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The Pastor: A Memoir
Book • 2012
In 'The Pastor: A Memoir', Eugene Peterson recounts his journey as a pastor, particularly his experience in founding Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland.
The book challenges conventional wisdom on church marketing, mega pastors, and the church's relationship to American consumerism.
Peterson emphasizes the importance of 'paying attention and calling attention to what is going on now between men and women, with each other and with God' as the core of pastoral work.
The memoir blends theological reflection with personal narrative, offering a simple, faith-based description of what it means to be a minister today.
The book challenges conventional wisdom on church marketing, mega pastors, and the church's relationship to American consumerism.
Peterson emphasizes the importance of 'paying attention and calling attention to what is going on now between men and women, with each other and with God' as the core of pastoral work.
The memoir blends theological reflection with personal narrative, offering a simple, faith-based description of what it means to be a minister today.
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