01685cam a2200313 4500 888724206 TxAuBib 20150612120000.0 110527s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011930766 9780781405775 0781405777 (OCoLC)694395433 BTCTA eng BTCTA DTM IGR BDX IMC DLC TxAuBib Miller, Calvin, 1936- Letters to a young pastor / Calvin Miller. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo : David C. Cook, 2011. 252 p. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252). Section 1. Letters on locating your life -- Section 2. Growing a large worldview on a shrinking planet -- Section 3. Never cast a vision in an empty sanctuary -- Section 4. Sermons : great introductions and conclusions kept as close together as possible -- Section 5. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus ... please. Much has changed over Calvin Miller's decades of pastoral ministry, but he believes two things remain the same: God is love and people are broken. Now God is calling young pastors to stand in that gap. And in this honest, warm and humorous series of letters, Miller shares his wisdom and experience so you can flourish in your future ministry--without ever wanting to resign on Monday. 20150612. Pastoral theology. Clergy Correspondence. Clergy Appointment, call, and election. Clergy Religious life. Christian leadership.