The word of God and pastoral care / Howard W. Stone.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Reflections of a contrarian : second thoughts on the parish ministry / Lyle E…

Includes bibliographical references.

Co-creating : a feminist vision of ministry / Lynn N. Rhodes.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral). Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132).

Under the unpredictable plant : an exploration in vocational holiness / Eugen…

Undercapitalized Vocations. Vocational Idolatry. The Jonah Story -- I. Buying Passage to Tarshish. 1. Jonah Disobedient. Escape to Tarshish. Stay Where You Are. Ecclesiastical Pornography. The Travel Agent in Joppa. 2. Jonah Obedient. Professionalized Obedience. The Kind of Pastor We in Fact Are -- II. Escaping the Storm. 1. Repudiating Tarshish Religion. What Do You Mean, You Sleeper? The Amer…

Working the angles : the shape of pastoral integrity / Eugene H. Peterson.

"In Working the Angles, Peterson calls the attention of his fellow pastors to three basic acts--which he sees as the three angles of a triangle--that are so critical to the pastoral ministry that they determine the shape of everything else. The acts--prayer, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction--are acts of attention to God in three different contexts: oneself, the community of fai…

Pastoral theology : essentials of ministry / Thomas C. Oden.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354). Includes indexes.

Comprehensive pastoral care : enabling the laity to share in pastoral ministr…

Includes bibliographical references.

The vital congregation / Herb Miller.

Your most important employee -- The God connection -- Climate controls the crops -- The beehive principle -- Loading the plane -- Taking down the fences -- Putting the wheels on -- The best kind of networking -- Beyond the fund-raising mentality -- From serve-us to service.

The tender shepherd / John Killinger.

Edition

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Physical Description

208 pages ; 22 cm

Call Number

BV4011 .K55

Being holy, being human : dealing with the expectations of ministry / Jay Kes…

091746317X

Ministry and imagination / Urban T. Holmes III.

"A Crossroad book." Includes bibliographical references.

Ministry and solitude : the ministry of the laity and the clergy in church an…

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0816404984

Physical Description

xi, 93 pages ; 22 cm

Call Number

BV4011 .F35

Creating an intentional ministry / edited by John E. Biersdorf.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Religious ethics and pastoral care / Don S. Browning ; Don S. Browning, editor.

Includes bibliographical references

Spiritual care / Dietrich Bonhoeffer ; translated and with an introduction by…

"Translated from the German 'Seelsorge, ' Band V, Gesammelten Schriften (Munich: Chr. Kaiser Verlag, 1982)"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-92).

The senior minister / Lyle E. Schaller.

Chapter One: the critical first year -- Choices for that first year -- Where does the time go? -- Building that list -- Who creates that vision? -- What is realistic? -- Chapter Two: Rebuilding the staff -- The deference pyramid -- What about a co pastorate? -- Hierarchy or hub and spoke? -- One big family? -- The mentor student relationship -- The boss subordinate model -- What is the issue? -…

Ministry is-- : how to serve Jesus with passion and confidence / Dave Earley …

The meaning of ministry -- The motives of ministry -- The essentials of ministry -- The manner of ministry -- The methods of ministry.

Pastor, preacher, person : developing a pastoral ministry in depth / David K.…

The minister: person, pastor, professional -- The context: church as the family of God -- The word in proclamation: meeting person's needs through preaching -- The word in proclamation: the ingredients of helpful preaching -- The word in scripture and relationship: the use of the Bible in pastoral care.

The pastor as spiritual guide / Howard Rice.

Includes bibliographical references (page 195).

Leading the congregation : caring for yourself while serving others / Norman …

Why is it so tough to be a church leader? -- The interior attitudes of the leader -- The leader's spirituality -- The leader's call -- The leader's vision and ensuing mission -- Managing your own effectiveness -- The dark side of leadership -- The changing roles of today's pastor -- The congregation's spirituality -- The leader as guardian of the corporate vision -- Understanding the congregati…