The Power of Loving Your Church: Leading Through Acceptance and Grace

by David Hansen

First in THE PASTOR'S SOUL A Groundbreaking New Series for Pastors! Meets the changing needs ofmaturing, deepening generation of pastors. Answers the demand for honesty and depth in pastoral helps. Developed in partnership with Leadership, the most respected journal in America for evangelicalpastors and church leaders. Single-author books from respected peerson the topics pastors want most. Love is the bridge between a pastor'sinner and outer life, between attitude and action. Love for acongregation, though, can be fleeting. After the honeymoon, reality The pastor's current church isn't all that different from his last church. The Power of Loving Your Church helps pastors unleash alove that lasts in bonding, compassion, sacrifice, and heartfelt affection.

Genres: Leadership, Christian

170 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Troy Neujahr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solidly pastoral. This book deserves a re-read at least once every five years.

[Benjamin Clow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read pastoral ministry book that's short, practical and realistic. The first chapter alone is worth reading. It goes right next to Preachers and Preaching and Charles Bridges' Christian Ministry

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect day for me is sitting with the burning candle and putting my thoughts down on paper, with the trickling rain outside. And then I see in my mind's eye a door that needs to be knocked on and I go. (Or something like that.) Resonance.

[Mathias Seiwert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an extremely influential book, especially for pastors like myself who do not want to be a pastor-manager/executive but whom God has made to shepherd a small local congregation of Christians through daily and personal face-to-face friendship.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gentle reminder for pastors (and anyone involved with congregational life) to remember the call to shepherd God's people with the love of Christ.

[Don]

I loved this book. Read it several years ago, early in my ministry (I'm 14 years in now) and it changed my outlook. Got me through some hard times along the way...