Practicing Gospel: Unconventional Thoughts on the Church's Ministry

by Edward Farley

Practicing Gospel is a collection of four new and eight previously published essays on the subjects of practical theology, homiletics and worship, Christian education, and pastoral care. Edward Farley offers a more faithful approach to the tasks of ministry for seminarians and pastors too often tempted to equate pastoral care with popular psychology, good preaching with snappy public speaking, or Christian education with flashy curriculum. By holding theology and practice in an inescapable partnership, Farley rightly re-focuses the church's life on its proper object and subject--a mysterious transforming God.

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jason Valendy]

Hands down on of the best critiques of modern christianity. I constantly am concerned if my faith is popular religion. Also a big book with the professors I respect at seminary.