The Pastor’s Book: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry
Overview
Pastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times‚ physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there’s far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom. Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O’Donnell is packed full of biblical wisdom and practical guidance related to the reality of pastoral ministry in the trenches. From officiating weddings to conducting funerals to visiting the sick, this book will equip pastors and church leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively minister to their flocks, both within the walls of the church and beyond.
Top Highlights
“Death is an enemy (1 Cor. 15:26), but also an evangelist.” (Page 183)
“Listen intently while the counselee is talking, and observe everything carefully” (Page 486)
“Communion was not a funeral, but a recognition of the triumph of the cross.” (Page 423)
“So, as is true of any true work of the Spirit, there was the right mixture of emotions—sorrow over sin and joy over salvation.” (Page 41)
“The public prayers of the pastor must be a reflection of his private prayer; public prayer must flow from our communion and intercession with God in secret. Congregational prayers can be theologically precise and beautiful but hollow if they are not rooted in the heart and practice of the pastor.” (Page 265)
- Title: The Pastor’s Book: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry
- Author: R. Kent Hughes
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Pastoral theology
- Resource ID: LLS:9781433545900
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-14T21:18:57Z
R. Kent Hughes is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Hughes earned a DMin in 1981 from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a DD from Biola University in 1991. Dr. Hughes’ 42 years of ministry consists of 10 years as a youth pastor, five as a church planter, and 27 as a senior pastor at College Church.
Hughes has authored numerous books, including the best-selling Disciplines of a Godly Man. He is also editor of and contributor to the 19-volume Preaching the Word series, including Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior, which received the E.C.P.A. Gold Medallion Book Award for best commentary in 1990.
Reviews
1 rating
Dan Strutz
9/10/2019
An absolutely wonderful resource for pastors. There are few books I feel are helpful to have in both hard copy and digital - this is one of those...and I was very glad to see this finally be released as a digital resource by itself.
