Finally! Here is useful wisdom, support and practical material offering both inspiration and sermon ideas. It is written conversationally with a combination of the author's personal honesty and humor. Why not enjoy yourself as you learn how to avoid a lot of pain and problems that lie all around you in the parish? It is actually a "survival kit" for doing ministry well. This easy to read and understandable essay offers so many useful, everyday ideas you can have and offer your people for their encouragement and for more faithful discipleship. They will wonder how you got to be so wise and smart in so few years! It will empower you to face and deal successfully with so many things that pop up and make demands on you. In short, you will be equipped to avoid a lot of pain and stress as well as find personal strength neither to rust out nor burn out. What I Wish I Had Learned in Seminary will empower you to remain in your labors and not fall into depression or be tempted to leave your High Calling.
