View all results

The Pastor's Soul

The Call and Care of an Undershepherd

Brian Croft and Jim Savastio

The Pastor's Soul

The Call and Care of an Undershepherd

Brian Croft and Jim Savastio

Quantity

From the foreword by David Murray:

"'The minister’s soul is the soul of his ministry.' I can’t remember where I first heard this saying, but I’ve never been able to forget it. And, having read this book, I never want to forget it. In these pages, Jim Savastio and Brian Croft establish the foundation of all faithful and fruitful ministry: the pastor’s soul. But, although their main target is the epidemic of ministerial hyper-activity and the accompanying burnout, backsliding, and brokenness, they carefully avoid over-reacting and running to the opposite extremes of monkish withdrawal or lazy self-indulgence. Instead, you have a book that skillfully walks a balanced biblical path in both content and style.

It balances self and others. Yes, the pastor is all about serving others, about sacrificing for the sake of others, about spending and being spent for others, and about pouring out themselves to all others. But, as many pastors have discovered to their cost and pain, servants are finite, sacrifices eventually turn to ashes, non-stop spending leads to bankruptcy, and pouring out without ever filling up ends in drought. This book reminds us that caring for self is not selfish but necessary if we are to sustain a life of caring service to others. It’s not a warrant for sloth or selfishness, but rather a call to self-care that will lead to better other-care."

  • Title

    The Pastor's Soul

  • Author(s)

    Brian Croft and Jim Savastio

  • Series

    Practical Shepherding

  • ISBN

    9781783972388

  • Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Evangelical Press

  • Topic

    Holiness

  • Audience

    Church Leaders

  • Pages

    160

  • Published

    07/01/2018

Download a sample

Overall rating

0.0 based on 0 reviews

Also in this series

Collateral Damage
View
Practically Trained Pastors
View
The Pastor's Family
View
Pray for the Flock
View
Prepare Them to Shepherd
View
Gather God's People
View
Oversee God's People
View
Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals
View
Comfort the Grieving
View
Visit the Sick
View
Facing Snarls & Scowls
View
Mea Culpa
View
The Pastor's Ministry
View
Practically Trained Pastors (Spanish)
View
Caring for Widows
View
Pastoral Perseverance
View

Leave a Review

Added to basket!

Always only $4.99 delivery
for your whole order!

Chosen especially for you...