One of the more interesting books the Resource Center has acquired recently is Sabbath in the City: Sustaining Urban Pastoral Excellence by Bryan Stone and Claire Wolfteich. The book grew out of a Lilly funded study on urban pastoral excellence conducted at the Boston University School of Theology. The book explores practices that sustain ministers working in urban contexts. Two that are highlighted are cultivating friendships and finding practices of re-creation and renewal. The authors do a nice job of highlighting the significance of place in one's ministry, how it shapes the focus of ministry and how it shapes the practice of one's own spirituality. Read a review here.
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