A Practical Guide for Life and Ministry: Overcoming 7 Challenges Pastors Face

by David Horner

Overview

Many books focus on how to grow a church and "succeed" as a pastor, but few help clergy cope with the daily pressures they face in juggling the demands of ministry, family, and personal ambitions. David Horner overturns the notion that pastors must accept disobedience in some aspects of life to thrive in others. Examining his thirty years of pastoral ministry, Horner mines seven key challenges that pastors must face well in order to restore and maintain a healthy balance.
Church leaders and those who love them will find this book a practical and biblical guide that reinvigorates their calling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441233530
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	993 KB

About the Author

David Horner (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He planted the church in 1978 and has watched it grow from 12 families to more than 2,500 weekly worshipers. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
David Horner serves as senior pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He planted the church in 1978 and has watched it grow from twelve families to more than 2,500 weekly worshipers.

Table of Contents

Preface     9
Introduction: Serving without a Safety Net     13
Juggling the Demands of Your Calling
Are You Driven or Called?     25
Discovering Counterbalances in Ministry     32
Sharpening the Focus of Your Vision
Running with Your Eyes Closed: Ministry without a Godly Vision     53
Developing a Balanced Vision: When God Shows the Way     68
Gaining Balance by Building Teams
More Shoulders, Lighter Loads: God's Design for Team Ministry     85
The Character of a Balanced Team: Keys for Building an Effective Team     99
Cultivating Genuine Humility
The Indispensable Quality of Humility     119
Fighting to Maintain a Humble Perspective     128
A Life Rooted in Humility     143
Learning to Grow Through Your Troubles
Owning My Mistakes: Trouble I Bring on Myself     157
Seizing Teachable Moments: Failure Can Produce Growth     168
When Your Character Is Under Fire: The Withering Effect of Personal Attacks     180
Preparing a Wise Response: Seasoned Maturity in Action     194
Facing the Inevitability of Change
"Something Has Got to Change!" Knowing When Transitions Are Right     213
Leading the Charge for Change: Your Role in Making It Happen     226
Combating Spiritual Dryness
Recognizing the Symptoms ofSpiritual Dryness     245
How Did I Get Here? Factors Contributing to Spiritual Dryness     256
Coming Out of the Desert: He Restores My Soul!     271
Concluding Thoughts     282
The Weights and Counterweights of Your Calling     285