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Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work

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Whereas much of the present literature on pastoring stresses up-to-date training and new techniques stemming from the behavioral sciences, Eugene Peterson here calls for returning to an “old” resource–the Bible–as the root for all of pastoral ministry.

At the start published in 1980 and now being reprinted to fulfill continuing demand, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work shows how five Old Testament books provide an excellent foundation for a lot of what a pastor does:
 

  • Prayer-Directing: Song of Songs
  • Story-Making: Ruth
  • Pain-Sharing: Lamentations
  • Nay-Saying: Ecclesiastes
  • Community-Building: Esther



Pointing to the relevance of ancient wisdom, adapting Jewish spiritual tradition to latest pastoral practice, and affirming an important link between pastoral work and the act of worship, this book opens as much as pastors a wealth of valuable practical-theological insights.


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