Here you will find critical reviews of just some of the resources available to you as a member of The Resource Center.

Resources are usually checked out for two weeks and may be renewed for an additional two weeks by phone, e-mail or in person. However, special arrangements also may be made in advance for a longer check-out time if needed, and if the particular resources are not needed by another patron.

The Grace of it All: Reflections on the Art of Ministry

Written by a Lutheran pastor with more than forty years experience in the Chicago area, who moved in retirement into seminary teaching in this country and Eastern Europe, this is a wisdom-filled book.  Author F. Dean Lueking’s Preface begins: “A treasure has been given to me, one that I want to share.”  That treasure is “the grace of it all”, the years of witnessing God’s goodness at work in the lives of people.  He assures readers that he intends “neither to romanticize nor to minimize the demands made on clergy today, but to encourage all who have a part in the pastoral calling.”  Particularly helpful chapters include “Pastor and People” and “Turning Conflict into Ministry”.  (The Alban Institute)

 

 

Judith

Judy is a United Methodist minister, ordained in the New York Conference but now a retired Elder in the Virginia Conference. She cherishes her nearly twenty years of multicultural experience as pastor in and around New York City. Her undergraduate degree from Mt. St. Mary College (Newburgh, New York) is in Elementary Education and English. Her M. Div. is from Drew University School of Theology (Madison, New Jersey) and her Ph. D. in Sociology of Religion is from the Graduate School at Drew.

Judy’s background also includes journalism, and years of experience in various forms of dance. She is adjunct faculty in Christian Education at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

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