' ... essential reading for those exploring their vocation to ordained ministry.' -- Stephen Ferns
"...an easily readable reminder of ordination vows to those who, like most of us, need to be reminded from time to time. I can also imagine it as a book one might give to someone just embarking on ordination training, or indeed, preparing for a discernment conference. In a simple way it enlarges on an initial statement about the nature of ministry: ‘That’s what priests do. We create places where ordinary people can experience the extraordinary, where they can hang out with God. We create “healing rooms of discovery”, or as Walter Brueggemann puts it, “the most dangerous hope-filled places in town”’ (p. 4). Discuss." Rural Theology
'This is a little book about ordination that is full of glistening little gems of insight, wisdom and humour. (...) Richard Giles would challenge us gently, nudge us and cajole us. He is a visionary trying to communicate a vision of a different kind of church life than that which many of us have known. It is a vision worth trying to catch and his is a voice worth listening to. A good book for an ordained person to mull over on retreat. Or for a lay person to mull over in order to try to understand why ordained people behave the way they do. Or for anyone considering ordination. Sprinkled with gold dust. Highly recommended.' -- Kelvin Holdsworth
