This post continues my reflections on Eugene Peterson’s book Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity, which began as an attempt to honor Peterson's influence upon me while also reconsidering the essential aspects of pastoral ministry that Peterson affirms. The book explores what he calls the holy trigonometry of pastoral ministry, built around three angles of ministry: …
Hearing with Our Eyes [Working the Angles with Eugene Peterson, part 6]
Over the past several weeks, I have been reflecting on Eugene Peterson's book Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. I am doing this in part as a way to honor the numerous ways that Peterson shaped my approach to pastoral ministry, but also as an attempt to reconsider - and perhaps recover - the …
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Abandoning Our Pastoral Calling [Working the Angles with Eugene Peterson, part 1]
In reflecting on the ways Eugene Peterson shaped my pastoral ministry after his passing (see "Remembering Eugene Peterson") on Monday, October 22, I took a look through his writings again. I asked myself a number of questions, amongst them being: what was it about Peterson that helped me so greatly as a pastor? I saw a …
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||40days|| week four: listen to His words
When I do premarital counseling with couples, one exercise I always have them do is called the wish list. Each person must identify three things they wish happened more or less in their relationship, and then share that with one another. While one person is speaking, the other person has to listen without making a …
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Devoted to God’s Word
We continued our series "Living Church" this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the statement, "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching" (Acts 2:42). My message was entitled "Devoted to God's Word." The main point was that if we are going to be a church that is alive - a church living out our …
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