{"product_id":"the-vulnerable-pastor-how-human-limitations-empower-our-ministry-paperback-1","title":"The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMandy Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMissio Alliance Essential Reading List\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProdigalThought.net's Top Reads\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEnglewood Review of Books Best Books\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLeadership Journal's\u003c\/em\u003e Best Ministry Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and competency in order to minister effectively. That's why we go to conferences and emulate the latest superstars. But we know we can never live up to those images. Deep down, we know our own limitations, our weaknesses, our faults. We fear that if people knew who we really are, we'd be disqualified from ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot so. Mandy Smith unpacks the biblical paradox that God's strength is revealed through our human weakness. Transparently describing her pastoral journey, Smith shows how vulnerability shapes ministry, through our spiritual practices and relationships, influencing our preaching, teaching and even the nuts and bolts of the daily schedule. Understanding our human constraints makes our ministry more sustainable and guards us against disillusionment and burnout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe don't have to have it all together. Recognizing our weakness makes us rely on God, so our weakness can become a ministry resource. God has called you to lead not as a demigod, but as a human, so the world can see that the church is a place for humans like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42607080669280,"sku":"9780830841233","price":38.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/NkVITHFoNkFjUVBLYkNyejhjaEtXQT09.webp?v=1771836936","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vulnerable-pastor-how-human-limitations-empower-our-ministry-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}