Jose Ovalle’s Reviews > The Pastor as Minor Poet: Texts and Subtexts in the Ministerial Life (The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies > Status Update
Jose Ovalle
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“[Pastors] souls are crowded with all who have made their way deep inside. And of course, there is also the nagging presence of those holy words that will not go away. This is how pastors love their congregations — they take them into their souls, where they carry on both sides of a conversation between the people and their God.”
— Apr 19, 2025 02:55PM
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Jose Ovalle
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“Pastors aren’t afforded the luxury of skimming over the top of their own losses, thinking, “That was no big deal.” The big deal is learning how to dig through loss to find the hints of hope — not a cheery optimism, but deep, from-the-bottom-of-the-soul hope. After years of excavation through their own losses, pastors learn how to find this sacred subtext in others.“
— Mar 13, 2025 11:06PM
