Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving
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What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry--multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results can be burnout, being run out or just feeling worn out. To find out how pastors can thrive as well as survive, the authors undertook a five-year in-depth research project among working pastors. Here in this ground-breaking book is the distilled wisdom of dozens of pastors who have been on the front lines of ministry. We hear from them what works, what doesn't and what distinctive issues people in ministry face. The authors uncover five key themes that promote healthy, sustainable ministry that lasts--spiritual formation, self-care, emotional and cultural intelligence, marriage and family, leadership and management. These themes are unpacked from the vantage point of ministry on the ground. Questions for personal evaluation and reflection are included throughout the book to bring home the significance of each section. This is the perfect companion for a peer cohort of pastors to read together. It can also be of value to church boards and others who want to better understand how to help sustain their pastors in ministry. In short, this is a book pastors can't live without.
Bob Burns
Bob Burns (Ph.D., University of Georgia) is the dean of lifelong learning and associate professor of education ministries at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He is also ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America and serves as associate pastor at Crossroads Presbyterian Fellowship.
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Reviews for Resilient Ministry
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very helpful book on areas that pastors need to be concerned about if they want to have a fruitful ministry of years, not months. I had heard Bob Burns speak several times on aspects of this research, so some of the information and quotes were not new. I think the money chapters of this book are the ones dealing with emotional and cultural intelligence and the ones dealing with leadership and management, all areas that most pastors, such as myself, received little to no training on in seminary. Those chapters are worth the price of the book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Perhaps I was expecting too much when I began reading this. Very early on, it felt like I was sitting in on a group of pastors complaining about the ministry. Being a minister myself, I've been there and done that. I did not find the five areas of resilience as comprehensive as the pastors involved in the study must have, nor did I find the suggestions all that helpful. It felt like I was simply being loaded up with a ton more demands on myself and my time than I already had. I will be taking part in an online discussion with other pastors based on this book and I don't know whether to be hopeful, fearful, or disinterested. Oh well, another demand on my time. But we shall see.