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Sustaining Ministry : Foundations and Practices for Serving Faithfully / Sondra Wheeler

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xix, 135 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801098369
  • 080109836X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 242.641 WHE
LOC classification:
  • BV4011.5 .W444 2017
Contents:
Introduction: Why good rules aren't enough -- A moral framework for power -- Laying deeper ethical foundations -- Protecting space for ministry -- Understanding how ministers get into trouble -- Embracing the practices that sustain faithfulness
Summary: This book offers an account of the moral foundations of pastoral ethics and the underlying interpersonal dynamics that make the practice of ministry powerful--and also morally dangerous, even for those with the best of intentions. Sondra Wheeler examines the personal disciplines and spiritual practices that help sustain safe ministry, including the essential practices of prayer and spiritual accountability. She equips ministers to abide by ethical standards when they come under pressure and offers practical strategies for navigating challenges. The author also stresses personal vulnerability and "unselfish self-care."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index

Introduction: Why good rules aren't enough -- A moral framework for power -- Laying deeper ethical foundations -- Protecting space for ministry -- Understanding how ministers get into trouble -- Embracing the practices that sustain faithfulness

This book offers an account of the moral foundations of pastoral ethics and the underlying interpersonal dynamics that make the practice of ministry powerful--and also morally dangerous, even for those with the best of intentions. Sondra Wheeler examines the personal disciplines and spiritual practices that help sustain safe ministry, including the essential practices of prayer and spiritual accountability. She equips ministers to abide by ethical standards when they come under pressure and offers practical strategies for navigating challenges. The author also stresses personal vulnerability and "unselfish self-care."

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