How Long to Read Preparing the Pastors We Need

How Long Does it Take to Read Preparing the Pastors We Need?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 5 minutes to read Preparing the Pastors We Need by George A. Rev. Mason, Senior Pastor

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Amid the widespread discussion about 'the future of the church,' an important point is sometimes overlooked: tomorrow's church will depend to a great extent on the new pastors of today who will serve and guide our churches in the years ahead. George Mason's Preparing the Pastors We Need: Reclaiming the Congregation's Role in Training Clergy makes a timely intervention, asking us to redefine pastoral leadership by analyzing how, in fact, pastors are made in the first place. The book highlights an exciting development in the training of pastors: pastoral residency programs and mentoring. Mason demonstrates that these programs work best when the congregations themselves, not just leadership or staff, are an active participant in the training. In this way, churches begin to reclaim their rightful role in the formation of the ministers that will serve them. And, at the same time, they become healthier and more effective churches. Mason gives us the analogy of physician training. Medical school produces graduates with extensive knowledge of the body, but a practicing doctor will require several more years of internship and residency. Similarly, our seminaries and divinity schools produce men and women with good biblical knowledge, but they might not prepare a graduate for the task of helping a bereaved parishioner cope with the sudden loss of a loved one. Moreover, such areas as finances, budgets, personnel management, and vocational identity are also not well suited to seminary study. Mason shows that congregation-based mentoring and residency are excellent ways to bridge this gap.

How long is Preparing the Pastors We Need?

Preparing the Pastors We Need by George A. Rev. Mason, Senior Pastor is 179 pages long, and a total of 46,361 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Preparing the Pastors We Need Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 13 minutes to read Preparing the Pastors We Need aloud.

What Reading Level is Preparing the Pastors We Need?

Preparing the Pastors We Need is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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