Letters to a Young Pastor

by Calvin Miller

Overview

Calvin Miller has long been one of the most creative voices in the church. As a best-selling author and poet he has enabled believers to flourish. As a pastor and educator he has equipped countless thousands to know and serve God more fully. And he’s got the battle scars to prove it. Having survived these tumultuous decades, Dr. Miller now shares his well-earned wisdom with the next generation of pastors—including you, or someone you know. Miller acknowledges much has changed over his years of ministry, as we’ve moved from switchboards to smartphones and from big-haired evangelists to cigar-smoking emergents. But two truths remain the same: God is love and people are broken. In this honest, engaging, and humorous collection of letters, he encourages you to fight the good fight, stay the course, and keep your eye on the Author and Finisher of the faith … to serve well every Sunday so you’ll never feel the urge to resign on Monday.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781407656
Publisher:	David C Cook
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Calvin Miller was pastor of Westside Church, Omaha, Nebraska, for twenty-five years. After teaching seven years at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he joined the faculty of Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he served as Research Professor and distinguished Writer in Residence. He is the author of more than forty books.

Editorial Reviews

Miller (Beeson Divinity Sch., Samford Univ.; A Hunger for the Holy: Nurturing Intimacy with Christ), a creative, insightful pastor and teacher, distills a lifetime of successes, failures, and "ordinary moments" into this volume. The insights he offers will be helpful for any minister, not just young ones. Readers can learn to avoid the extremes and "professional mindset" that plague the modern church. Letters such as "Avoid Any Word That Begins with Neo" and "What Does Your Church Offer That's Missing at the YMCA" will call for deep thinking about ministry. Other letters will encourage ministers, help sharpen their preaching, and enable them to better minister to hurting people. VERDICT Full-time and lay ministers will appreciate this book to understand that they are not alone, that they can reach out to their community, and that they must focus on Jesus Christ and the people he came to transform. Highly recommended where demand for pastoral books is high.—Ray Arnett, Fremont Area Dist. Lib., MI

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