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

By David Horner

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801091950
• ISBN13: 9780801091957
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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This book has every Christian leader in its crosshairs. The author thoroughly unpacks seven balances that directly correlate to the things that are constantly stretching those of us who have devoted our lives to ministry. There is no doubt, these insights have been birthed out of being in the trenches of genuine ministry. I felt like I was sitting down with a seasoned mentor, speaking directly into my life. Pastor Horner's honesty, and even vulnerability, is tremendously refreshing and profoundly enlightening. Scripture is everywhere in this book, as are surprisingly relatable stories. This book pushed me and healed me at the same time. With all the things I am reading as a pastor, this one was definitely worth making time for!