{"product_id":"the-pastors-bookshelf-why-reading-matters-for-ministry-paperback","title":"The Pastor's Bookshelf: Why Reading Matters for Ministry - 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\u003eAustin Carty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas G. Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHearts \u0026amp; Minds\u003c\/b\u003e Best Books List (2022) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAward of Merit in Church \u0026amp; Pastoral Leadership (2023) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to give pastors permission to read books besides the Bible.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e Six months into his first senior pastorate, Austin Carty sat in his office reading--not the Bible, not a commentary, not a theological tract, but a novel\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby Fyodor Dostoevsky. As the minutes turned to hours, while he sat engrossed in this book, he noticed something: he began feeling uneasy. And then anxious. And then \u003ci\u003eguilty\u003c\/i\u003e. What would someone think if they opened the door and caught him reading \u003ci\u003efiction\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For busy pastors (is there any other kind?), time spent reading feels hard to justify, especially when it's not for sermon prep. But what if reading felt less like a luxury and more like a vocational responsibility--a spiritual practice that bears fruit in every aspect of ministry, from preaching to pastoral care to church leadership? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Austin Carty believes that this is exactly how pastors ought to think about reading. \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor's Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e shows how worthwhile reading is more about\u003ci\u003e formation \u003c\/i\u003ethan \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003eformation and how, through reading, a pastor becomes a fuller, more enriched human being with a deeper capacity for wisdom and love, better equipped to understand and work for God's kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Carty\u003c\/b\u003e lives and pastors in Anderson, South Carolina. He is the author of?\u003ci\u003eHigh Points and Lows: Life, Faith, and Figuring It All Out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53049003704653,"sku":"9780802879103","price":34.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YXRaOVJDZ0NUNkJqMWtyelZ3NGlrQT09.webp?v=1766415326","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-pastors-bookshelf-why-reading-matters-for-ministry-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}