Resilient ministry : what pastors told us about surviving and thriving /

Burns, Bob, 1950-,

Resilient ministry : what pastors told us about surviving and thriving / Bob Burns, Tasha Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie. - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, (c)2013. - 312 pages ; 23 cm



Life in pastoral ministry -- The five themes of resilient ministry -- Evaluating spiritual formation -- Pursuing spiritual formation -- Self-care: burning on, not burning out -- Self-care: pacing our lifestyles -- Understanding emotional intelligence -- Developing emotional intelligence -- Exploring cultural differences -- Improving cultural intelligence -- Marriage and family: stressed by ministry -- More marriage and family stressors -- Leadership poetry -- Leadership plumbing -- Concluding insights and next steps.

What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry --



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Church work.
Pastoral theology.

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