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108. Book Blurbs Kent Burreson and Rhoda Schuler, Journey to Jesus: Faith Formation into Christ and Community

Kent Burreson and Kevin Golden

The discussion features Dr. Kevin Golden and Dr. Kent Burreson, who introduces his new co-authored book, “Journey to Jesus”, which examines the contemporary practice of the **catechumenate** in Lutheran congregations. The catechumenate is distinguished from typical 8-to-10-week adult instruction classes by being a much longer, more robust process aimed at the comprehensive **formation** of lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, going beyond simple doctrinal downloading . The research, supported by grants, studied four congregations (LCMS and ELCA) that utilize this non-widespread practice, focusing specifically on adults entering the faith. Dr. Burreson notes that these programs, often introduced by pastors seeking deeper formation for baptismal life, demonstrated impressive retention rates, typically 90% plus, far exceeding standard approaches . Other significant takeaways include the fostering of close personal connections among the catechumens and the cultivation of a **missional mindset** throughout the entire congregation, where members naturally invest in the process and invite others to join .
107. Book Blurbs Ryan Tinetti, The Quiet Ambition: Scripture's Surprising Antidote to Our Restless Lives

Ryan Tinetti and Kevin Golden

The discussion features Dr. Kevin Golden interviewing Dr. Ryan Tinetti about his new book, “The Quiet Ambition”. The book was motivated by Dr. Tinetti's pastoral experience talking with God's people who, while desiring to use their talents for God's glory, often wondered how their "little life" could make a difference in God's vast kingdom, sometimes resulting in a sense of "quiet desperation". The title is inspired by the Apostle Paul's instruction in 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 to "make it your ambition to live quietly". Dr. Tinetti explains that biblical "quietness" is not a romantic ideal but a posture of faith and **trust in the Lord** who acts to save, encouraging believers to rest in Him rather than anxiously trying to save others or making a big fuss. The book follows the structure of these verses, addressing postures like living quietly, tending one's own business (attending to God-given good works and vocation), and working with one's hands (affirming that even menial labor is God-pleasing because God works through us). The author’s main takeaway is to **"think little,"** emphasizing that God is active in the seemingly small details of daily life, transforming those little labors into something significant in His sight, providing joyful confidence and peace while awaiting the return of Christ.
106. Book Blurbs Joel Biermann, ap·ro·pos: The Two Realms and the Separation of Chuch and State

Joel Biermann and Kevin Golden

The conversation between Dr. Kevin Golden and Dr. Joel Biermann focuses on Dr. Bierman’s book, "The Two Realms and the Separation of Church and State", published as part of the “Apropos” series from Concordia Publishing House. The book addresses the timely and perennial subject of the two realms and how the concept relates to the unique American experience and its political system. Dr. Biermann emphasizes that the "two realms" concept is much more expansive than just church and state; the temporal realm includes all of life—family, work, friends, neighbors, and government—while the spiritual realm is defined by one's relationship with God. The discussion highlights two traditional pitfalls Christians fall into regarding the two realms: either collapsing them together (known historically as Constantinianism, or modern movements like Christian nationalism/Integralism) or over-separating them, leading to quietism and a failure to serve the neighbor in the temporal realm. Drawing heavily on a Lutheran perspective, the book asserts that Luther’s theology, rooted in scriptural truths, remains relevant today, stressing that the true Christian life leads believers *into* the temporal world with confidence, not out of it, ultimately compelling them to be socially involved and active in the world to serve their neighbors.
105. Meet the Professor: Rev. Timothy Scharr

Timothy Scharr and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden speaks with Rev. Timothy Scharr, who recently joined the Seminary as director of Placement.

A seasoned pastor and leader in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), Scharr brings more than four decades of pastoral, administrative and missional experience to his new role. His deep familiarity with the Synod’s congregations, districts and global partnerships uniquely positions him to guide seminarians and deaconesses as they prepare to enter the ministry.
104. Book Blurbs Rick Marrs, Wholeness Wheel Bible Study

Richard Marrs and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Rick Marrs to discuss Marrs’ newly published piece, “Wholeness Wheel Bible Study: The Balanced Life in Christ” (The Lutheran Foundation, 2025) in this Concordia Theology Book Blurbs segment. Marrs, who was involved in the spiritual formation of Concordia Seminary students, had incorporated the aspects of the “Wholeness Wheel” into their spiritual development. When approached to write a Bible study version for lay people, he quickly agreed. “If pastors are thinking about it when they’re out [in their congregations], then shouldn’t they have something that communicates to their laypeople that ‘This is what I am thinking about for my Christian life; what would you like to think about on these various aspects of balancing out your life in Christ to this wholeness wheel?” Marrs relates the importance of this Bible study for church workers and lay people alike. “This makes it more concrete because it connects us to our spiritual life … embedded within our relational lives, our emotional lives, our physical lives … this is all stewardship of the bodies of the lives [God] has given us,” says Marrs. Beyond intentionality, Marrs advises people who read the Bible study to begin the healthy practices it encourages slowly and to build upon them, “Everybody needs to find what is going to work for them, make that a habit, try to build on it and see how much it improves their physical health, which then probably gives them more energy for their relational health … and all the other areas of the “Wholeness Wheel.”>/p>
103. Book Blurbs Kevin Golden, Hosea

Kevin Golden and Ken Ohlemeyer

Concordia Seminary’s Executive Director of Communications sits down with Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden to discuss Golden’s newly published volume, “Hosea,” in the “Concordia Commentary Series” (Concordia Publishing House, 2025). “You can’t walk away from Hosea,” Golden says, “and not be intrigued and energized and excited … all of Scripture is compelling, but Hosea really has a particular kind of grasp to it that gets your attention.” Golden calls Hosea a “living book that the early church and even Jesus thought was vital.” When he wrote this book, Golden “principally had in mind pastors and seminarians to help them understand the text in its context, so then they can properly teach and preach to others.” Golden explains his hopes for what readers take from the Hosea commentary by explaining the process, “I’m really trying to just explain its original setting: What did it mean, how does it connect to the New Testament, and then … the theological application. It is not exhaustive of the theology in that text, but it gives somebody if they are studying the text … a direction to go where the theology that is going on in that is applied to the life of the church today.”
102. Book Blurbs: Joel Biermann, Day 7 for Work, Rest or Play

Joel Biermann and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Joel Biermann to discuss Biermann’s published book, “Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play” (Concordia Publishing House, 2024). When thinking about what prompted him to write the book, Biermann extrapolates insights from Luther’s Small Catechism on the Sabbath and the Third Commandment: “The idea is not simply, ‘Don’t work on Sunday,’ or even ‘Make sure you go to church on Sunday’ … the Sabbath commandment becomes a part of living in tune with God and with creation as recipient[s] of God’s gifts.” Biermann offers the book as a change of perspective to consider, “What am I here to do? Work, but enjoy God, delight in Him and creation … sometimes when a whole afternoon [is] just spent doing nothing, but delighting with the grandkids, flying a kite, going hiking. That’s cool. That’s Sabbath.” Biermann’s hope for his readers is “to rehabilitate ‘Sabbath’ so it’s not just, ‘So what do I do on Sunday?’ … There’s a lot more going on there. I think there is a richness available to us that we should be tapping in to.”
101. Meet the Professor: Rev. Mark Barz

Mark Barz and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce Rev. Mark Barz, who recently joined the Seminary as campus chaplain.

Barz previously served as the senior pastor at Crown of Life Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas (1987-2025). From 1982-87, he was the assistant pastor at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saginaw, Mich. He has served the broader church in a variety of ways, including as a writer for many publications, including The Lutheran Witness, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Youth Ministry resources, Lutherans for Life and Concordia Pulpit Resources.
100. Meet the Professor: Dr. Jennie Asher

Jennie Asher and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce Dr. Jennie Asher, who recently joined the Seminary as director of Deaconess Studies.

Before coming to the Seminary, Asher taught special education at New Discoveries Montessori Academy in Hutchinson, Minn., from 2020-25. She served as a deaconess and missionary for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), with assignments in Kaiserslautern, Germany (2016-20), and a primarily Muslim country in Eurasia (2014-16). From 2005 to 2014, Asher managed and directed the deaconess program as assistant professor of Theology at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. She also served as a deaconess at Zion Lutheran Church in Marshall, Mich., (2002-05) and as Deaf Ministry Facilitator in the New England District (1993-97).
099. Meet the Professor: Dr. James Fickenscher

James Fickenscher and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Dr. James Fickenscher. Fickenscher recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Exegetical Theology.

Fickenscher previously served as associate pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, School and Early Learning Center in McAllen, Texas (2017-24); guest instructor at Concordia Seminary (2013-16, 2023-24); and adjunct faculty at Concordia University, Irvine, Calif. (2022-24), and Concordia University, Portland, Ore. (2014-15, 2017-18). He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (2022) and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) (2012) from Concordia Seminary. In 2008, Fickenscher received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, graduating from The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson. Learn more about Fickenscher.
098. Meet the Professor: Dr. Jason Lane

Jason Lane and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Dr. Jason Lane, who recently joined the Seminary as associate professor of Historical Theology and director of research, assessment and academic programming.

Lane previously served as assisting pastor at Luther Memorial Chapel and University Student Center in Shorewood, Wis. (2013-24); pastor at Celebration Lutheran Church in St. Johns, Fla. (2010-13); and associate professor of theology (2019-24) and assistant professor of theology (2013-19) at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon. Lane earned a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) (2015) at Universität Hamburg in Germany and a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) (2010) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) (2007) from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. In 2001, Lane received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, graduating from Framingham State College in Framingham, Mass. Learn more about Lane.
097. Meet the Professor: Dr. Ryan Tinetti

Ryan Tinetti and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Dr. Ryan Tinetti, who recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Practical Theology.

Tinetti previously served as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arcadia, Mich. (2018-24); Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Spokane, Wash. (2014-18); and Faith Lutheran Church in Seaside, Calif. (2010-14). He was a guest lecturer at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Praetoria, South Africa (2024), and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (2024), and he is the author of the book “Preaching by Heart” (Cascade Press). Tinetti earned a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) (2019) from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) (2010) from Concordia Seminary. In 2005, Tinetti received a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. Learn more about Tinetti.
096. Meet the Professor: Dr. Samuel Eatherton

Samuel Eatherton and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Dr. Sam Eatherton, who recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Practical Theology, kantor and director of music arts, and the Kreft Chair for Music Arts.

Previously, Eatherton served as kantor at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Sheboygan, Wis. (2020-24); minister of music and teacher at Zion Lutheran Church and School in Dallas, Texas (2000-20); and as a teacher and the director of music at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in St. Joseph, Mich. (1996-2000). Eatherton received a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in church music from Baylor University (2019) in Waco, Texas; a Master of Church Music from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. (2003); and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in education with a concentration in music from Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward (1996). Learn more about Eatherton.
095. Book Blurbs: Paul Raabe, Isaiah 13-27

Paul Raabe

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor Emeritus Dr. Paul Raabe to discuss Raabe’s newly published book in the Concordia Commentary Series, Isaiah 13-27 (Concordia Publishing House, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. “It's profound theology, even in these chapters,” Raabe says. “These chapters are often overlooked by people but they constitute 20% of the book. They’re essential to the message of the book.” He says he wrote the book for non-Lutherans. “Ninety-eight % of the country is non-Lutheran,” he says. “And I believe that we all have to learn to preach and teach and write in ways that are intelligible to non-Lutherans. … We should not be working in some bubble of just Lutherans talking to Lutherans. We need to learn to make it intelligible to a general audience.” Raabe says he hopes readers walk away from the book and “rejoice in the work of Christ and His work of fulfilling Isaiah both now and the promise of the future not yet. And on how our lives in the church now, and our mission, is part of the fulfillment that Isaiah promised 2,700 years ago in the city of Jerusalem in the Middle East. We are now enjoying this age to come that he announced and we look forward to the full consummation. Isaiah can instill in us hope. Hope for the future. Hope for God’s future. Not man’s future but the future that God will bring about for our benefit.” The book is available for purchase from Concordia Publishing House and from Amazon.
094. President Egger offers reflection on 50th anniversary of the Walkout

Thomas Egger

Today, on the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Walkout that occurred at the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis campus, Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger offered a brief reflection and statement after the morning service in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus.
093. Book Blurbs: James W. Voelz, Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone

James Voelz and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden talks with Graduate Professor of Exegetical Theology Dr. James W. Voelz about his recent book, Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone (Concordia Seminary Press, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Voelz has designed this inventive text for lay people who are intensely interested in doing in-depth interpretation of the sacred Scriptures. He looks at what readers encounter in English Bible translations and discusses everything from the manuscripts that stand behind those translations, to issues of language and meaning, to the surprisingly complex content of Scripture, to problems of application for today. “Deeper Dives” with more detail are included for those who are interested. Voelz says the book is written for the informed lay person who wants to go deep into the Bible. “This book is for the man, the woman who comes to Bible class with a Bible, a pad a paper, a pencil and is really wanting to learn,” Voelz says. “It’s not for the person who comes in with a donut and says, ‘Hey, is there a Bible somewhere in this class?’ I’m aiming at the person who really wants to delve in.”

The book is available for purchase through the Concordia Seminary online store.
092. Book Blurbs: James Brauer, Music: God’s Mysterious Gift

James Brauer and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor Emeritus Dr. James Brauer about his recent book, Music: God’s Mysterious Gift (Wipf and Stock, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Brauer says he wrote the book for people who want to better understand what music does and why it should be used in the church. “[Music] comes from God,” he says, “And therefore [we] need to pay attention to it in a way that takes God into consideration. What did He want [us] to do with it?” Music, he says, is a divine gift from God. Music can help build up others in the same manner that a pastor does when he is preaching. “It’s the Word used by the Spirit that’s building up others,” Brauer says. “That’s the purpose and highest purpose that you can have for music.”

The book is available for purchase through Wipf and Stock and Amazon.
091. Book Blurbs- Face to Face: Martin Luther’s View of Reality

Robert Kolb and Kevin Golden

Book Blurbs: Robert Kolb, Face to Face

Face to Face book coverConcordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden chats with Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Kolb about his forthcoming book, Face to Face: Martin Luther’s View of Reality (Fortress Press, 2024), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. The book provides an overview of Luther’s thought proceeds from the perspective of his use of the Latin preposition coram, “face-to-face with.” Kolb, a preeminent Luther scholar, proposes that under Luther’s use of dominant ancient concepts of reality in his day, he placed the foundation of relationships. Kolb wants readers to understand the “presence of God and His continuing relationship with us,” he says. God “always wants to be in dialogue with us. Luther’s understanding of faith is really much like Erik Erikson’s concept of trust. It grabs the whole of our person. If we really trust the word of Absolution and say, ‘OK God, if You say so, I’m righteous.” Then we’re going to want to act that out in righteous deeds. And so this idea of trusting in Christ and what He has done for us becomes the key to our relationship with God and with the world and with other human beings. That’s the exciting thing about Luther’s theology. It fits so nicely into 21st century life in the Western world.”

The book is available for purchase through Fortress Press and Amazon.
090. The Theology of Cyril of Alexandria

David Maxwell

Dr. Maxwell’s recording of a class on “The Theology of Cyril of Alexandria.”
089. Book Blurbs: Mark Rockenbach, Unforgivable

Mark Rockenbach and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Associate Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Mark Rockenbach about his recent book, Unforgivable: How God’s Forgiveness Transforms Our Lives (Concordia Publishing House, 2024), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Rockenbach, whose background is in counseling, co-authored the book with Ted Kober. “There’s a lot out there about forgiveness but not a lot out there when you struggle with unforgiveness, when you don’t want to forgive someone,” Rockenbach says. “This book is intended to help people who are in that particular situation. … Forgiveness ultimately comes because of what Jesus has done for us. One of the things the book helps to establish is that forgiveness is really something that Christians do.” The book is available for purchase through Concordia Publishing House and Amazon.
088. Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche

Joel Fritsche and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Rev. Joel Fritsche. Fritsche recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Exegetical Theology and director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships. For more than two decades, Fritsche served The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a pastor, church planter, missionary and theological educator in the United States and in the Dominican Republic.

He succeeds Dr. Glenn Nielsen who concluded 33 years of service as director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. Since 2014, Fritsche has served as a missionary pastor and church planter in the Dominican Republic. From 201723, he also has served as the director and professor of biblical languages at Concordia Seminary the Reformer, where he helped form Lutheran pastors and deaconesses for partner churches and mission fields throughout Latin America. His areas of interest include Greek, Hebrew and Old Testament exegesis. “I moved around a lot in the church in the last 23 or so year,” he says. “In some ways I lamented that. In other ways, looking back, all of those experiences … seem to come together in my new role here on the faculty.” Learn more about Fritsche.
087. Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch

Stephen Pietsch and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden chats with Dr. Stephen Pietsch, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Practical Theology. Pietsch is a respected scholar with expertise in pastoral care and counseling from the Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia, where he taught undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in the areas of pastoral care and counseling, homiletics, Lutheran Confessions, liturgics, the pastoral theology of Martin Luther and others (2008-23). After receiving a Bachelor of Theology from Luther Seminary (now ALC) in 1988, Pietsch was ordained in the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). He served for 19 years in parish ministry, gaining extensive pastoral care experience in congregational, school and chaplaincy settings. He also served as the ALC’s director of pastoral formation (2018-22), dean of chapel (2016-19) and field education coordinator for the School of Pastoral Theology (2009-19). Pietsch says he looks forward to teaching seminarians at Concordia Seminary and sharing his expertise in pastoral care and comfort, particularly of people with mental illness and depression. “Mental illness is a very, very lonely experience for people typically,” Pietsch says in the video. “And someone who is a persevering, loving presence in their life is also an important thing. That’s one of the things that Luther models so beautifully in his letters. … Like Luther says, you take all things captive and you use all of the gifts that God gives you. Indeed that’s one of the hallmarks of our methodology for doing practical theology here at Concordia [Seminary].” Learn more about Pietsch.Pietsch
086. Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley

Adam Hensley and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Dr. Adam Hensley, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Exegetical Theology. He previously served as professor at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia, a college of the University of Divinity (2017-22), where he taught in the area of Old Testament studies and served as dean of chapel. Hensley earned a Graduate Certificate in Theological Education from the ALC (2018) and a Ph.D. in biblical studies from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (2015). Hensley says he looks forward to helping instill a love of the Scriptures among the students he teaches. “I’ve found the love of the Scriptures, the better you get to know them, the deeper you imbibe them, the better you are formed for any kind of ministry, whether you are a pastor or deaconess or DCE [Director of Christian Education], whatever your vocation might be in the church,” he says in the video. “Nothing can replace that deep love for and thorough understanding of the Scriptures. It’s a lifelong journey isn’t it?” Learn more about Hensley
085. Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission

David Peter and Kevin Golden

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Faculty Dr. David Peter about his recent book, Organizing for Ministry and Mission (Concordia Publishing House, 2022), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Peter said he wrote the book after hearing from pastors about their struggles with how to best organize their congregations and noticing a lack of resources available to help them. The book is intended as a resource for seminary students, pastors and lay/congregational leaders. “Organization is necessary,” Peter says in the video. “The way you organize is optional. But the fact that you need to organize is not optional. When I say ‘you,’ I mean pastor and lay people together need to do this to be the best stewards of the resources and the ministry and mission that God has given to them.” The book is available for purchase through Concordia Publishing House and Amazon.
084. Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls

Tyler Arnold and Thomas Egger

Concordia Seminary’s President Dr. Thomas J. Egger talks with Dr. Tyler Arnold, about his recent book, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls (Lexham Press, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Arnold, the pastor of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Mo., received a Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in 1999. He also is a member of the Seminary’s Board of Regents. Egger calls the book a “fantastic, inspiring and practical guide for pastors to think through why it is useful to spend time visiting individually with their members.” The book also includes practical tips about setting up a program of pastoral visitation and making the most of the time pastors spend with their parishioners. Arnold calls pastoral visitation “the pastor’s identity. We hear all the time, ‘What is a pastor?’ ‘Who is a pastor?’ I don’t see visitation so much as a function but actually … the essence of a pastor,” Arnold says in the video. “Pastoral visitation is an extraordinary way to do the care of souls among your people.” The book is available for purchase through Lexham Press and Amazon.