The Flourishing Pastor

Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership

By: Tom Nelson

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Pastoral leadership is in crisis.

It's not just that many pastors feel overwhelmed and stressed out; many have lost their way. With the risk of burnout at an all-time high, what pastors need is not just a new leadership strategy, but a new framework for ministry - one that will help them move from survival to flourishing. In this audiobook, Tom Nelson looks to the biblical image of the shepherd leader in response to the contemporary context. If pastors are to lead congregations, then they must first learn what it means to be led by the Good Shepherd. Pulling from his years of experience as a lead pastor and president of a nonprofit, Nelson offers pastors and ministry leaders a timely vision for leadership that incorporates in-depth biblical teaching and whole-life discipleship. His wisdom and insight provide a road map for ministry resilience and longevity.

©2021 Tom Nelson (P)2021 eChristian

Great read!

If you are a Pastor, in church leadership, you need to read this book.

Many of us Christian leaders become lost in the monotony of ministry and forget to "serve before the audience of one" and lose "the lost art of shepherd leadership"

I enjoyed the book, and here are my favorite chapters:

Part 2: Integrity of Heart
4 The integral life
5 Apprenticeship with Jesus
6 Pursuing wholeness

Part 3 Skillful Hands
7 A faithful presence

This book blessed me.

As a Priest/Chaplain this book was a timely blessing. Strongly recommend to folks in shepherd leadership. Thank you Pastor Tom.

The Narration is unfortunately impossible

I came into this audio book with very high excitement and expectation. I had heard Tom talking about it on a podcast (Working with Dan Dorian) recently and immediately came here looking for it. I haven't got through chapter 1 as it is, but I just simply can't bear the narration. I have tried playing around with the speeds, slower and faster.... It is just impossible.
I am usually not so farcey about the narration, in fact usually very gracious and typically excited to hear different accents and voices, but I hope never to come across this narrator again.

Now I'm quite frustrated because I still want to hear the content, but it just can't be through this narrator. 😭