As a minister of a local church, I know how easy it is to become isolated. My experience very quickly becomes confined to my own church’, writes Paul Beasley-Murray. ‘In such a situation it makes such a difference to read how others do church , not in order to adopt ideas wholesale, but to take and adapt that which would be appropriate.’ With warmth, originality and skill, Paul Beasley-Murray shares his pastoral wisdom with the wider church family. This is a book to dip into again and again. Readers will find it a trusted teacher, guide and stimulus to further thinking. Everywhere the author’s personality shines through, though Paul Beasley-Murray is at pains to point out that he is only a learner, leading a church that is still very much on a journey. Each chapter ends with Scriptures to reflect on.