Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience

Mark Quanstrom

Mark Quanstrom, Director for the Center of Theological Integrity, teaches on pastoral resilience, modeled after the pattern of Jesus.

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About The Course

Pastoral ministry is a difficult, demanding, and overwhelming vocation. Attrition rates for pastors are at an all-time high, and the cultural and interpersonal strain is only increasing. At the same time, the moral failings and hypocrisy of high profile Christian leaders cause many pastors to question their callings. Can anything be done to alleviate the pressures of pastoral ministry?

This course explores what it might look like for pastors in the American church to replace the faulty models of CEOs and celebrities and return to the path of Jesus as the example for pastoral ministry. Join Dr. Mark Quanstrom as he draws on over 35 years of pastoral ministry, helping congregations to follow the pattern of Jesus.

Presented with Northern Seminary.

Lesson Plan

Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience (Trailer)

Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience (Trailer)
Epilogue (Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience)

Epilogue (Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience)
2 - The Most Difficult Job in the World, Part II

2 - The Most Difficult Job in the World, Part II
3 - The Call

3 - The Call
4 - Called to Martyrdom

4 - Called to Martyrdom
5 - Called to Salvation

5 - Called to Salvation
6 - Called to the Church

6 - Called to the Church
7 - Called to Shepherd

7 - Called to Shepherd
8 - Called to Compassion

8 - Called to Compassion
9 - Called to Friendship

9 - Called to Friendship

Teaching This Course

Mark Quanstrom

Bio
Mark Quanstrom is the dean of faculty and director of the Center for Theological Integrity at Northern Seminary. Rev. Dr. Quanstrom is also the senior pastor of College Church of the Nazarene. He previously served for twenty-three years as pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Belleville, Illinois, was dean of the School of Theology at Olivet Nazarene University, and held the Cowles-Dykehouse Chair for Wesleyan-Arminian studies at ONU's Center for Theological Leadership. Dr. Quanstrom is the author of _Century of Holiness Theology_ and _From Grace to Grace: The Transforming Power of Holiness_.

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From students to seasoned pastors and lifelong learners, Seminary Now offers the tools and insights to deepen your faith or enhance your ministry.

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Author; Associate Professor of Old Testament, Biola University

Pastors have very busy lives and Seminary Now is perfect for building theological and biblical knowledge and sharpening ministry and cultural engagement skills in a manageable and affordable way. And the fact that Seminary Now is constantly adding new courses means that there is a ready-made context for becoming a lifelong learner. What a gift!

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