Dangerous Calling
by Paul David Tripp | Book Summary
Author: Paul David Tripp
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Unfortunately, much of pastoral culture is spiritually unhealthy, biblically inaccurate, and privately destructive. This unhealthy environment actively undermines the well-being and effectiveness of church leaders and, by extension, the entire church body. There are unrealistic expectations placed on pastors by themselves, their congregation, and community. These expectations have caused many pastors to have horizontally focused identities and definitions of success based on external situations, experiences, and relationships. Dangerous Calling diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every church leader and leader, giving solid strategies for fighting the all-important war that rages in our churches today. It reveals the truth that pastoral identity should be vertically focused on who you are in Christ and all of the practical and personal implications of that reality. This book will guide leaders in a much needed spiritual surgery on themselves so they can most effectively take up the dangerous calling of shepherding God’s people. |
Paul David Tripp is a best-selling author and the president of Paul Tripp Ministries. He also serves as the executive director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care in Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his D.Min in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Throughout his life, Paul has planted a church, founded a Christian school, wrote worship songs and toured with a Christian band. He was a faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) for many years, a lecturer in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church.
Paul has authored numerous books related to the Christian life and pastoral ministry, including Whiter Than Snow, What Did You Expect?, Sex and Money, and New Morning Mercies.
Dangerous Calling
by Paul David Tripp
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Paul David Tripp |
| Publisher | Crossway |
| Date | January 31, 2015 |
| Pages | 227 |
There are unrealistic expectations placed on pastors by themselves, their congregation, and community. These expectations have caused many pastors to have horizontally focused identities and definitions of success based on external situations, experiences, and relationships.
Dangerous Calling diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every church leader and leader, giving solid strategies for fighting the all-important war that rages in our churches today. It reveals the truth that pastoral identity should be vertically focused on who you are in Christ and all of the practical and personal implications of that reality. This book will guide leaders in a much needed spiritual surgery on themselves so they can most effectively take up the dangerous calling of shepherding God’s people.
Paul David Tripp is a best-selling author and the president of Paul Tripp Ministries. He also serves as the executive director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care in Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his D.Min in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Throughout his life, Paul has planted a church, founded a Christian school, wrote worship songs and toured with a Christian band. He was a faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) for many years, a lecturer in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church.
Paul has authored numerous books related to the Christian life and pastoral ministry, including Whiter Than Snow, What Did You Expect?, Sex and Money, and New Morning Mercies.
