Drawing on 40 years of tenured service with Bethany United Church of Christ, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the author of A Pastor and His People chronicles the joys and roadblocks encountered in the practice of ministry: - feast and famine of the pioneers, - suffocating indebtedness, - contradictions of war, - growth without room to grow, - big responsibilities and limited possibilities, - adversity versus maturity, - and global in service. In telling detail, Donald L. Powers narrates the rhythms of ministry, and meticulously writes of the how as well as the why of ministry. The reader feels the writer?s ever pressing need for more knowledge, more training and more devotion. Each chapter of By Way of the Cross is a stop in the nurture and training of people, a people Don loved and served with distinction. First Printing signed by author. Dust jacket has some minor edge wrinkling, and a couple small tears on the top edge. Hardcover corners sharp. Binding tight.