Take & Read: New titles in practical theology
In Review
Pastoral Imagination
Bringing the Practice of Ministry to Life
Discerning Welcome
A Reformed Faith Approach to Refugees
A Gospel for All Ages
Teaching and Preaching with the Whole Church
Freeing Congregational Mission
A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility and Co-development
Postcolonial Practices of Care
A Project of Togetherness during COVID-19 and Racial Violence
The Purpose Gap
Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive
Buried Seeds
Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities
Tilling Sacred Grounds
Interiority, Black Women, and Religious Experience
By Eileen R. Campbell-Reed
Fortress
Pastoral imagination, writes Eileen Campbell-Reed, is the ability to lead with “situated possibility,” to improvise on a daily basis while envisioning what might lie beyond current realities. This book demonstrates the urgent need for the power of imagination when ideas are deeply entrenched and resistance prevails. Based on a longitudinal study of pastoral leaders from several denominations, this volume is organized around 50 ministry topics, such as collaboration, brick walls, mentoring, and navigating conflict. Campbell-Reed draws on her understanding of ministry not only as a set of skills or an identity but as a spiritual practice in which one experiences the holy. New and seasoned leaders will learn how pastoral imagination resurrects a hopeful perspective on the practice of ministry.
