Arlen Vernava

Pastor to the Body of the Congregation

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Those of us who serve congregations know well moments, even seasons, of pastor and people contributing and growing together: synchronized, dynamic, complex, energized, altogether life-giving. We know, too, feeling disoriented, exhausted, confounded, tipped side-ways, out of balance, out of patience—pastor and people on their last nerve. Rabbi Ross offers himself as a companion from feeling stuck and out of balance . . . Along the way he offers signposts, points out dangers, forms questions that provoke and guide, names best practices, and with a pastor’s heart affirms the good, names what hinders. For all the rich resources and practical wisdom herein, Dennis reminds us that we are, indeed, Pastor to the Body of the Congregation.”