The call to joy & pain : embracing suffering in your ministry /
Fernando, Ajith.
The call to joy & pain : embracing suffering in your ministry / The call to joy and pain Ajith Fernando. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2007. - 191 p. ; 22 cm.
Basic aspects of Christianity -- A forgotten treasure -- Bursts of pleasure -- Lament -- Faith and endurance -- Surrender -- Not gluttons for punishment -- A theological blind-spot? -- The fellowship of suffering -- Becoming like Christ -- Motives purified -- Shame and honor -- Solidarity with Christ -- Suffering and church growth -- Demonstrating the Gospel -- Identifying with people -- Deepening our impact -- Suffering and credibility -- Commitment begets commitment -- Avoid commitment and avert suffering -- Commitment and the joyous life -- Ministers and stewards -- Servanthood springs from grace -- We are rich! -- The hope of glory -- Jesus : our message -- Toil and struggle -- Avoiding burnout from service -- He gives the strength -- A paradox of the Christian life.
9781581348880 (tpb)
2007006474
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian leadership.
BV4909 / .F47 2007
248.8/6
The call to joy & pain : embracing suffering in your ministry / The call to joy and pain Ajith Fernando. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2007. - 191 p. ; 22 cm.
Basic aspects of Christianity -- A forgotten treasure -- Bursts of pleasure -- Lament -- Faith and endurance -- Surrender -- Not gluttons for punishment -- A theological blind-spot? -- The fellowship of suffering -- Becoming like Christ -- Motives purified -- Shame and honor -- Solidarity with Christ -- Suffering and church growth -- Demonstrating the Gospel -- Identifying with people -- Deepening our impact -- Suffering and credibility -- Commitment begets commitment -- Avoid commitment and avert suffering -- Commitment and the joyous life -- Ministers and stewards -- Servanthood springs from grace -- We are rich! -- The hope of glory -- Jesus : our message -- Toil and struggle -- Avoiding burnout from service -- He gives the strength -- A paradox of the Christian life.
9781581348880 (tpb)
2007006474
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian leadership.
BV4909 / .F47 2007
248.8/6