{"product_id":"being-a-rock-in-a-hard-place-facing-the-challenges-of-ministry-paperback","title":"Being a Rock in a Hard Place: Facing the Challenges of Ministry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoreen M. McFarlane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdained ministry has never been easy, and it may be more challenging today than in years past. Still, this ministry is our CALLING, and we can better deal with its demands when we are aware that we are not alone. This book covers a chapter each on thirty-one difficult issues common to those who serve as pastors. Each chapter includes a short synopsis of the issue and some thoughts about dealing with it, a biblical\/theological reflection, and ends with a contemporary fervent prayer directly related to the specific issue that has been addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoreen M. McFarlane, with five published books, holds a PhD from Chicago Theological Seminary's department of Jewish-Christian studies, and an MDiv from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She served as a pastor in the UCC in Illinois, Florida, and Connecticut, and now in the Lutheran Church (ELCIC) in Canada. She taught biblical languages and interpretation in Miami, Hartford, Connecticut, four years in China, and online. She currently preaches weekly in Niagara region Lutheran and Anglican churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090867802419,"sku":"9798385242825","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ea80nzLh-B9798385242825.webp?v=1789609904","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/being-a-rock-in-a-hard-place-facing-the-challenges-of-ministry-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}