Healthy
Pastor—Healthy Church!
Strengthening Pastoral Ministry in Your Congregation
by S. Joan Hershey
and Steve Clapp
What can you do, as a pastor, a church leader, or a member of a congregation to nurture the kind of pastoral health that results in congregational health? How do we all find balance in our lives? How do we open ourselves fully to God's grace and help in the midst of the tensions that exist in congregational life? This booklet addresses these and other questions to help you nurture a healthy pastor and, in so doing, improve the health of your congregation.
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Contents:
Introduction
Why we've written this booklet.
The Tension
The difficulty of maintaining spiritual health in a performance-based
culture.
Taking Care of
Yourself—A Guide for Pastors
Practical recommendations for physical, mental, social, and spiritual
health.
Taking Care of the
Pastor—A Guide for the Church Board, Executive
Committee, Pastor-Parish Committee, and Other Official Groups
The role of church leaders in keeping the pastor and the congregation
healthy.
The
Congregation—Supporting and Encouraging the Pastor
Each person in the congregation has a role to play in helping the pastor be
both healthy and effective.
When Change Comes
Suggestions for handling pastoral transitions in healthy ways.
Discussion
Questions
Questions for a five-session study of this booklet.
Where to Learn More
Other resources to help the pastor and the congregation.