Allan Hugh Cole, Editor, From Midterms to Ministry: Practical Theologians on Pastoral Beginnings. Eerdmans, 2008. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a collection of essays on “pastoral” theology for persons who are moving from Bible college or seminary to the world of ministry. It is a good reflective
Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Part 2: Leading with the Heart of a Shepherd. Howard / Simon and Schuster, 2007. Prequel: Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 1 Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Pastoral Theology Shepherd Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a follow-up to Lynn Anderson’s modern classic, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 1.
John C. Maxwell, Running with the Giants: What the Old Testament Heroes Want You to Know About Life and Leadership. FaithWords, 2002. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library — Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today.
John C. Maxwell, Leadership Promises for Every Day: A Daily Devotional. Thomas Nelson, 2003. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library – Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. For this reason, LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under
Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century.Howard Publishing, 2002. Sequel: Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 2 Referenced in: Pastoral Care Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Shepherding Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book serves many purposes. LifeandLeadership.com focuses on two. First, this is a superb theology of pastoral care. It presents a compelling,
John C. Maxwell, The Maxwell Leadership Bible, NKJV. Thomas Nelson, 2007. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library – Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. For this reason, LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under different categories: Inspiring
David Fisher, The 21st Century Pastor: A Vision Based on the Ministry of Paul. Zondervan, 1996. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary In this pastoral theology, Fischer begins by echoing Seward Hiltner’s (1956) comment that there is no unifying theory by which ministry organizes itself. Hiltner proposed a psychological/sociological base, and many joined in. The
William H. Willimon, Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry. Abingdon, 2002. Also summarized here: Willimon, Pastor, A Reader for Ordained Ministry Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary If wide use is any indication, these are modern classics of pastoral theology. Pastor: The Theology and Practice is an attempt to draw from scripture and
Thomas C. Oden, Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry. Harper & Row, 1983. Refeferenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary Now almost thirty years old, this is a classic pastoral theology. Like most of this genre, it attempts to provide some sort of unifying, centered vision of ministry over against the overly pragmatic and culturally driven models.
Jackson W. Carroll, God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations. Eerdmans, 2006. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book functions less as pastoral theology in the strict sense and more as a well-researched statement on the state of ministry in contemporary society. It is based on one of the most extensive surveys
