A Review - Mondays with my Old Pastor by Jose Navajo

Over the years I’ve known many pastors who have burned out, so I was interested to read this book to see if the author had any solutions to the problem. Over 15 weeks, the young pastor meets with his old pastor and it’s interesting to see the relationship develop and how such meetings can benefit both men.

Each chapter contains one meeting and I found I needed to read just one at a time so that I could consider the truths and commonsense contained therein. It is not the sort of book that is best appreciated by reading in just a few sittings. There’s wisdom contained in the book which would be very helpful for burned out pastors, but also very relevant to anyone wanting to lead a fruitful Christian life.

Besides the practical teaching, there’s warmth, depth of character, excellent role models, touching scenes, surprise and a little mysticism. Even though at times it was a little mushy, I would recommend it as the sort of book that could leave the reader with lasting change in their life. Certainly recommended.

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