{"product_id":"the-relational-pastor-sharing-in-christ-by-sharing-ourselves-9780830841028","title":"The Relational Pastor: Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Academy of Parish Clergy's \"Top 10 Books for Parish Ministry\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen is the last time you asked yourself hard questions about why you were pursuing certain relationships in your ministry? Could it be that the end game for many of us is not relationship per se but loyalty, adherence, even submission? The sheep in our flock become the means to our end: pastoring becomes less about the people of God and more about maintenance of the status quo--and, if we are willing to recognize it, the elevation of our pastoral status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere practical theologian Andy Root dissects relational ministry as we have come to understand it and searches for the seed of a more wholesome, more pastoral understanding of the relationships for which God has prepared the church: the place where, when two or more are gathered in his name, Christ is present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Root\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830841028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book of the Year - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Root\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is in the Baalson Olson Chair as associate professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Divorce, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Theological Turn in Youth Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRevisiting Relational Youth Ministry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43467027546227,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":27.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9a5d29ea-23a4-462c-ac89-69f213c5dfc0.jpg?v=1755001370","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-relational-pastor-sharing-in-christ-by-sharing-ourselves-9780830841028","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}