Living in the Zoo and Loving It!: One Pastor's Life in the Ministry

by Gene Williams

You will be reminded of the inestimable privilege of being a pastor of human beings with all their foibles and possibilities. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834116014
• ISBN13: 9780834116016
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Beacon Hill Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Down to Earth Visit with a Clergyman

While Gene Williams has written "Living in the Zoo and Loving It!" as a book of encourgament for other members of the clergy, a layperson, or a potential reader not even connected with organized religion, shouldn't pass up this honest revelation from the heart of a an man who obviously loves being in the ministry.From his humble beginnings in Nashville, through the years of pastoring a large Midwestern church, Dr. Williams' writing style is accessable and transparent. He allows the reader to view blunders and lean times not often announced from pulpits. The book, while full of practical wisdom, rides on entertaining adecdotes including family experiences as he and his late wife, Bettye raised five children in parsonages, sometimes at poverty level. His love for his congregations is also evident, although he doens't gloss over problems and tensions that sometimes occure between a pastor and his members.Encouraged by his present wife, Joyce, Pastor Williams has written an entertaining little book full of gems of everyday wisdom, not always found in Seminary classes. "Living in the Zoo..." provides a fine read whether you consider yourself religious or not.