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Available
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Description
""Ministry is harder than I thought it would be..."" No pastor is ever fully prepared for the ministry. For pastors just starting out, those needing a little rebalancing, or those growing tired in the trenches, a handbook on the basics is a welcome relief. In On Pastoring, veteran pastor H. B. Charles gives 40 quick chapters on the practical aspects of pastoral ministry. Covering the devotional life, spiritual leadership, and public ministry of the pastor, he provides advice on topics like: Avoiding pastoral risk factors Prioritizing your family Equipping and leading leaders Caring for the sic.
Publication
Moody Publishers (2016), 197 pages
Language
ISBN
0802414605 / 9780802414601
Contents
The pastor's heart --
Ministering to an audience of one: Seeing ministry as a service to God, not a performance for man --
A strategic part of your ministerial call: Why the details of your calling are not accidental --
Are you a healthy pastor?: Why pastors must be healthy all around, but especially spiritually --
Real pastors are godly: The people we lead should notice our godliness more than our gifts --
Leaving a godly legacy: Prioritizing God and family above ministry --
Do you want to be somebody?: Why pastors have no business seeking prominence --
Play where the coach puts you!: Being faithful where God has you, rather than longing for where He doesn't --
In praise of long pastorates: Benefits of pastoring at one place for a long time --
Don't go without your convictions: Maintaining your convictions as you candidate for a pastoral position --
Guard the bank!: Keeping the main thing the main thing --
The pastor's leadership --
Interruptions or appointments?: Determining what is important, urgent, or ignorable --
When you lose your cutting edge: Maintaining or retrieving your ministry effectiveness --
Give mark a minute: Raising up young (and possibly immature) ministers --
Make haste slowly: Practicing patience when implementing major changes in your church --
Is it really worth it?: Handling quarrels and conflicts within the church --
An essential part of planning your preaching: Planning your preaching, including when you aren't preaching --
Developing a pastor's library: Building a personal library that's lean and mean --
The neglected blessing of a loving congregation: Remembering the support you receive, not just the criticism --
Staying or leaving?: Practical steps for considering a ministry transition --
Lessons my father taught me: Wisdom from my first pastor --
The pastor's public ministry --
What can that boy tell me?: The sufficiency of God's Word over life experience --
The pastor as worship leader: The priority of the pastor's public leadership on Sunday mornings --
Why expository preaching?: What expository preaching is, and why it matters --
Making the most of weekly preparation: Three essential habits for preparation that get better with time --
Spiritual help for public ministry: The role of prayer and spiritual devotion in preaching --
Praying and teaching behind-the-scenes: Faithful exposition of the Word in pastoral counseling --
The ministry of meetings: How to make meetings count as ministry --
So how did it go this Sunday?: How to rightly evaluate a Sunday morning --
How the pew can help the pulpit: Seven ways a church can encourage its pastor --
Lessons I've learned along the way: Tips, truths, and principles gleaned from twenty-five years of pastoral ministry.
Ministering to an audience of one: Seeing ministry as a service to God, not a performance for man --
A strategic part of your ministerial call: Why the details of your calling are not accidental --
Are you a healthy pastor?: Why pastors must be healthy all around, but especially spiritually --
Real pastors are godly: The people we lead should notice our godliness more than our gifts --
Leaving a godly legacy: Prioritizing God and family above ministry --
Do you want to be somebody?: Why pastors have no business seeking prominence --
Play where the coach puts you!: Being faithful where God has you, rather than longing for where He doesn't --
In praise of long pastorates: Benefits of pastoring at one place for a long time --
Don't go without your convictions: Maintaining your convictions as you candidate for a pastoral position --
Guard the bank!: Keeping the main thing the main thing --
The pastor's leadership --
Interruptions or appointments?: Determining what is important, urgent, or ignorable --
When you lose your cutting edge: Maintaining or retrieving your ministry effectiveness --
Give mark a minute: Raising up young (and possibly immature) ministers --
Make haste slowly: Practicing patience when implementing major changes in your church --
Is it really worth it?: Handling quarrels and conflicts within the church --
An essential part of planning your preaching: Planning your preaching, including when you aren't preaching --
Developing a pastor's library: Building a personal library that's lean and mean --
The neglected blessing of a loving congregation: Remembering the support you receive, not just the criticism --
Staying or leaving?: Practical steps for considering a ministry transition --
Lessons my father taught me: Wisdom from my first pastor --
The pastor's public ministry --
What can that boy tell me?: The sufficiency of God's Word over life experience --
The pastor as worship leader: The priority of the pastor's public leadership on Sunday mornings --
Why expository preaching?: What expository preaching is, and why it matters --
Making the most of weekly preparation: Three essential habits for preparation that get better with time --
Spiritual help for public ministry: The role of prayer and spiritual devotion in preaching --
Praying and teaching behind-the-scenes: Faithful exposition of the Word in pastoral counseling --
The ministry of meetings: How to make meetings count as ministry --
So how did it go this Sunday?: How to rightly evaluate a Sunday morning --
How the pew can help the pulpit: Seven ways a church can encourage its pastor --
Lessons I've learned along the way: Tips, truths, and principles gleaned from twenty-five years of pastoral ministry.