{"id":3617,"date":"2007-12-13T00:30:02","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T05:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2007\/12\/13\/the-wisdom-of-anglicans-1\/"},"modified":"2007-12-13T00:30:02","modified_gmt":"2007-12-13T05:30:02","slug":"the-wisdom-of-anglicans-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2007\/12\/13\/the-wisdom-of-anglicans-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wisdom of Anglicans 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I will be the first to admit that I\u2019m a fan of the great Anglican pastor, writer and apostle to the university student, John R.W. Stott. When I was in college I began reading his books, listening to him speak \u2014 my first opportunity was a summer missionary in Europe at EuroFest 75 \u2014 and even writing him personal letters.
\nWhen Stott wrote a piece once and I responded, I sent it to him; he asked me to consider adjusting it some. Which I did. When he got to TEDS one time to address us in chapel, he looked me up, gave me a hug and said, \u201cThanks.\u201d So, when I saw that this aging apostle to the universities had written what amounts to a testament for pastoral ministry, I had to get it and read it. (I could have put this in my Books of the Year.)
\nI\u2019d love to hear from you what you have learned from John Stott. What are your favorite books of his? What did you learn from him most?
\nI\u2019ll start with this then give the book a push. I heard him once say that a person\u2019s calling was to go wherever his or her gifts could be exploited the most. Wow did that idea settle into me.
\nThe new book is called The Living Church<\/a>\"\"<\/em>. John Stott is a diamond cutter. He opens up a text, looks it over carefully, then with one gentle tap the text falls open before our eyes. This book does this on the following themes, and if you are a pastor, this book is a great little survey of pastoral theology.
\nThe essentials are studied through Acts 2:42-47.
\nWorship is biblical, congregational, spiritual and moral.
\nEvangelism\u2019s theology, structures, message, and life.
\nMinistry is both for the Twelve (Word-based) and Seven (Social-based).
\nFellowship is our common inheritance, service and our mutual responsibility.
\nPreaching is both contemporary and biblical, tentative and authoritative, pastoral and prophetic, studied and gifted, and passionate and thoughtful \u2014 and I see I have reversed his order of words in each.
\nGiving \u2014 ten principles.
\nThe impact is like salt and light.
\nAnd he appeals to Timothys in our world today.
\nThree appendices: one why he is still in the Church of England, his \u201cI have a dream\u201d speech, and some reflections of an octogenarian.
\nVintage Stott.
\nMy next post on the wisdom of Anglicans will be a brief review of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tokens of Trust<\/a>\"\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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