Effective pastoring : giving vision, direction, and care to your church / Bil…

The pastor's person -- The pastor's purpose -- The pastor's practice. Abstract As a pastor or pastoral staff member you have one of the most demanding jobs in the world. This book will encourage you to delight increasingly in the Lord, who has made pastoring the desire of your heart.

Preparing for Christian ministry : an evangelical approach / edited by David …

Preface / David P. Gushee and Walter C. Jackson -- Section I. Transitions into community -- The nature of Christian community and the theological seminary / Mark A. Seifrid -- Facing doubt and crisis with integrity in a seminary setting / Melanie Greer Nogalski and James D. Nogalski -- The seminary experience : tips and traps / Marsha A. Ellis Smith -- Section II. Personal formation and calling…

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

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

Sacrifice and delight : spirituality for ministry / Alan Jones.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.

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).

It's a different world! : the challenge for today's pastor / Lyle E. Schaller.

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 …

Clergy in the cross fire : coping with role conflicts in the ministry / by Do…

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232).

How to be a minister and a human being / by Harold C. Warlick, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

Person and profession; career development in the ministry.

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?

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…

Pastor as person / Gary L. Harbaugh.

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.

The effective minister : psychological and social considerations / Michael E.…

Edition

1st ed.

ISBN/ISSN

0062542109

Physical Description

viii, 210 pages ; 22 cm

Call Number

BV660.2 .C31

When the people say no : conflict and the call to ministry / James E. Dittes.

The trials that come to those in the ministry are discussed.

The pastor-evangelist in worship / Richard Stoll Armstrong.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.

The pastor's guide to leading and living / O.S. Hawkins.

Includes index.

How to be a minister and a human being / by Harold C. Warlick, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references

The wounded healer : ministry in contemporary society / Henri J.M. Nowen.

Explores the question of what it means to be a minister in the modern world, discussing the many ways and forms in which a person can be a Christian, and argues that ministers must be willing to share their own burdens before they can help others. Other Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Doubleday, 1972. Text complete and unabridged.