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Highlights
- Leading us well beyond the niceties of self-help literature, pastor David Hansen gives us a rare look at the actual pastorate-the one that emerges without your permission in the midst of life and ministry.
- About the Author: David Hansen is pastor of Heritage Community Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 224 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Ministry
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About the Book
Leading us well beyond the niceties of self-help literature, pastor David Hansen gives us a rare look at the actual pastorate--the one that emerges without your permission in the midst of life and ministry. In this revised and expanded edition, Hansen expands on his view of the pastor as a "parable of Jesus" and adds a new postlude.
Book Synopsis
Leading us well beyond the niceties of self-help literature, pastor David Hansen gives us a rare look at the actual pastorate-the one that emerges without your permission in the midst of life and ministry. In this revised and expanded edition, Hansen expands on his view of the pastor as a "parable of Jesus" and adds a new postlude.
Review Quotes
"Hansen's The Art of Pastoring is a gem that most pastors should read every few years to recenter their lives and ministries on and in Jesus Christ. I do not fly fish, nor do I tend sheep. Yet I understand what Jesus means when he says to 'tend my sheep;' I also understand what Hansen means when he says that the pastor is the fisherman's fly."
"One of the most vexing questions students and graduates face centers on pastoral identity. Complicating this, most parishioners have no idea what are realistic expectations. David Hansen's The Art of Pastoring gives concise, centering answers. It is a pastoral theology drawn from years of pastoral experience, and it brings back into focus what a pastor is truly called to be and do. It is a much-needed corrective in a day pastors have succumbed to being therapists, CEOs or artists. It belongs in the curriculum of any school serious about training pastors."
"The 'art' of pastoring, indeed! Not a science, not a technique, not a manual-driven set of programs, but a deeply felt, highly nuanced story of God's transforming grace being manifest by his servants. No one paints this picture of the life and ministry of the pastor better than David Hansen."
"This book literally saved my ministry. "
About the Author
David Hansen is pastor of Heritage Community Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has also pastored in Montana, the setting for many of the stories in this book. He has been a contributing editor for Leadership Journal, and is a frequent speaker at pastoral conferences.