Preston Pouteaux on Pastoring with a Tender Heart, the Sacred Work of Neighbouring, and the Power of Presence in Pastoral Ministry
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In today’s conversation Preston Pouteaux shares what it means to be a tenderhearted pastor in a fast-paced world. Speaking from Chestermere, Alberta, Preston invites us into a vision of pastoring that’s slow, rooted, and profoundly local. From RCMP ride-alongs to keeping bees and loving neighbours, Preston offers a poetic yet practical vision of what it means to love and serve a place and its people.
In this conversation Preston shares about:
How pastoral imagination is formed,
How curiosity and inquiry is an essential pastoral posture,
Riding along with RCMP officers at night as a Chaplain,
Beekeeping and the theology of pollinators, and
Why presence, more than expertise, is a pastor’s most powerful gift.
This episode is for any pastor who is seeking to better understand their context and to serve their people well. You’ll be reminded that gentleness is not weakness, and that being embedded in your local community might be the most courageous thing you can do.
Preston Pouteaux
Preston Pouteaux has served as a pastor to Lake Ridge Community Church in Chestermere, Alberta since 2013. He has a deep love for Jesus and believes that we can know, follow, and become like Jesus in the midst of our ordinary shared life together as a church and in our local community. Preston studied at Covenant Bible College, Briercrest College (BA), Regent College (MCS), Tyndale Seminary (DMin), Jerusalem University College, and is ordained with the Evangelical Covenant Church in Canada (OWSa). He is a writer and contributor to Faith Today Magazine and Ekstasis Magazine, as well as the author of books including “The Bees of Rainbow Falls: Finding Faith, Imagination, and Delight in Your Neighbourhood.” He is passionate about being there for our front-line workers and serves as the RCMP Chaplain for our community. Preston’s great delight is his best friend and wife Kelly and their two daughters, Scotia and Ivy.
Shownotes
Preston’s Book: The Bees of Rainbow Falls: Finding Faith, Imagination, and Delight in Your Neighbourhood
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