If you meet George Herbert on the road, kill him
Priestly ministry in the Church of England needs a radical rethink...\ George Herbert died in 1633. His legacy continues. His poems are read and sung, and his parish ministry remains the model for the Church of England's understanding of how and where and why its priests should minister. But there is a problem. The memory of Herbert celebrated by the Church is an inaccurate one, and, in its inaccuracy, is unfair on Herbert himself and his successors in the ordained ministry.\ This is a book...
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At a time of uncertainty for the Church, this robust challenge to an outmoded style of ministry offers encouragement to priests and people alike.
Acknowledgements viiPart 1 Death to Herbertism 11 Lin-Chi, the curate and the Anglican divine 32 '... how many live so unlike him now...' 93 The only thing I don't run 234 The Cult of Nice 485 A little soft round the edges 65Part 2 Herbertism Habilitated 756 +ABC and the three Ws 777 Witness 878 Watchman 1059 Weaver 123Part 3 The KGH Method 14310 Know who you are: Rule 14711 Know what you are for: Role 16212 Know who you are set over: Responsibility 17313 Know how to make decisions: Reckoning 18814 Know how to manage conflict: Reconciling 20515 Afterword: Standing by Herbert's grave 215Appendix: A Rule of Life 219Notes 222Bibliography 235Index 243
