Overcoming Pastoral Pitfalls
Author: Kurt Brink
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780570049692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAddresses the areas where pastors can become ensnared and offers practical solutions to avoiding pitfalls.
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Avoiding Pastoral Pitfalls
Author: James Osterhaus
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2021-01-01
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1683073703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames P. Osterhaus offers pastors tangible and much-needed advice to help them at work and in their personal lives--advice that they do not often hear in seminary. More and more, men and women who minister find themselves depressed. Their marriages are often in trouble. Their families are negatively affected. Often, they have few if any close friends. Over the years, Osterhaus has coached and counseled hundreds of these ministers from various traditions on four continents. As he sat with ministers who have been nearly crushed by the burdens of ministry, he came to learn that the average training of ministers across the globe is woefully deficient in the very areas that allow ministers to avoid many of the pitfalls. This guide is a result of those countless conversations. Avoiding Pastoral Pitfalls is an attempt to fill some of the void left in the training of pastors. It offers down-to-earth, practical guidance in areas of ministry that are often neglected: understanding yourself (both strengths and weaknesses), what effective leadership looks like, the complicated organizational makeup of the church, how to deal with conflict effectively, how to make sense of your governing board, and how to both enter a new ministry and leave a ministry effectively.
Pastoral Pitfalls and how to Avoid Them
Author: Peter Garrison
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 1556732082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow do you deal with the unspoken, yet continuing dilemmas of your ministry? - Are you seen as a good luck charm? - Are you put on a pedestal of undue adoration? - Are you discouraged in evangelism and stewardship efforts? Pastoral Pitfalls is an excellent tool to help you deal with these and similar problems. It is a resource to be used in small group discussions, in professional retreat centers, and as a practical pastoral instruction guide in seminary classes. Each chapter offers a brief short story, which deals with a daily pastoral dilemma. A study guide concludes each chapter. The guide assists you to think more deeply about the chapter's concern. Questions, meditations, and prayer focus are built into each study guide. Peter Garrison is pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Burlingame, California. The author leads workshops in pastoral support with his own "clergy cluster." This book is an outcome that addresses problems Garrison sees in his own ministry and in the pastorate-at-large.
A Practical Guide for Life and Ministry
Author: David Horner
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2008-03-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1441233539
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany books focus on how to grow a church and "succeed" as a pastor, but few help clergy cope with the daily pressures they face in juggling the demands of ministry, family, and personal ambitions. David Horner overturns the notion that pastors must accept disobedience in some aspects of life to thrive in others. Examining his thirty years of pastoral ministry, Horner mines seven key challenges that pastors must face well in order to restore and maintain a healthy balance. Church leaders and those who love them will find this book a practical and biblical guide that reinvigorates their calling.
Pastoral Pitfalls
Author: Chris Moore
Publisher:
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican church clergy and their families are suffering from the effects of Twenty-First Century ministry and the stresses of the local church, according to research from the Fuller Institute, Barna Group, and Pastoral Care Inc. Much of the research in this area and its effects on the clergy and churches occurred more than a decade ago. Through updated research and surveys of current Southern Baptist ministers in the Baptist General Convention of Texas, this thesis will offer solutions to how these dangers can be lessened or alleviated. Through the presentation of updated statistics, the seriousness of this problem for the modern church will be made apparent for an examination of the attitudes toward the pastor in the local church. Solutions will be offered that will result in training opportunities for seminary students and current ministers on how to navigate these treacherous waters of ministry and emerge on the other side with stronger ministries, families, and churches ready to face the new normal of doing ministry in the Twenty-First Century.
7 Challenges Pastors Face
Author: David Horner
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2019-11-05
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1493421751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith 30 years of experience behind him, David Horner knows the pitfalls of a life in ministry. In 7 Challenges Pastors Face, Horner shows you how to - balance the demands of your calling - sharpen your vision - grow a team - cultivate humility Developing a well-balanced approach to responsibilities and passions will equip you to thrive in the face of the many challenges of ministry. This book can show you the way.
Your Pastor's Problems
Author: William Edward Hulme
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy Pastors Quit
Author: Bo Lane
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-03-25
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781497410893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy journey as a pastor had quite a few ups and downs. Although there were many aspects of serving in full-time ministry that I loved, there were more things that happened along the way that made a negative impact on both myself and my family. After I resigned from the pastorate, it took several years of forgiving and getting plugged in to a healthy church before I really began to heal from the hurt. Whether you've spent your entire career as a pastor or if you have recently thrown in the towel, Why Pastors Quit is an easy-to-read book that will encourage you and make you ask the question: What can I do to help change the statistics?
The Pastor's Kid
Author: Barnabas Piper
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Published: 2020-01-06
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1784985252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdvice on how to care for pastors' kids and allow them to find their own faith and identity. Pastors' kids are often burdened by others' expectations, but there is a wonderful solution, both at home and in the church: grace. In this revised, refreshed version of Barnabas Piper's best-known book, the author candidly shares his own experiences as son of pastor and bestselling author John Piper, offering a challenge to our churches and to the families at their very heart: how to care for pastors' kids and allow them to find their own faith and identity. Foreword by John Piper.
People-Pleasing Pastors
Author: Charles Stone
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 0830841091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles Stone's research on thousands of pastors and ministry leaders demonstrates the dangers of approval-motivated leadership. Bringing together biblical insights and neuroscience findings, Stone shows why we fall into people-pleasing patterns and what we can do to overcome these tendencies for more effective ministry.
