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Since His Christian Life Began A Quarter Of A Century Ago, Journalist Stefan Ulstein Had Enjoyed The Company Of Ordained Ministers. But He Noticed That Many Seemed Guarded. Eventually He Realized This Was A Professional Distance, That Ministers Rarely Feel Free To Speak Openly With Laypersons. So He Decided To Interview Pastors - From Canada, The United States And Mexico; Spanning Several Denominations; From Small Rural Churches To Burgeoning Megachurches. Now, With Fascinating, Sometimes Startling Candidness, They Speak Off The Record And Tell What The Ministry Is Really Like, In All Its Anguish And Delight. In These Pages You'll Hear From A Megachurch Minister Who Must Literally Leave The State To Find Time Alone. From A Pastor And Young Parent Who Announced To His Congregation, If Any One Of You Ever Again Comes To Me With A Criticism Of My Kids And Says, 'after All, They Are The Pastor's Kids, ' I'll Nail You To The Wall. I Will Not Have My Kids Growing Up To Hate My Job Or My God. From An Inner-city Minister Lamenting The Difficulty Of Reaching Gang Members: It's Hard To Watch Kids Ruin Their Lives And Finally Come To The Church In A Coffin. This Is A Unique And Desperately Ne

Author

Ulstein, Stefan

Publisher

Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780830813469

Subjects

Religion, Christian