Pastoral work can be stressful, tough, demanding, sometimes misunderstood, and often underappreciated and underpaid. Ministers devote themselves to caring for their congregations, often at the expense of caring for themselves. Studies consistently show that physical health among clergy is significantly worse than among adults who are not in ministry. Flourishing in Ministry offers clergy and those who support them practical advice for not just surviving this grueling profession, but thriving in it.
Matt Bloom, director of the Flourishing in Ministry project, shares groundbreaking research from more than a decade of study. Flourishing in Ministry project draws on more than five thousand surveys and three hundred in-depth interviews with clergy across denominations, ages, races, genders, and years of practice in ministry. It distills this deep research into easily understandable stages of flourishing that can be practiced at any stage in ministry or ministry formation.
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About this book
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Daily Wellbeing
- Resilience
- Authenticity
- Thriving
- Pathways to Ministry
- Living a Calling and Becoming a Pastor
- Social Support
- The “Stages” of Ministry
- A Way Forward
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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Rowman & LittlefieldEdition
1Year
2019Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Biblical ReferenceeBook ISBN
9781538118979
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