Books : Creative Ministry
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by: Henri Nouwen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 250
EAN: 9780385126168
ISBN: 0385126166
Label: Image
Manufacturer: Image
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: August 01, 1991
Publisher: Image
Release Date: August 01, 1991
Sales Rank: 250965
Studio: Image
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According to Henri Nouwen, the bestselling spiritual writer, every Christian is a minister—trying to live his life in the light of the Gospel. Creative Ministry is a thoughtful examination of the various complex tasks that are part of that way of life.Separate chapters treat each of the five areas that Nouwen considers the primary responsibilities of the minister: teaching, preaching, counseling, organizing, and celebrating. He shows how these main functions are inextricably tied to the minister’s spiritual life and why they must be directed toward a creative dialogue with other Christians if they are to be rewarding. It is also essential, he maintains, that the minister leave himself open, take risks, and “lay down his life for his friends” in order to give new life.“There is today a great hunger for a new spirituality,” observes Nouwen, a hunger that requires new and creative forms of ministry. Citing numerous examples from his rich experience, the author offers practical advice for infusing daily pastoral work with meaning. The result is an insightful presentation and a resonant spiritual guide for every man and woman who wants to be of service.
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Rating:  - Tips for a new ministry.
I found it presented many thoughts for a more effective and creative ministry for today.
Rating:  - pastor's manual
I frequently suffer from bouts of depression. One cause is that I have a great burden to minister to believers but a crippling sense of inadequacy over my own abilities, particularly my speaking and social skills. Moreover, I have suffered from debilitating doubts about the adequacy of ministry itself as the roles of psychiatrists, counselors, and other professionals increasingly seem to make the clergy less and less relevant. Henri Nouwen's Creative Ministry (Image, 1971) explains why ministry ... Read More
Rating: - Correcting the Efficiency Bias
A Master of Divinity or a Master of Business Administration: which degree program best prepares one for ministry? Whether it being pondered by divinity students or critics of seminary education, incipient in this question is a measure of misgiving regarding what best prepares one for life in the parish. Should the ideal minister be spiritual, sagacious, and scripturally grounded? Or have the intricate economic realities of modern days rendered such leadership a luxury and thus less requisite than ... Read More
Rating: - Beyond Prescriptions
A Master of Divinity or a Master of Business Administration: which degree program best prepares one for ministry? Whether it being pondered by divinity students or critics of seminary education, incipient in this question is a measure of misgiving regarding what best prepares one for life in the parish. Should the ideal minister be spiritual, sagacious, and scripturally grounded? Or have the intricate economic realities of modern days rendered such leadership a luxury and thus less requisite than ... Read More
Rating: - Inadequate
In "Creative Ministry" by Henri Nouwen, pages are filled with unsettling information that both, would be ministers and those directing their energy toward a life of service, must read. He separates a ministry into five aspects: teaching, preaching, pastoral care, organizing, and celebrating. Although Nouwen concentrates on a life of dialogue and care that will naturally overflow into surrounding relationships and situations, he does not neglect the prevading questions and doubts that haunt those ... Read More
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