Charting the Course - The Pastoral Search Process

Charting the Course - The Pastoral Search Process
Author: Robert Withers
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1430321784

Charting the Course is a comprehensive guide for pastors, and other ministers, seeking churches and churches seeking pastors.

The Pastoral Search Journey

The Pastoral Search Journey
Author: John Vonhof
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 156699666X

Most churches have sought out a new pastor many times, yet search committees often feel as though they are inventing the process from scratch. In The Pastoral Search Journey, John Vonhof provides detailed guidance for search committees to ensure a good match between pastor and congregation. This is Vonhof's third book about the pastoral search -- but the first to discuss interim pastors, transitions between pastors, and the use of the Internet and digital media. Vonhof advises congregational leaders on establishing the search committee; ensuring the congregation is cared for during the pastoral vacancy; conducting the congregational self-study and creating an information packet; finding, communicating with, and interviewing candidates; determining selection criteria as well as evaluating and recommending candidates; managing call negotiations; and finally welcoming the congregation s new pastor. Sample letters, forms, and other tools are provided.

A Letter to a Friend - Reflections on Peace and Anger

A Letter to a Friend - Reflections on Peace and Anger
Author: Robert L Withers
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016-09-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 136541860X

Whether it is road rage, rage from politicians, rage and intimidation within the corporate world, anger within families, anger in schools, vitriol and anger between retail clerk and customer, and sadly anger within churches - we are a society engulfed in anger. Peace has been taken from the earth and our hearts have grown callous. We are poisoned by anger and we are only too glad to share the poison. But there is hope, for there is another Way; it is the way of Jesus, it is the way of His peace. This is not just counter cultural, this is God-cultural - it is the culture of God. A LETTER TO A FRIEND - REFLECTIONS ON PEACE AND ANGER guides the reader away from the way of anger and into the Way of Peace, equipping the reader with thinking and strategies to combat the anger within us and the anger without us - so that instead of contributing to the culture of anger, we can learn to be agents of peace.

The Elephant in the Boardroom

The Elephant in the Boardroom
Author: Carolyn Weese
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2012-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118429591

Carolyn Weese and J. Russell Crabtree—experts in the field of church leadership—have written a nuts-and-bolts guide to developing a succession plan for smoothing pastoral transitions. Filled with strategies and solid advice, this handy resource is based in solid research and the authors’ many years of experience working with churches in a wide variety of denominations. Weese and Crabtree clearly show that leadership succession should be part of every church’s planning process.

Musical Pulpits

Musical Pulpits
Author: Rodney J. Crowell
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780801025686

Call to Purpose

Call to Purpose
Author: Matthew Hartley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317849469

A decade ago, the majority of liberal arts colleges, suffering from a decline in resources, drifted from their traditional missions. This study looks at three insitutions and suggests that a clear mission is more than a common goal.

Journeys to Significance

Journeys to Significance
Author: Neil Cole
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2011-02-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118005457

A powerful, biblically based model of leadership development based on the life of the Apostle Paul All churches, denominations, and parachurch organizations are eager for new models of leadership development. Cole uses the life and leadership lessons of the Apostle Paul to show how to develop leaders who are skilled, dedicated, and always open to learning from experience. Cole, a trusted, innovative authority, uses the four journeys of Paul to shows how leaders can grow to be more influential. A publication from the acclaimed Leadership Network Paul, the original “church planter,” was very instrumental in the growth of Christianity—and a perfect model for today’s leaders. Shows how Paul’s leadership developed over the course of his life to get better and better with time and maturity—and how they can do the same.

Charting Spiritual Care

Charting Spiritual Care
Author: Simon Peng-Keller
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030470709

This open access volume is the first academic book on the controversial issue of including spiritual care in integrated electronic medical records (EMR). Based on an international study group comprising researchers from Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland), the United States, Canada, and Australia, this edited collection provides an overview of different charting practices and experiences in various countries and healthcare contexts. Encompassing case studies and analyses of theological, ethical, legal, healthcare policy, and practical issues, the volume is a groundbreaking reference for future discussion, research, and strategic planning for inter- or multi-faith healthcare chaplains and other spiritual care providers involved in the new field of documenting spiritual care in EMR. Topics explored among the chapters include: Spiritual Care Charting/Documenting/Recording/Assessment Charting Spiritual Care: Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Aspects Palliative Chaplain Spiritual Assessment Progress Notes Charting Spiritual Care: Ethical Perspectives Charting Spiritual Care in Digital Health: Analyses and Perspectives Charting Spiritual Care: The Emerging Role of Chaplaincy Records in Global Health Care is an essential resource for researchers in interprofessional spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy, healthcare chaplains and other spiritual caregivers (nurses, physicians, psychologists, etc.), practical theologians and health ethicists, and church and denominational representatives.