| A Presbyterian Requiem: A Canadian Pastor Reflects on 50 Years of Ministry Contributor(s): MacLeod, A. Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1525583972 ISBN-13: 9781525583971 Publisher: FriesenPress OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Calling & Vocation - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Memoirs - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 228 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This memoir recounts six appointments over a half century of Christian ministry.The author, Don MacLeod, has seen the Presbyterian Church in Canada go through some major challenges, as Canadian society is changing. He was accepted as a candidate for ministry in 1955, as the Church responded to a Post-World War II surge in religious interest. As a minister ordained in 1963, in Nova Scotia, he developed a warm affection for the Church in rural Canada. In 1967, moving to suburban Toronto, he founded a church committed to gospel ministry. He went on to work ecumenically with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and then as national director of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Returning to parish ministry, he served two urban historic congregations: Knox, in downtown Toronto, ON, as associate pastor, and Newton Presbyterian Church in Boston, MA, where he served the Maritime diaspora. He returned to Canada in 1997, to a denomination in decline, and retired eight years later. In this book he reflects from his experiences in ministry with faith and conviction, as his Church faces an uncertain future.... |