{"product_id":"working-the-angles-the-shape-of-pastoral-integrity-paperback","title":"Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican pastors, says Eugene Peterson, are abandoning their posts at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches and getting other jobs. Instead, they have become \"a company of shopkeepers, and the shops they keep are churches.\" Pastors and the communities they serve have become preoccupied with image and standing, with administration, measurable success, sociological impact, and economic viability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWorking the Angles\u003c\/i\u003e, Peterson calls the attention of his fellow pastors to three basic acts--which he sees as the three angles of a triangle--that are so critical to the pastoral ministry that they determine the shape of everything else. The acts--prayer, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction--are acts of attention to God in three different contexts: oneself, the community of faith, and another person. Only by being attentive to these three critical acts, says Peterson, can pastors fulfill their prime responsibility of keeping the religious community attentive to God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written out of the author's own experience as pastor of a \"single pastor church,\" this well-written, provocative book will be stimulating reading for lay Christians and pastors alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene H. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2018) was a longtime pastor and professor of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many acclaimed books include \u003ci\u003eTell It Slant, The Jesus Way, Eat This Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and the contemporary translation of the Bible titled \u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.04 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757566624032,"sku":"9780802802651","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/918653deb0ef9dfebcbc04011aafe3e5.webp?v=1780105322","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/working-the-angles-the-shape-of-pastoral-integrity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}