{"product_id":"pastoral-confessions-the-healing-path-to-faithful-ministry-hardcover","title":"Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamin Goggin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how personal vulnerability can revitalize your soul, ministry, and church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- A timely and unexpectedly honest exploration of pastoral sin\u003cbr\u003e- Learn to identify the root causes of pastoral sin, embrace the practice of confession, and find healing in forgiveness\u003cbr\u003e- Helps pastors maintain an open and honest relationships with themselves, God, an their congregations to facilitate repentance and restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany pastors are tempted to conceal their sin rather than risk vulnerability or disqualification from ministry. But this is spiritually dangerous, for both the pastor and the church. Unconfessed sin leads to guilt, shame, exhaustion, and loneliness. Instead, God invites pastors to confess, repent, and be healed, just like every other Christian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith great vulnerability and refreshing honesty, Jamin Goggin writes of those temptations and sins that uniquely plague the pastoral vocation. He shows pastors how to integrate regular confession to God and others, leading to a more hopeful, fruitful, and virtuous life and ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Especially timely and profoundly needed.\"--\u003cb\u003eRick Warren\u003c\/b\u003e, Great Commission ally and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Driven Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Driven Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can't remember the last time I read a book so convicting.\"--\u003cb\u003eCollin Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e, vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is more than just an excellent book; it's an important book.\"--\u003cb\u003eLee Strobel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These pages could bring genuine and deeply needed healing and wholeness to the body of Christ.\"--\u003cb\u003eAnn Voskamp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This isn't vague 'vulnerability' but a specific message to pastors that we all need to hear. Goggin's handling of this sensitive topic is so wise and experientially deep that I hope every pastor reads it. Even preachers can be saved.\"--\u003cb\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/b\u003e, J. G. Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Our fractured churches need this book. More than that, pastors need this book. Read it slowly, prayerfully. Read it with other pastors. Confession is God's way to healing, and we need that today.\"--\u003cb\u003eEd Stetzer\u003c\/b\u003e, dean, Talbot School of Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Especially timely and profoundly needed.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRick Warren\u003c\/b\u003e, Great Commission ally and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Driven Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Driven Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany pastors are tempted to conceal their sin rather than risk vulnerability or disqualification from ministry. But this is spiritually dangerous, for both the pastor and the church. Unconfessed sin leads to guilt, shame, exhaustion, and loneliness. Instead, God invites pastors to confess, repent, and be healed, just like every other Christian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith great vulnerability and refreshing honesty, Jamin Goggin writes of those temptations and sins that uniquely plague the pastoral vocation. He shows pastors how to integrate regular confession to God and others, leading to a more hopeful, fruitful, and virtuous life and ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can't remember the last time I read a book so convicting.\"--\u003cb\u003eCollin Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e, vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is more than just an excellent book; it's an important book.\"--\u003cb\u003eLee Strobel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These pages could bring genuine and deeply needed healing and wholeness to the body of Christ.\"--\u003cb\u003eAnn Voskamp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This isn't vague 'vulnerability' but a specific message to pastors that we all need to hear. Goggin's handling of this sensitive topic is so wise and experientially deep that I hope every pastor reads it. Even preachers can be saved.\"--\u003cb\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/b\u003e, J. G. Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary, California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamin Goggin\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Aberdeen) served as a local church pastor for twenty years. He is an associate professor at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and the director of the Healthy Pastor Initiative at Finishing the Task. He lives with his wife, Kristin, and their four children in Escondido, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 201\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054575345997,"sku":"9781540905062","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/L3wFIcDA9p9781540905062.webp?v=1766480135","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/pastoral-confessions-the-healing-path-to-faithful-ministry-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}