Clergy Killers

Author : G. Lloyd Rediger
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664257538
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clergy Killers written by G. Lloyd Rediger and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clergy Killers offers remedial strategies for pastors and congregations who want to protect themselves against the abuse of parishioners with personality disorders, mental illnesses, and mean streaks in situations that go well beyond mere church conflict.

Author : Gene Fowler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532661452
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church Abuse of Clergy written by Gene Fowler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine receiving a shocking email from a church member stating that you, the pastor, have mishandled church funds and that you should resign for the good of the congregation. Soon you discover that the church member sent the email to many other church members. Additional lies will follow until the fateful day comes when the members vote to fire you, or the bishop dismisses you, or you resign for sheer survival. You are experiencing church abuse of clergy, which is the topic of this book. Clergy will gain an entirely new understanding of church abuse of clergy that afflicts many pastors and their loved ones by reading this book. The view of church abuse of clergy being presented is a new paradigm that challenges older explanations of the church abuse. This book shows that clergy must begin collaborating in order to discover effective solutions to the church abuse of clergy problem. Clergy must become empowered to confront the church at all levels and support one another in the face of church abuse of clergy. A very toxic ministry situation exists throughout the United States and internationally, which must be challenged!

Author : Guy Greenfield
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801063698
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wounded Minister written by Guy Greenfield and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deft mix of personal experience and in-depth research, this resource will help wounded men and women of all ministerial positions learn how to recover from antagonism from church members.

Author : Calvin Miller
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805440984
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book O Shepherd, Where Art Thou? written by Calvin Miller and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hilariously humbling fable about modern church culture, a master storyteller pokes fun at the RprofessionalizationS of doing the Lord's work.

Author : Ezreaonne Jackson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557300681
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perils of Ministry written by Ezreaonne Jackson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ministry there is no such thing as leaving your work at the office. Not only are you responsible for your own life, the lives or your family, but the lives of those that God has entrusted to your care in the earth realm. We are constantly in a fight against the enemies of God, and just in case you haven’t noticed, Satan does not fight fair. It is important to recognize and understand the Perils of Ministry, which is the reason this book was written. It was not written to discourage but to inform. It was written from experience.

Author : James F. Keenan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781580510646
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practice what You Preach written by James F. Keenan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling for accountability, Practice What You Preach discusses ethical questions that arise in congregations and pastoral leadership. Formation of pastors, empowering leaders, resolving power struggles between clergy and laity-these and other critical pastoral issues are addressed by an ecumenical group of contributors. Divided into four parts: the way the churches train their pastors; the way their pastors live; the way communities worship; and the way communities behave, this collection identifies and offers positive solutions to areas where churches are often slow to change. Each essay begins with a case describing a typical problem-from wages to in-fighting-and then discusses what virtues or character traits might be developed to resolve the problem effectively.

Author : Molly Dale Smith
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898696224
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transitional Ministry written by Molly Dale Smith and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transition is the word we use to describe the time following significant change. In congregations, that change might be the departure of the pastor, a catastrophe such as Hurricane Katrina or 9/11, or simply the changes caused by growth. Transition calls for clergy with special training to respond to the needs generated by the special time. “Task, training, and time limit” are the hallmarks of transitional ministry. Trained intentional interim clergy must have the skill and experience to lead congregations during transition. However, transitional or interim ministry has a bad reputation in some places. As one diocesan leader said, “We have never had a church in this diocese that was so bad off that an interim was needed.” Indeed, there are some “sick” churches, but most congregations have some good things happening and some things that need attention. Intentional interim ministry can be medicine for the sick, but in most cases it is better compared to vitamins that are taken to promote health. This book seeks to clear up misconceptions about transitional ministry and present an accurate and up-to-date picture of transitional ministry and to describe the various settings in which this specialized ministry can be helpful. Chapter authors, all expert in transitional ministry in mainline Protestant denominations, include: Robert Friedrich, John Keydel, George Martin, Loren Mead, Barry Miller, Nancy Miller, Ineke Mitchell, Ken Ornell, Molly Dale Smith, and Rob Voyle.

Author : G. Lloyd Rediger
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664258443
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fit to be a Pastor written by G. Lloyd Rediger and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important and urgent message to pastors, G. Lloyd Rediger emphasizes the necessity of integrating fitness of body, mind, and spirit in order to attain fulfillment of personhood and calling. Not immune from the debilitating unfitness that is endemic in America, pastors must be fit if they are to facilitate God's purposes in the world. Rediger stresses that clergy need to reinvent a healthy pastoral role based on this holistic approach.

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Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1619962365
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View From The Parsonage written by and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Johnny Teague
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532677642
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preaching Your Way Out of a Mess written by Johnny Teague and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, a pastor faces armies of despair, fatigue, exhaustion, and frustration. That blessed hope of a Spurgeon church has morphed into a Paul prison. Every time he looks up, there is another attack. First errors are found, then sin; doctrinal arguing leads to internal strife. The army of the nation's culture surrounds for the kill. The pastor places his baptism handkerchief on a broom handle and crawls out to surrender. Just then, he looks to the horizon to see a glorious alliance of sixty-six armies. The enemy turns in fear--many ride away, while others engage, only to be routed. The preacher had forgotten that there are more with us than against us. No matter the mess, God is with us. He has given his Spirit to move among us, and he has given us his word to defeat every attack. Grab this handbook and be encouraged; you can preach your way out of every mess.