faith, and in applying sound doctrine to the problems of life in an age and culture nearly as challenging as our own. In Encouragement for Today's Pastors, Joel R. Beeke and Terry D. Slachter examine the writings of these pastors of a bygone era consider how they can help struggling pastors today. Here pastors will find a helping hand, reminding them of the importance of cultivating personal piety, resting in God's sovereignty recovering clarity in their calling, discovering means of support God provided, recognizing the dignity of their office, and taking comfort in grace and glory to come. Table of Contents: Part One: Piety 1. Zeal for the Ministry of the Word 2. ‘In Sweet Communion, Lord, with Thee’ 3. Encouraged by God’s Promises Part Two: Sovereignty 4. God Gives the Increase 5. Submission to God’s Will Part Three: Clarity 6. Taking Heed to Doctrine 7. Practicing What Is Preached 8. The Calling of the Shepherd Part Four: Creativity and Community 9. History and Science 10. The Communion of Saints 11. A Cloud of Witness Part Five: Dignity 12. ‘One among a Thousand’ 13. Doing the Work of Angels 14. The Urgency and Importance of Preaching the Word Part Six: Eternity 15. The Reward of Grace 16. The Glories of Heaven