The vulnerable pastor : how human limitations empower our ministry / Mandy Smith ; foreword by David Hansen.

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God is an odd leader -- Getting over ourselves: vulnerability with God -- Filled with emptiness -- What makes us feel weak. and what doesn't: a confession -- Save me! vulnerability and salvation -- Feeling exposed: how vulnerable pastors handle emotions -- I need you! how vulnerable pastors pray -- Letting the Bible read us: how vulnerable pastors read the Bible -- Being true to ourselves: vulnerability behind the scenes -- Learning to like the mess: how vulnerable pastors create culture -- Changing the mold: how vulnerable pastors recognize and develop leaders -- Taking our own sweet time: how vulnerable pastors use their time and energy -- Thriving for others: how vulnerable pastors measure success -- Practicing in public: vulnerability with an audience -- Welcome to the process: how vulnerable pastors teach and preach -- The right kind of desperate: how vulnerable pastors engage with the world -- Unfading treasure in jars of clay.

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