Chloe Lynch

Letters to a Young Pastor

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Ian Stackhouse makes clear that he is a pastor's pastor. Letter after letter is filled with incisive wisdom and gentle humor. As a new pastor in my mid-twenties, I needed a voice like Ian's to smooth my leadership path and to help me frame my learning, and I wish I'd had the benefit of his mentoring at that time. I therefore commend wholeheartedly this book to other pastors: you need this book in your library and I shall be telling my students the same!”

The Pastor as Friend?

Church Leadership & Ministry

“In this illuminating book, Dr. Holder engages an important question regarding pastors’ experiences of friendship within their congregations in the Swiss Reformed Church. He helpfully articulates dynamics of not only friendship but also friendliness within pastoral work. What’s more, the nuance of his discussion around forms of revised practice—a nuance framed and enhanced by his own experiences as a pastor-scholar—makes this a significant contribution to the literature about pastoral friendships.”