Hey folks. I plan to circle back to my previous posts from this year, but at the moment I wanted to share how strange it feels to increasingly find myself at Methodist/academic gatherings where my work and writings are known, but not my father, the late Rev. Dr. Bob Walters. This is a particularly new experience that I struggle to process, as I grew up in his long shadow (no joke—the first time my work was featured in a conference newspaper the headline was how I was following in his footsteps) and tutorage. For those who didn't have the chance to meet or be mentored by him, you can still encounter his wisdom through his books The Last Missionary and Pastors, Chiefs, and Warlords: The Ministry of Being With. The books interweave teachings with stories of his time traveling via bicycle to rural communities deep in the interior of the DR Congo. Paperback versions can be ordered via Wipf & Stock and most bookstores, or you can instantly download them in Kindle format via amazon. Below are a couple excerpts that I've noticed are most frequently cited in papers.
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| Pastors, Chiefs, and Warlords was written as the sequel to The Last Missionary, but it can also stand alone as its own text. |
