Tom Nelson – The Flourishing Pastor

Brent talks to Tom Nelson, the president of ‘Made to Flourish’ a network that seeks to empower pastors to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good.

Tom’s new book from IVP America is called ‘The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership’. 

• (0:55) What makes a flourishing pastor;
• (1:13) Is the art of pastoral leadership a lost art?
• (2:30) Why so many pastors burn out;
• (3:00) The celebrity culture in parts of the modern church;
• (6:00) The pressure churches are putting on pastors;
• (7:30) Advice to young pastors in prominent ministries with high visibility;
• (9:30) Pastoral apprenticeships;
• (12:15) Ministry should be a communal experience;
• (14:00) How we form shepherd leaders;
• (15:28) Good leaders need to be good followers;
• (16:46) Pastors as artists;
• (20:00) How to cultivate a flourishing church culture;
• (22:30) Turning a toxic church culture around;
• (26:14) The church and the workplace.  Why pastors should equip us for the workplace.
• (30:00) How to navigate ethics in the workplace.  

 

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

www.ivpress.com

Chris Brooks & Tom Nelson 'The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership'

Made to Flourish | Faith, Work and Economic Wisdom

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