Can the Pastor Do It Alone?: A Model for Preparing Lay People for Lay Pastoring - Softcover

Steinbron, Melvin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597520179 ISBN 13: 9781597520171

Verlag: Wipf and Stock, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

When are you going to do something about pastoring our people? When he heard that cry, Dr. Melvin Steinbron realized that the centuries-long traditional roles of the clergy and laity - with the clergy doing the pastoring and the laity receiving it - is woefully inadequate to care for all the needs of people in our churches today. So he decided to do something about it. Believing that lay people also have ministry gifts, he, along with a team of church members, initiated a program to enable the laity to share in pastoring the congregation. You, too, can form a lay pastoring ministry which will benefit both pastor and congregation. This book will show you: -how to reach out on a continuing basis to every member of your church -how God gives pastoring gifts to lay people -how to prepare your congregation for a lay pastoring ministry -how to get organized -how to choose lay pastors -how to conduct a 15-hour equipping seminar -seven commitments lay pastors must make -seven common ministry problems and how they can strengthen rather than weaken your program -how to evaluate your program This is much more than a how-to book. It's a how-it's-being-done-and-you-can-do-it-too book. The lengthy track record of scores of lay people doing effective pastoring assures you that lay people can indeed do the pastoring.

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Melvin J. Steinbron has served on the staffs of Hope Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, MN, and College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, OH. The founder of Lay Pastors Ministry, Dr. Steinbron received his M.Div. from Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary and his D.Min. from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH. He is also the author of 'Can the Pastor Do It Alone?'

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1597520179
• ISBN 13: 9781597520171
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 258
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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