Dobson, Standing Fast

Ed Dobson, Wayne Gordon, Louis McBurney, Standing Fast: Ministry in an Unfriendly World. Multnomah Books, 1994.

Referenced in: Ministry Burnout, Preventing and Overcoming

LifeandLeadership.com Summary

This book is full of encouraging, practical advice for ministers who feel the negative effects of ministry on themselves and their families. It is written in three parts covering ministry in a modern society, pressures on the pastor’s family, and the culture and the pastor. Chapters include speaking truth in a relativistic society, why it’s hard to pray with your spouse, when your spouse resents the church, the push to be omni-competent, finding time for God, and renewing your sense of call.

About the Author

Ed Dobson, pastor emeritus of Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serves as an advisory editor for Christianity Today and consulting editor for Leadership. He holds an earned doctorate from the University of Virginia, was named “Pastor of the Year” by Moody Bible Institute, and is author of numerous books, including Prayers and Promises When Facing a Life-Threatening Illness. He moved to the United States in 1964 from Northern Ireland and now lives with his family in Grand Rapids.

Wayne L. Gordon is cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association and lead pastor of Lawndale Community Church in inner-city Chicago where he has ministered for thirty years.

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