Pastoring In A Pagan World

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Pastoral ministry is in crisis and the ancient church has something to say about it. Pastoring in a Pagan World: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Ministry?by Leland Brown and Stephen O. Presley?draws on the wisdom of early?Christian?pastors?to equip?today s?church leaders, ministry students, and laypeople?for?faithful?ministry?in a?decreasingly Christian culture. As paganism rises and trust in pastoral leadership erodes, the church s most?important resource?may be its own past.?Drawing on Scripture and careful historical research, Brown and Presley?identify?five convictions?at the heart of effective ancient pastoral leadership:?virtue, authority, work, suffering, and cultural engagement.?Each conviction is grounded in the witness of ancient pastors who faced hostility,?maintained authority, and kept their communities faithful.?These convictions?shaped faithful ministry then and?this book reveals how they?can shape it now.