【Description】

After traveling the world for many years and speaking at hundreds of churches of all kinds, Paul David Tripp is concerned about the state of pastoral culture. He is not only concerned about the spiritual life of the pastor but with the very people who train him, call him, relate to him, and restore him when necessary. Dangerous Calling reveals the truth that the culture surrounding our pastors is spiritually unhealthy—an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of our church leaders and thus the entire church body. Here is a book that both diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every member and church leader, and gives solid strategies for fighting the war that rages not only in the momentous moments of ministry, but also in the mundane day-by-day life of every pastor. This edition includes study questions that prompt engaging discussion and reflection on each chapter.

• Essential Insights for Church Leadership: Looks at the struggle of the pastor, but actively exhorts the culture that trains and supports him
• A Great Resource for Small Groups: Now with study questions, this guide appeals to anyone who is serious about being part of a healthy church
• Practical: Highlights a series of temptations that are unique to or intensified by pastoral ministry and gives biblical advice for dealing with each

【Authors】

Paul David Tripp (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a pastor, an award-winning author, and an international conference speaker. He has written numerous books, including Lead; Parenting; and the bestselling devotional New Morning Mercies. His not-for-profit ministry exists to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Tripp lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Luella, and they have four grown children.

【Table of Contents】

Introduction

Part 1: Examining Pastoral Culture
Chapter 1: Headed for Disaster
Chapter 2: Again and Again
Chapter 3: Big Theological Brains and Heart Disease
Chapter 4: More than Knowledge and Skill
Chapter 5: Joints and Ligaments
Chapter 6: The Missing Community
Chapter 7: War Zones 

Part 2: The Danger of Losing Your Awe (Forgetting Who God Is)
Chapter 8: Familiarity
Chapter 9: Dirty Secrets
Chapter 10: Mediocrity
Chapter 11: Between the Already and the Not Yet 

Part 3: The Danger of Arrival (Forgetting Who You Are)
Chapter 12: Self-Glory
Chapter 13: Always Preparing
Chapter 14: Separation
Chapter 15: So, What Now?

Study Questions
General Index
Scripture Index