Practice what You Preach: Virtues, Ethics, and Power in the Lives of Pastoral Ministers and Their Congregations

Practice what You Preach: Virtues, Ethics, and Power in the Lives of Pastoral Ministers and Their Congregations
ISBN-10
1580510647
ISBN-13
9781580510646
Series
Practice what You Preach
Category
Religion
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
James F. Keenan, Joseph J. Kotva

Description

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.

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