Fit to Be a Pastor

"Rediger emphasizes the necessity of integrating fitness of body, mind, and spirit in order to attain fulfillment of personhood and calling." "While pastors are not immune from the debilitating unfitness that is endemic in America, they of all people must be fit physically, mentally, and spiritually if they are to facilitate God's purposes in the world. Rediger stresses that clergy need to reinvent a healthy pastoral role based on this holistic approach if they are to model the wholeness concept of fitness by which a person can be a truly fit witness to God." "In this guide, Rediger discusses these components of total fitness and identifies the disciplines necessary for pastors to achieve them - and, in turn, find the inner peace and confidence that are the foundation of effective ministry."--BOOK JACKET.