{"product_id":"ministry-of-small-things-bredenhof","title":"Ministry of Small Things (Bredenhof)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChrist can do a lot with a little—and he loves to bless his church through a pastor’s small acts of care. In thirty chapters, Reuben Bredenhof explores seemingly minor ministry activities and attitudes that can make a great impact on a flock. Celebrate God’s power at work through quiet, predictable faithfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ordinary is seldom in vogue. Yet faithful pastoral ministry is forged in the crucible of small, ordinary, powerful moments of faithfulness--the Puritans would have called them \"holy habits\"--done in faith in the presence of God (coram Deo) and for his glory (soli Deo gloria). Like compound interest, such habits snowball in impact over the long-term. They are much like the barely visible yeast that makes all the difference in a loaf of bread. With seasoned pastoral skill, Dr. Bredenhof shepherds his fellow shepherds, catechizing them in these simple but eternally valuable habits of a faithful ministry: Loving the sheep. Praying with the sheep. Listening to the sheep. Showing up for the sheep. Private ministry--or house-to-house ministry, as Paul calls it--complements the public ministry of Word and sacrament. In the kingdom of God, the least is the greatest. And so it is in the rhythms of pastoral life: Often the smallest acts of faithfulness have the greatest impact, and, like the cup of cold water given in faith, lead to the greatest eternal reward. Here is a manual of faithful shepherding--not in the limelight or the ivory tower but in the trenches of daily ministry. Every pastor would do well to heed the wise counsel contained in these pages.--\u003cstrong\u003eJoel R. Beeke\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chancellor and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P \u0026 R Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52552610119975,"sku":"9798887792668","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0471\/0439\/files\/9798887792668.webp?v=1794027909","url":"https:\/\/providencebookspress.com\/products\/ministry-of-small-things-bredenhof","provider":"Providence","version":"1.0","type":"link"}