22 Keys to Being a Minister: (Without Quitting or Wishing for Early Retirement)

Rating:
Summary: Helpful Advice About Leadership and Self-Care
Review: 22 Keys to Being a Minister (Without Quitting or Wishing for Early Retirement) stands at the crossroads between the subjects of ministerial leadership and self-care. Unlike some other self-care books, Linn doesn't propose a bunch of specific practices to care for yourself. Instead, he encourages some basic attitudes and leadership styles that support both good self-care and effective ministry.

The 22 keys are not Earth-shakingly new. In fact, I've heard or read all of them before. Instead, Linn takes some deceptively simple points (e.g. "don't pretend to know more than you do" and "know the difference between pointing and pushing") and brings them to life. Nearly all of the chapters include personal stories from Linn's own ministry, both successes and failures.

Linn's presentation has helped engrain his basic points deep into my very being so that my practice of ministry is naturally enriched. If you could use an occasional reminder about what is truly important in ministry, then 22 Keys belongs on your shelf.

Jan G. Linn is co-pastor of Spirit of Joy Christian Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Rating:
Summary: Helpful Advice About Leadership and Self-Care
Review: 22 Keys to Being a Minister (Without Quitting or Wishing for Early Retirement) stands at the crossroads between the subjects of ministerial leadership and self-care. Unlike some other self-care books, Linn doesn't propose a bunch of specific practices to care for yourself. Instead, he encourages some basic attitudes and leadership styles that support both good self-care and effective ministry.

The 22 keys are not Earth-shakingly new. In fact, I've heard or read all of them before. Instead, Linn takes some deceptively simple points (e.g. "don't pretend to know more than you do" and "know the difference between pointing and pushing") and brings them to life. Nearly all of the chapters include personal stories from Linn's own ministry, both successes and failures.

Linn's presentation has helped engrain his basic points deep into my very being so that my practice of ministry is naturally enriched. If you could use an occasional reminder about what is truly important in ministry, then 22 Keys belongs on your shelf.

Jan G. Linn is co-pastor of Spirit of Joy Christian Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota.