The loneliest choice of all / Calvin C. Ratz -- The wilderness of the candidate / Ben Patterson -- A guide to candidating / Douglas G. Scott -- Starting out and staying in / Douglas J. Rumford -- Who works for whom? / Norman Shawchuck -- Building trust / Roy C. Price -- Self-disclosure : how far to go? / Emory A. Griffin -- A budget primer / C. Neil Strait -- A dangerous side effect of moving /…
1. It is harder today! -- The mobile member -- Other changes -- 2. The sunny side of the street -- May 15, 1984 -- Where there is hope -- We are living longer -- The air is cleaner -- Mainstreaming can work! -- Elderly no longer means poor -- That remarkable job machine! -- Why is good news neglected? -- 3. From mainline to nondenominational -- The eighteenth century scene -- The circuit rider …
The pastor and his purpose -- The pastor and his preaching -- The pastor and his preparation -- The pastor and his passion -- The pastor and his perspective -- The pastor and his position -- The pastor and his pastorate -- The pastor and his people -- The pastor and his prayer life -- The pastor and his power -- The pastor and his privilege -- The pastor and his passage -- The pastor and his pa…
The meaning of ministry -- The motives of ministry -- The essentials of ministry -- The manner of ministry -- The methods of ministry.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232).
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
1. Ministry in crisis -- 2. Ministry as a career -- 3. Pastoral care of pastors -- 4. Career conflicts in ministry -- 5. Marriage and the single life -- 6. Continuing education for ministry -- 7. Which way ministry?
Includes bibliographical references (page 195).
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…
The pastor as person : a (w)holistic model -- The pastor as a physical person -- The pastor as a thinking person -- The pastor as a feeling person -- The pastor as a relating person -- The pastor as a choosing person. Abstract Explores the inner lives of working pastors and identifies the problems most often encountered by clergy members, providing tips and advice on how to resolve them.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / by Robert Coleman -- Introduction: The crisis at the heart -- The need -- The church today is in crisis : what does it need, and how do pastors -- Perceive that need? -- The conflict -- Before a pastor can make disciples, he needs to count the cost -- Forces militate against discipleship, and he needs to be prepared for -- Them -- The product -- What are the biblical foundations of d…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index.
The trials that come to those in the ministry are discussed.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-125).