{"product_id":"surviving-catholic-ministry-paperback","title":"Surviving Catholic Ministry: A Contemporary \"Soul of the Apostolate\" for the Lay Minister - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Bursa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody enters Catholic ministry aiming to become jaded. Yet it happens all the time. Ministers often grow calloused and abandon ship. It does not have to be this way. In \u003ci\u003eSurviving Catholic Ministry, \u003c\/i\u003eBrad Bursa combines his deep experience in the ministry field with insights drawn from Tradition to provide readers a practical escape from burnout. This book challenges ministry leaders to reorder every aspect of their lives and to do so from the inside out. Renewal from the inside out begins by reclaiming baptismal identity. From this core, one can enter more deeply into the interior life, which overflows into primary vocation, then ministry. Those who follow this course will not only survive Catholic ministry but thrive in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad Bursa, PhD, is director of evangelization for the Stella Maris Family of Parishes. He has held various roles in parish ministry, education, and evangelization since 2008. Brad completed his undergraduate studies in English and Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, before going on to earn a MA in Theology and Christian ministry from his alma mater. He went on to earn a PhD in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia where he studied under Dr. Gerard O'Shea and Dr. Tracey Rowland. His dissertation, which focuses on the catechetical crisis after Vatican II, has since been published as \u003ci\u003eBecause He Has Spoken to Us: Structures of Proclamation from Rahner to Ratzinger\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). In 2025, Brad published his second book, \u003ci\u003eSurviving Catholic Ministry \u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade). Brad contributes frequently to \u003ci\u003eThe Catechetical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatholic World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Eucharistic Revival blog. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and eight children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660372799571,"sku":"9798385228218","price":25.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/Qg7W0_tE6c9798385228218.webp?v=1781614837","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/surviving-catholic-ministry-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}