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The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus
Written by Zack Eswine
Narrated by David Cochran Heath
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Dear Pastor,
Desire burns within you. You've trained and dreamt of doing large things in famous ways as fast as you can for God's glory. But pastoral work keeps requiring your surrender to small, mostly overlooked things over long periods of time.
You stand at a crossroads. Jesus stands with you. You were never meant to know everything, fix everything, and be everywhere at once. That's his job, not yours.
So what now? Let the apprenticeship begin.
Desire burns within you. You've trained and dreamt of doing large things in famous ways as fast as you can for God's glory. But pastoral work keeps requiring your surrender to small, mostly overlooked things over long periods of time.
You stand at a crossroads. Jesus stands with you. You were never meant to know everything, fix everything, and be everywhere at once. That's his job, not yours.
So what now? Let the apprenticeship begin.
Author
Zack Eswine
Zack Eswine (PhD, Regent University) is the lead pastor at Riverside Church in Webster Groves, Missouri. He and his wife, Jessica, have four children and are the cofounders of Sage Christianity. For more information, visit SageChristianity.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If I could rate it 6 stars, I would! By far, the best book I have read in my pastoral calling and ministry. A MUST READ for every pastor and aspiring pastors!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A singular, humble work of pastoral wisdom and exhortation, written beautifully to welcome us into the way of Jesus as spiritual leaders. A must read for any pastor, elder, or spiritual leader.