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David Wentz

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Best known internationally as author of Pastoring: The Nuts and Bolts, in print in seven languages, David Wentz has a passion for helping people connect with God and make a difference. Combining 38 years as a pastor with a first career in engineering and graduate degrees from three very different seminaries (charismatic, mainstream, and Wesleyan-evangelical), he expresses God’s truth in ways everyone can appreciate.

Raised in the Episcopal church, Dr. Wentz has also been part of Nazarene, Pentecostal Holiness, and non-denominational congregations. As a Methodist pastor he served small, large, and multicultural churches in rural, small-town, suburban, and urban settings, served as a regional church consultant in the Maryland – D.C. area, and
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“Pastor, We Threw Out Your Trash Cans.”

It was about halfway through one of my early church appointments. We were living in a church-owned parsonage, and the Trustees decided our kitchen needed new paint. They offered to do it themselves, but said it would be easier if we were out of the house. So the next time we visited Paula’s parents, they went to work.

When we came home two weeks later, the kitchen was painted, and it looked great.

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exciting and comprehensive

Gives many different perspectives, all valuable. History, theology, and practical logistics are covered. Reverent and respectful. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in revival.
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Well researched, well written

More than just the story of Lt. Miller’s time on the island. Sheds light on life in the South Pacific US Navy in WW2, and covers Miller’s earlier and later life including insights into attempts to make a movie of his stor
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“Sow a thought, and reap a desire; sow a desire, and reap an act; sow an act, and reap a character; sow a character, and reap a destiny.”
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“A pastor’s job is to equip God’s people to do God’s work until they resemble God’s son.
- David Wentz, Pastoring: The Nuts and Bolts”
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