This Odd and Wondrous Calling

This Odd and Wondrous Calling offers something different from most books available on ministry. Two people still pastoring reflect honestly here on both the joys and the challenges of their vocation. / Anecdotal and extremely readable, the book covers a diversity of subjects revealing the incredible variety of a pastors day. The chapters move from comedy to pathos, story to theology, Scripture to contemporary culture. This Odd and Wondrous Calling is both serious and fun and is ideal for those who are considering the ministry or who want a better understanding of their own ministers life.

Lillian Daniel is senior minister of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and co-host of the Chicago-based television program 30 Good Minutes. She is also the author to Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony. Martin B. Copenhaver is senior pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church, United church of Christ, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His other books include To Begin at the Beginning: An Introduction to the Christian Faith.