Insights from the Underside: An Intergenerational Conversation of Ministers [Paperback]

Neal D. Presa (Editor), Rodger Nishioka (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 4, 2008

Insights from the Underside: An Intergenerational Conversation of Ministers is an opportunity to listen in on the thoughtful and thought-provoking conversations between some of today's leading young adult ministers and veteran ministers. Topics include family, church, context, marriage, money, prayer and more. We've included the results of the Top 10 things I wished I learned at seminary, but didn't questionnaire from young adult pastors who attended the 7% Young Adult Clergy Conferences in 2003 (New Orleans, LA) and 2005 (San Francisco, CA). The comments will no doubt cause you to laugh and smile as they resonate deeply with you. We hope you enjoy a sense of camaraderie. The contributors to this book are ministers from the PC(USA) but we believe it will benefit many. Across denominations, we hope it finds its way into the hands and hearts of those who love and serve the church among them ministers, those who work with youth and young adults, committees on preparation for ministry, church officers, seminary presidents and trustees, governing body officials, teachers, and Christian educators.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book you hold is about all of this: constancy and consistency, perseverance in ministry, managing to live faithfully even in the days of ordinary time. It is a collection of testimonies from those who are newer on the road of ministry with follow up thoughtful reflections from those who are farther down the road. It is invaluable in that it bears potent witness to Christ s call to persevere. For all of us, I believe we are called to constancy and perseverance as a means of grace in our own lives and in the lives of others and ultimately as a point of entry into the world so that holy vibrations are created that radiate far beyond the church. To be sure, perseverance is not easy. Perseverance is not always fun. But it is the journey to which we have been called. --Rodger Nishioka, Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary

About the Author

Neal D. Presa is pastor of Middlesex Presbyterian Church, Middlesex, NJ and a PhD candidate in liturgical studies at Drew University. He is also a Henry Luce Foundation Graduate Fellow with the Center for Christianities in Global Context at Drew University. Neal represents the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as the Convenor/Chair of the Caribbean and North American Area Council of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), and on the WARC Executive Committee. He has served at every level of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) including the Committee on Theological Education, Vice Chair of the General Assembly Council, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly, Presbytery Council, and the Committee on Preparation for Ministry. He received his BA from University of California (Davis), graduate studies at Westminister Theological Seminary in CA, MDiv from San Francisco Theological Seminary and a ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary.
He has written articles in Call to Worship, Homily Service journal, The Presbyterian Outlook, These Days, and The Present Word.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Broadmind Press (imprint of Hollym Int'l Corp.) (February 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565913574
• ISBN-13: 978-1565913578
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,253,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)