Listening Ministry: Rethinking Pastoral Leadership

by Susan K. Hedahl

Overview

This book presents a unique blend of theological reflection on listening, new and tested research on listening as it relates to church leadership, and suggested forms of listening education and skills assessment in a continual effort to locate and understand listening as the heart of effective and faithful ministry.

Contents:

* Ministry and Listening Leadership

* Listening and Hearing: The Theological Heritage

* Godward Listening: Worship and Preaching

* "Where Two or Three Are Gathered Together":
Listening in Groups

* Listening in the Fragile Places

* Communities in Crisis: Listening at the Edge

* God and Self: Contemplative Listening

* Conclusion: Listening toward the Future . . .

Author Biography:
Susan K. Hedahl is Associate Professor of Homiletics, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451418668
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	05/28/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	340 KB

About the Author

Susan K. Hedahl was the Herman G. Stuempfle Chair of Proclamation of the Word at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, where she served since 1992. Ordained in the ELCA, she held degrees from Luther Theological Seminary, St. John's School of Theology in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Her books include Listening Ministry (Augsburg Fortress, 2001); Who Do You Say That I Am? Preaching in the Twenty-First Century (Lutheran Voices, 2003); Proclamation and Celebration: Preaching on Christmas, Easter, and other Festivals (Fortress Press, 2012); and contributions to both Proclamation and New Proclamation.