Forty Years in the Same Pulpit: What Makes for Long Pastorates

By Chevis F. Horne

This emphasizes the positive reasons for having a long ministry in one church. It says that you have to preach sermons using conversational English, and doesn't recommend using words that you wouldn't... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880837897
• ISBN13: 9781880837894
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Pub
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A very practical book from an experienced minister

The writer is a seasoned minister who spent a total of forty years serving the same Southern Baptist church in North Carolina, and he emphasizes the positive reasons for having a long ministry in one church. He says that you have to preach sermons using conversational English. He doesn't recommend using words that you wouldn't ordinarily use in a face to face discussion with a friend. He also recommends developing administrative skills, noting that many pastors dislike this part of the job. He also talks about the privilege of watching kids grow up, seeing them come to Christ and then performing their marriages and then experiencing the joy of bringing their children to Christ. He also points out that there will be times of stress and crisis in a long term pastorate.This is a book that a person could sit down and read in about 4 or 5 hours, and whether you are a minister or whether you are a leader in a church, it is an interesting book.