Paperback. Jon McKissock, his wife and two young sons arrive expectantly in the rural neighborhood of Five Forks located in central North Carolina. Having graduated Duke Divinity School in 1956 and served his first church four years, he is eager to start his second appointment as a Methodist minister. The young pastor found seminary too liberal for his tastes, but excelled as a student of theology. Jon's goal is to apply his own brand of religion as he teaches and preaches at the little white church perched on a hill in the center of the farming community. The new preacher finds that while all the neighbors don't attend the church, all his parishioners are from the immediate locality. Furthermore, a number of the leaders are from the extended families of four sisters who effectively run the church. Jon soon learns he must either accommodate their wishes, persuade their reluctance to change or find a way around them. His wife compares his bedside manner to a bull in a china shop, while the district superintendent tells the pastor his congregates don't care what he knows, but want to know that he cares. Reverend McKissock deals with four different unwanted pregnancies in the era before the pill and Roe vs. Wade. He has to deal with two burglaries, goes before the court four times and buries three neighbors. Alcoholics live on each side of him. Jon's a regular, visiting those confined in the hospital, in prison and the mental institution. The pastor engages the local men at the country store, while they take measure of him. He works on the farms and calls on members and nonmembers alike in their homes. Jon juggles the demands of a heavy schedule of ministry needs with his passion for theological knowledge and truth. He teaches Sunday school and confirmation classes besides leading weekly prayer meeting. The pastor tackles difficult issues such as evolution, demons, salvation, the Trinity and prayer. He deals with real life issues such as rape, incest, teenage sex, child abuse and threats to his own family. Jodie is the loyal and steady preacher's wife, and together they struggle to raise their children in a time before seat belts, locked doors or child proof containers. One of their boys disappears, and the other suffers a near-death trauma. Though segregation is the rule of the day, the pastor befriends a local black family, hires the daughter as a sitter and ultimately lays his ministry on the line in her defense. Pastor Jon McKissock balances the delicate mix of spiritual leader and servant to his fellowman in an unusual and powerful way that is sure to stir the heart of any reader. While his passionately held theological views may not fit the mainstream or strike the chord of a particular brand or denomination, they are presented in a thought provoking and balanced way that should challenge the thinking of those seeking a broader understanding of Christianity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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T�tulo: It Takes More Than Preaching (Paperback)
Editor: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Fecha de publicaci�n: 2015
Idioma: Ingl�s
ISBN 10: 1505525632
ISBN 13: 9781505525632
Encuadernaci�n: Paperback
Ilustrador: Tyler, Rodney
Estado: new

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Jon McKissock, his wife and two young sons arrive expectantly in the rural neighborhood of Five Forks located in central North Carolina. Having graduated Duke Divinity School in 1956 and served his first church four years, he is eager to start his second appointment as a Methodist minister. The young pastor found seminary too liberal for his tastes, but excelled as a student of theology. Jon’s goal is to apply his own brand of religion as he teaches and preaches at the little white church perched on a hill in the center of the farming community. The new preacher finds that while all the neighbors don’t attend the church, all his parishioners are from the immediate locality. Furthermore, a number of the leaders are from the extended families of four sisters who effectively run the church. Jon soon learns he must either accommodate their wishes, persuade their reluctance to change or find a way around them. His wife compares his bedside manner to a bull in a china shop, while the district superintendent tells the pastor his congregates don’t care what he knows, but want to know that he cares. Reverend McKissock deals with four different unwanted pregnancies in the era before the pill and Roe vs. Wade. He has to deal with two burglaries, goes before the court four times and buries three neighbors. Alcoholics live on each side of him. Jon’s a regular, visiting those confined in the hospital, in prison and the mental institution. The pastor engages the local men at the country store, while they take measure of him. He works on the farms and calls on members and nonmembers alike in their homes. Jon juggles the demands of a heavy schedule of ministry needs with his passion for theological knowledge and truth. He teaches Sunday school and confirmation classes besides leading weekly prayer meeting. The pastor tackles difficult issues such as evolution, demons, salvation, the Trinity and prayer. He deals with real life issues such as rape, incest, teenage sex, child abuse and threats to his own family. Jodie is the loyal and steady preacher’s wife, and together they struggle to raise their children in a time before seat belts, locked doors or child proof containers. One of their boys disappears, and the other suffers a near-death trauma. Though segregation is the rule of the day, the pastor befriends a local black family, hires the daughter as a sitter and ultimately lays his ministry on the line in her defense. Pastor Jon McKissock balances the delicate mix of spiritual leader and servant to his fellowman in an unusual and powerful way that is sure to stir the heart of any reader. While his passionately held theological views may not fit the mainstream or strike the chord of a particular brand or denomination, they are presented in a thought provoking and balanced way that should challenge the thinking of those seeking a broader understanding of Christianity.

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Ben Frazier grew up in the rural South during the Fifties and Sixties and enjoys writing that time period. He offers a unique glance into the culture found in the slower pace of simpler times, while adding an edgy twist to life-like stories that want to jump off the page into the hearts and minds of his readers. He only left North Carolina three times while growing up in a sea of sameness, but has traveled the world many times over since heading for a small Baptist college at the tender age of sixteen, and later to the military. He worked at only one job, rising from a little company’s thirty-ninth employee to executive vice president of a billion dollar enterprise with over 9300 associates. Ben retired before he was fifty, and has spent the last dozen years continuing to travel, loving the leisure of owning his own time and yes, writing. This particular work represents his fifth novel. He is not a serial author, having written a murder mystery (Shelly’s Diary), a fictional business saga (Thicker than Water), a historical piece (No Place to Go) and a love story (A Bridge in Time). This writing brings together his theological views—questions, really—nurtured over his lifetime in the church, growing up Lutheran, spending most of his adulthood in the United Methodist Church and now a Quaker. Under the tutelage of a dozen ministers, none represented in this book, Ben has found himself a square peg looking for a round hole when it comes to denominations or individual churches. In creating this fictional church community, he looks into the life of an imaginary pastor who feels strongly called to preach, only to find that the duties of a minister reach far beyond the pulpit.

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