Joyful Perseverance: Staying Fresh through the Ups and Downs of Ministry
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Joyful Perseverance: Staying Fresh through the Ups and Downs of Ministry
By: Ajith Fernando
Cross Way, 2024
177 pages
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Summary
This book, written by the well-known former director of Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka, encourages ministry leaders to rely on God’s grace to find joy, energy, and the freshness to serve well, despite inevitable disappointments. Speaking as an elderly statesman, Fernando offers practical ways to combat the negative effects of ministry by embracing God’s joy-giving presence, guarding one’s integrity, leaning into one’s God-given identity, groaning with God, settling sin issues through repentance and forgiveness, cultivating friends, and more. By adopting a life of thanksgiving, readers will experience abundant joy, resulting in an ongoing passion for ministry.
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