Mondays with My Old Pastor
Sometimes All We Need Is a Reminder from Someone Who Has Walked Before Us
- Christian Living
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2012
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Publisher's Description
A totally burned-out young preacher reignites his faith and gathers wisdom for life while spending successive Mondays with an eighty-three-year-old pastor. "Deep inside in some uncertain part of my soul persisted this strange exhaustion that was difficult to explain and hard to endure," writes pastor and author José Luis Navajo. Thinking of quitting the ministry, Navajo doesn't know where to turn until he begins meeting with a seasoned man of the cloth—his "old pastor"—who, through successive Monday visits, offers a legacy of wisdom in the form of 15 unique principles. In lyrical prose, Navajo shares the personal anecdotes, fables, and deep spiritual insights offered by the old pastor and his wife. By turns funny, heartbreaking, and thought provoking, Mondays with My Old Pastor is a comfort to anyone who struggles in his or her walk with God. As readers follow Navajo's journey from desperation to rejuvenation, they will find themselves similarly transformed and inspired. This moving, beautifully written account is sure to reignite every soul's longing for renewal.
Endorsements (4)
“Every now and then I come across a book I can’t get out of my head. Mondays with My Old Pastor is one of those books. I guarantee you’ll be thinking about it long after you put it down.”
“Mondays with My Old Pastor brings us face to face with the frequent disappointments of our Christian journey, while offering us a wonderful encounter between two pastors: one who has faithfully finished his career with perseverance, and another who is just beginning. The counsel of the elder strengthens the spirit of the young one as he sends him back on his way. It will probably do the same for those struggling with the same disappointments who read this captivating work of José Luis Navajo.”
“Mondays with My Old Pastor qualifies as a pastor peer support group all its own. Research bears out the experience of the book’s narrator: approximately 10 percent of clergy are depressed at any given time, and all clergy are challenged to balance competing demands. This books passes on helpful wisdom and the comfort of shared experience.”
“There are few books I read that make it to my favorite pile. But Mondays with My Old Pastor now sits among those books. There is so much wisdom to savor in its pages . . . so much important conversation in every chapter. It is for the discouraged minister, the questioning spiritual soldier, and every believer in between. The words from Jose Luis Navajo’s old pastor’s lips are Jesus-words, and I felt every one.”
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