Varieties of gifts : multiplicity and the well-lived pastoral life / Cynthia G. Lindner.
2016
253 L747v 2016
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Title
Varieties of gifts : multiplicity and the well-lived pastoral life / Cynthia G. Lindner.
Author
ISBN
9781566997751 hardcover alkaline paper
1566997755 hardcover alkaline paper
9781566997423 paperback alkaline paper
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1566997755 hardcover alkaline paper
9781566997423 paperback alkaline paper
1566997429 paperback alkaline paper
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Language
English
Description
xvii, 157 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
253 L747v 2016
System Control No.
(OCoLC)930683419
(OCoLC)930683419
(OCoLC)930683419
Summary
If there's one thing upon which contemporary pastors and their congregations can agree, it's that the practice of ministry in our rapidly changing, increasingly diverse context is a complicated business. Varieties of Gifts highlights the stories of ministers who thrive in this environment, offering inspiration to readers -- ministers, seminary students, and people who care for them -- in engaging their own multiplicity to build healthy, sustainable ministry. Varieties of Gifts illuminates the inner lives of clergy who lead with courage and creativity, stamina, and soulfulness. The author mines in-depth interviews with twenty pastors in order to demonstrate that the human experience of multiple-mindedness is an essential ingredient for healthy, innovative ministry. Cynthia Lindner, herself an ordained minister, pastoral psychotherapist, and professor, illustrates how the Christian tradition bears witness to creation’s complexity, and how our own multiplicity mirrors God’s abundance. Through the accounts of the pastors themselves, the book illustrates how well-tended ministerial multiplicity can cultivate a rich pastoral identity, navigate congregational conflict, and embrace change in rich, life-giving ways. Rather than an unattainable "quick fix," Varieties of Gifts profiles relatable pastors and congregations whose lives highlight the rich potential for multiple identities to enhance pastoral life, even in challenging times.
Note
"An Alban Institute book."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Witness and wisdom of pastoral narrative
That was somebody else: multiplicity and ministry
Something was missing: multiplicity and pastoral identity
Adaptive change, conflict, and transformation: multiplicity and ministerial practice
The perils and possibilities of multiplicity: the care and feeding of multiple-mindedness
Multiplicity and the renewal of congregational ministry.
That was somebody else: multiplicity and ministry
Something was missing: multiplicity and pastoral identity
Adaptive change, conflict, and transformation: multiplicity and ministerial practice
The perils and possibilities of multiplicity: the care and feeding of multiple-mindedness
Multiplicity and the renewal of congregational ministry.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Lindner, Cynthia G., author. Varieties of gifts. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016
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