The Pastor's Guide to Personal Spiritual Formation

In the midst of ministering to a congregation, meeting the needs of the community, and effectively sharing the gospel it can become easy for a pastor to forget his or her own need to cultivate a maturing, intimate relationship with Christ. In this book experienced church leaders, who understand first hand the importance of maintaining one's own spiritual formation, challenge and inspire pastors to reach new and deeper levels of spiritual vitality and growth, and in doing so profoundly influence the quality and depth of their ministry. William Willimon, M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Steve Harper, and other well-known church leaders discuss topics such as: spiritual direction; prayer and meditation; the Sabbath; grace; making choices; spiritual reading, and more!