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(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/B09HZJXDLB.html - Book Synopsis : One pastor’s journey from idealism, through disillusionment, to an acceptance of grace After forty years as a Presbyterian pastor, Douglas Brouwer wondered if he had spent his life, as the author of Ecclesiastes laments, “chasing after wind.” What did all the hard work on evenings and weekends and holidays, away from his family, amount to? What was there to make of the long string of petty conflicts and the overwhelming feeling of disillusionment? And in the current age of shrinking mainline churches, what could he point to as the end result of his decades in ministry? Chasing after Wind will resonate with pastors everywhere who went into ministry to do lifechanging work for God and ended up spending most of their time managing the parking situation outside the church, fielding parishioner complaints about the color of the sanctuary carpet (or, in Brouwer’s case, the color of his shoes), and endlessly fundraising for mission projects and building maintenance. In telling his story, Brouwer comes to recognize that the most meaningful parts of his career—the “holy bits,” as he calls them—were in unexpected moments where everything was stripped away but the mysterious work of God. Recounting these times of curious joy and shared mourning, he demonstrates how a p
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Book Synopsis :
One pastor’s journey from idealism, through disillusionment, to an acceptance of grace After forty years as a Presbyterian pastor, Douglas Brouwer wondered if he had spent his life, as the author of Ecclesiastes laments, “chasing after wind.” What did all the hard work on evenings and weekends and holidays, away from his family, amount to? What was there to make of the long string of petty conflicts and the overwhelming feeling of disillusionment? And in the current age of shrinking mainline churches, what could he point to as the end result of his decades in ministry? Chasing after Wind will resonate with pastors everywhere who went into ministry to do lifechanging work for God and ended up spending most of their time managing the parking situation outside the church, fielding parishioner complaints about the color of the sanctuary carpet (or, in Brouwer’s case, the color of his shoes), and endlessly fundraising for mission projects and building maintenance. In telling his story, Brouwer comes to recognize that the most meaningful parts of his career—the “holy bits,” as he calls them—were in unexpected moments where everything was stripped away but the mysterious work of God. Recounting these times of curious joy and shared mourning, he demonstrates how a p
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One pastor’sjourney from idealism, through disillusionment, to an
acceptance of grace Aftr forty years as a Presbyterian pastor, Douglas
Brouwer wondered if he had spent his life, as the author of Ecclesiastes
laments, “chsing after wind.”What did all the hard work on
evenings and weekends and holidays, away from his family, amount to? What
was there to make of the long string of petty conflicts and the overwhelming
feeling of disillusionment? And in the current age of shrinking mainline
churches, what could he point to as the end result of his decades in
ministry? Chaing after Wind wil resonate with pastors everywhere
who went into ministry to do lifechanging work for God and ended up spending
most of their time managing the parking situation outside the church, fielding
parishioner complaints about the color of the sanctuary carpet (or, in
Brouwer’scase, the color of his shoes), and endlessly fundraising for
mission projects and building maintenance. In telling his story, Brouwer comes
to recognize that the most meaningful parts of his career—th “hoy
bits,”as he calls them—wee in unexpected moments where
everything was stripped away but the mysterious work of God. Recounting
these times of curious joy and shared mourning, he demonstrates how a
pastor can find grace and peace in looking back on a life in ministry.
Chasing after Wind: A Pastor's Life
(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/0802881874.html - Book Synopsis :
One pastor’sjourney from idealism, through disillusionment, to an
acceptance of grace Aftr forty years as a Presbyterian pastor,
Douglas Brouwer wondered if he had spent his life, as the author of
Ecclesiastes laments, “chsing after wind.”What did all the
hard work on evenings and weekends and holidays, away from his
family, amount to? What was there to make of the long string of petty
conflicts and the overwhelming feeling of disillusionment? And in the
current age of shrinking mainline churches, what could he point to as the
end result of his decades in ministry? Chaing after Wind wil
resonate with pastors everywhere who went into ministry to do
lifechanging work for God and ended up spending most of their time
managing the parking situation outside the church, fielding parishioner
complaints about the color of the sanctuary carpet (or, in
Brouwer’scase, the color of his shoes), and endlessly fundraising
for mission projects and building maintenance. In telling his story,
Brouwer comes to recognize that the most meaningful parts of his
career—th “hoy bits,”as he calls them—wee in
unexpected moments where everything was stripped away but the
mysterious work of God. Recounting these times of curious joy and
shared mourning, he demonstrates how a pastor can find grace and
peace in looking back on a life in ministry.
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