TY - BOOK AU - Rohrer,David TI - The sacred wilderness of pastoral ministry: preparing a people for the presence of the Lord SN - 9780830838240 AV - BV4011.3 .R64 2012 U1 - 253 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - IVP Books KW - Pastoral theology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Consolation: making ready a people versus being the parson -- Call: God's work versus our vision -- Covenant: proclaiming the good news versus managing the message -- Commission: accepting our office versus cultivating loyalty -- Context: inhabiting a place versus propagating a program -- Confrontation: inviting awareness versus administering anesthesia -- Conflict: trusting truth versus fearing instability -- Confusion: risking doubt versus denying dissonance -- Confidence: receiving God's blessing versus seeking approval -- Postscript: it's not about you -- or is it? ER -