Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness

Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness
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Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness

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Like Eugene Peterson's other books on pastoring,Under the Unpredictable Plant is full of stimulating insights, candid observations, and biblically grounded prescriptions. Yet this book emanates with a special poignancy out of Peterson’s own crisis experience as a pastor. Peterson tells about the "abyss," the "gaping crevasse," the "chasm" that he experienced, early in his ministry, between his Christian faith and his pastoral vocation. He was astonished and dismayed to find that his personal spirituality, his piety, was inadequate for his vocation —and he argues that the same is true of pastors in general. In the book of Jonah—a parable with a prayer at its center —Peterson finds a subversive, captivating story that can help pastors recover their "vocational holiness." Using the Jonah story as a narrative structure, Peterson probes the spiritual dimensions of the pastoral calling and seeks to reclaim the ground taken over by those who are trying to enlist pastors in religious careers.

Description of Eugene H. Peterson, author of Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness:

Is your pastoral work becoming more like a job than a calling? In this engaging book, Peterson draws from his own pastoral experiences and the story of Jonah to help you recover your "vocational holiness." You'll learn how to become a spiritual director instead of a program director, to be more creative in your ministry, and to recapture the joy of serving the Lord. 197 pages, softcover from Eerdmans.