Quote by Eugene H. Peterson Download Open image ““The pastoral itch to be where “the action is” should be resisted.”” — Eugene H. Peterson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I want you to see persecution and opposition and slander and misunderstanding and disappointment and self-recrimination and weakness and danger as the normal portion… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“One might say that any sermon involves both an “itch” and a “scratch” and sermons are born when at least implicitly in the preacher’s… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“A pastoral presence means walking with the People of God, walking in front of them, showing them the way, showing them the path; walking… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The pastoral Left, religious Right, and everywhere in between were afflicted by a resurgent sentimentality and desire for immediate gratification incompatible with the uncompromising… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“Instead of equipping the saints to do the work of ministry, those in pastoral leadership do it themselves.” — Greg Ogden Copy Share Image
Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin. — C. J. Mahaney Copy Share Image
“Do not fear the conflict, do not flee it. Where there is no struggle, there is no virtue; where faith and love are not… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“As we did without clergy, let us do without soldiers. The joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy; it… — The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Ursula K Le Guin Copy Share Image
“And to expose our hearts to truth and consistently refuse or neglect to obey the impulses it arouses is to stymie the motions of… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“It is important to draw out the pastoral consequences of the Council’s teaching, which reflects an ancient conviction of the Church. First, it needs… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Forget about deciding what’s right for each other. Here’s what you need to be concerned about: that you don’t get in the way of… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then calling all… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Liturgy gathers the holy community as it reads the Holy Scriptures into the sweeping tidal rhythms of the church year in which the story… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The core message of the gospel is that God invades us with new life, but the setting for this is most often in the… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Liturgy puts us to work along with all the others who have been and are being put to work in the world by and… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.” — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“When I look for help in developing my pastoral craft and nurturing my pastoral vocation, the one century that has the least to commend… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Repentance is a realization that what God wants from you and what you want from God are not going to be achieved by doing… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
It's essential for us to develop an imagination that is participatory. Art is the primary way in which this happens. It's the primary way… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
