Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Books/
  2. The Church

Becoming the Pastor You Hope to be

Four Practices for Improving Ministry

by Barbara J. Blodgett

  • Paperback
  • 194 pages
  • Publisher: Alban Institute, Inc
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

£33.77

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 5 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Free delivery on orders over £10

Becoming the Pastor You Hope to Be unapologetically urges clergy readers to develop practices that will help them become more excellent ministers. A long-time field educator, now serving as a denominational staff person responsible for ministerial formation, Barbara Blodgett believes excellence is a matter of doing simple things with care and consistency. Ministers who commit themselves to excellence will grow and flourish, and even become happier in ministry. Blodgett urges ministers to resist praise and instead to ask for feedback, to seek the company of mentors who are better than the reader is at what he or she does, to be vulnerable before their peers in order to learn from them, and to define themselves as a leader who does not merely take activist stances but risks entering into deep, transformative relationships. Improvement in ministry, Blodgett argues, comes about not through extraordinary leaps and bounds but rather through adoptingsimple habits and carrying through on small but thoughtfully made choices. Addressed to ministers, ecoming the Pastor You Hope to Be is also a valuable resource for discernment committees, Christian educators, leaders of continuing education and lay education programs, and all those who partner with theological schools to help form ministers, both lay and ordained.
Becoming the Pastor You Hope to be and Brimming with God
Brimming with GodBecoming the Pastor You Hope to be

  • Author

    Barbara J. Blodgett

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Alban Institute, Inc

  • Published

    April 2011

  • Weight

    255g

  • Page Count

    194

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781566994118

  • ISBN-10

    156699411X

  • Eden Code

    4274186

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Write a review
      Ask a question
      Open Doors Ad