{"product_id":"the-pastor-9780061988219","title":"The Pastor","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pastor\u003c\/em\u003e, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling \u003cem\u003eThe Message\u003c\/em\u003e, tells the story of how he started Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland and his gradual discovery of what it really means to be a pastor. Steering away from abstractions, Peterson challenges conventional wisdom regarding church marketing, mega pastors, and the church's too-cozy relationship to American glitz and consumerism to present a simple, faith-based description of what being a minister means today. In the end, Peterson discovers that being a pastor boils down to \"paying attention and calling attention to 'what is going on now' between men and women, with each other and with God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeterson, Eugene H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEugene H. Peterson, author of The Message, a bestselling translation of the Bible, is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia, and the author of over thirty books. He and his wife, Jan, live in Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631053836562,"sku":"9780061988219","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f2c1c82-fde1-4998-8c76-a7d455386c0e.jpg?v=1732765274","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pastor-9780061988219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}