{"product_id":"the-pastor-as-midwife-life-giving-leadership-for-the-healing-of-the-church-paperback","title":"The Pastor as Midwife: Life-Giving Leadership for the Healing of the Church - Paperback","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\u003eShawna Songer Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons from Midwives for Pastoral Leadership \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe find ourselves in a moment in which the church is in great pain. Congregations are dwindling, denominations are fracturing, and church scandals have become all too common. \u003cb\u003eWe need a new imagination to capture the hopefulness of God birthing something new in the midst of the pain of the old creation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor as Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, Shawna Songer Gaines brings her pastoral experience alongside her research on the vocation and practices of midwifery to explore a vision of pastoral leadership that is shaped by the wisdom of those who walk alongside expectant mothers. Learning to pastor like a midwife helps us embrace what God is doing in our pain and see new life in unlikely places. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives pastors a ministry paradigm that embraces change and pain as part of God's salvific work in the world. Gaines helps pastors embrace a new, life-giving posture for ministry marked by advocacy, listening, and letting go of control. Like the apostle Paul in Romans 8:22, pastors who long to witness the birth of God's new creation are invited to imagine their work like a hopeful midwife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor as Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, you will: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elearn how the practices and wisdom of midwives offer a new way of approaching pastoral leadership, a way that begins and ends with a hopeful view of God's work in birthing new creation; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eengage with thought-provoking reflection questions to explore your own leadership patterns; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereenvision ministry to see change and pain as integral to God's life-giving work in the world. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWherever you are in your journey as a pastor, \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor as Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thoughtful and hopeful perspective on ministry in a changing and often challenging world. Learn to witness and partner with God in the birth of new creation with \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor as Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, trusting in the Spiritof God who brings new life to a fallen but beautiful world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShawna Songer Gaines (D.Min. Lipscomb University) is lead pastor at Trevecca Community Church in Nashville, TN. She has 15 years of experience in congregational ministry and is a welcomed speaker for worship gatherings and church leadership conferences. She is the author of the Bible study series, \u003ci\u003eBreathe: Sacred Space for Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Seat at the Table: A Generation Reimagining Its Place in the Church\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKings and Presidents: Politics in the Kingdom of God\u003c\/i\u003e. Shawna and her husband, Tim, and their two children reside in Nashville, TN, with their dog, Phoenix, and axolotl, Anemone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.95 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54125578453325,"sku":"9781514012444","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/1bmveYKuoq9781514012444.webp?v=1781704025","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-pastor-as-midwife-life-giving-leadership-for-the-healing-of-the-church-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}