{"id":4716715376702,"title":"Coping with Criticism: Turning Pain Into Blessing","handle":"coping-with-criticism-turning-pain-into-blessing-coming-soon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_100x100.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_100x100.jpg?v=1502994327\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783973019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Mostyn Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 64\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"This book is a must for all those starting out in pastoral ministry and essential for all those wishing to continue in it. By a combination of superb biblical exposition and sensitive application reflecting a wealth of personal ministerial experience, the author not only shows how to endure criticism but flourish through it. I really enjoyed and benefited from reading this. I could have done with it 40 years ago! A little gem of a book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMelvin Tinker, Director of Theology, The Christ Church Newland Network, Hull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"To be able to handle criticism well is a skill which all pastors need to learn. Any ministry, even the best, will take flak from time to time and it is easy to fall into crippling self-pity. When we are criticized what we need is a cool head, Biblical common sense and the comfort of Christ. This excellent book provides us with all three.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJohn Benton, Director for Pastoral Support, the Pastor's Academy, London Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c4b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMostyn Roberts is pastor of Welwyn Evangelical Church, a former lecturer at London Seminary in Systematic Theology and is author of a biography of Francis Schaeffer and also \u003cem\u003eThe Subversive Puritan: Roger Williams and freedom of conscience\u003c\/em\u003e, both published by EP. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-09-03T10:30:50-04:00","created_at":"2020-09-03T10:30:49-04:00","vendor":"EP","type":"Book","tags":["christian ministry","criticism","Mostyn Roberts"],"price":659,"price_min":659,"price_max":659,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32414496194622,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781783973019","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Coping with Criticism: Turning Pain Into Blessing","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":659,"weight":57,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":84,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781783973019","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/COPINGwithCriticism.jpg?v=1599143451"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/COPINGwithCriticism.jpg?v=1599143451","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8387755802686,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.622,"height":1296,"width":806,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/COPINGwithCriticism.jpg?v=1599143451"},"aspect_ratio":0.622,"height":1296,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/COPINGwithCriticism.jpg?v=1599143451","width":806}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_100x100.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_100x100.jpg?v=1502994327\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783973019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Mostyn Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194e23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 64\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"This book is a must for all those starting out in pastoral ministry and essential for all those wishing to continue in it. By a combination of superb biblical exposition and sensitive application reflecting a wealth of personal ministerial experience, the author not only shows how to endure criticism but flourish through it. I really enjoyed and benefited from reading this. I could have done with it 40 years ago! A little gem of a book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMelvin Tinker, Director of Theology, The Christ Church Newland Network, Hull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"To be able to handle criticism well is a skill which all pastors need to learn. Any ministry, even the best, will take flak from time to time and it is easy to fall into crippling self-pity. When we are criticized what we need is a cool head, Biblical common sense and the comfort of Christ. This excellent book provides us with all three.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJohn Benton, Director for Pastoral Support, the Pastor's Academy, London Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c4b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMostyn Roberts is pastor of Welwyn Evangelical Church, a former lecturer at London Seminary in Systematic Theology and is author of a biography of Francis Schaeffer and also \u003cem\u003eThe Subversive Puritan: Roger Williams and freedom of conscience\u003c\/em\u003e, both published by EP. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}