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Both new seminary graduates and experienced pastors have expressed their need for solid, practical advice - the kind of solutions you don't hear much about in seminary. This comprehensive book is loaded with advice from someone they can trust. Drawing on their combined wealth of experiences pastoring a wide variety of churches, Pastors Warren Wiersbe and Howard Sugden tackle practical questions such as - How can I determine whether I am called to the ministry, and how important is the assurance of a special call? How can I get started on the right foot in a new place of ministry? How do you go about removing "dead" officers and teachers? How can we best assimilate new converts and new members to the church family? How can I be a faithful pastor. husband, and father all at the same time?
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192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2005
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August 21, 2018
At first I found the book to be slow reading [perhaps because I knew a lot of what was being asked] and so I didn't read much for some while. When I picked it back up recently it was more interesting [perhaps that speaks more to my mood and state of mind than the book itself]. I believe a young pastor will greatly benefit from this book though even a seasoned pastor will find help herein.
May 31, 2018
Insight into the reality of pastoring. Not sure I'm heading that direction, but thought I'd jump ahead to see what the challenges are.
May 20, 2013
This is a wonderful book packed with wisdom. As I am not a pastor, it was a bit like being privy to an inside conversation. The book addresses a wide array of topics and offers advice from two seasoned pastors who have "been there and done that." I certainly ended the book with a much better understanding and appreciation for the challenges and daily struggles my own pastor faces. Two of the topics addressed were of particular interest to me: Divorce & Remarriage and Education.
On education, the authors write, "Please don't use the old excuse that many great preachers never went to school! Charles Spurgeon, Dwight L. Moody, H.A. Ironside, and G. Campbell Morgan never attended schools for pastoral training, yet two of them founded schools for preparing preachers and the other two sat on learned faculties." As a proponent for pastoral education I found it quite exciting to see two "old school" pastors offer such a position.
I was also blown away by the book's position on divorce and remarriage. Wiersbe and Sugden write, "We believe that God forgives all manner of sin (Matt. 12:31), and that when God receives justified sinners, we should receive them as well (Rom. 15:7). To Preach grace and practice law is inconsistent, and to make divorce and remarriage unpardonable sins is cruel." Having been through a divorce this quote touched my heart and got me a little fired up.
This book is perfect for pastors, church leaders, and all others who are interested in the subject. I highly recommend it.
On education, the authors write, "Please don't use the old excuse that many great preachers never went to school! Charles Spurgeon, Dwight L. Moody, H.A. Ironside, and G. Campbell Morgan never attended schools for pastoral training, yet two of them founded schools for preparing preachers and the other two sat on learned faculties." As a proponent for pastoral education I found it quite exciting to see two "old school" pastors offer such a position.
I was also blown away by the book's position on divorce and remarriage. Wiersbe and Sugden write, "We believe that God forgives all manner of sin (Matt. 12:31), and that when God receives justified sinners, we should receive them as well (Rom. 15:7). To Preach grace and practice law is inconsistent, and to make divorce and remarriage unpardonable sins is cruel." Having been through a divorce this quote touched my heart and got me a little fired up.
This book is perfect for pastors, church leaders, and all others who are interested in the subject. I highly recommend it.
July 3, 2013
Had a lot of good material and thoughts for pastors. It is written to appeal across denominational (doctrinal) lines and so it is soft in some areas. However, some good advice especially on dealing with problem people.
July 28, 2013
Good read from seasoned pastors. Only a few quibbles (his understanding of what happens when presbyterians baptize babies....they do not become communing members until they profess of faith. And how often a pastor should be out of the pulpit...they say no more than 2 weeks).
May 10, 2016
I might rate this higher after it's been a resource for a while. It feels helpful and informative, if a little outdated. I'd guess this should be one of a series of similar tools.
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