Practice What You Preach - Virtues, Ethics, Power in Lives of Pastoral Ministers Their

Informationen zum Autor Edited by James F. Keenan, SJ and Joseph Kotva Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: James F. Keenan, James F. Kotua Keenan, James F. Kotva Keenan, S. J. Keenan, SJ Keenan
• Assisted by: James F. Keenan (Editor), S. J. James F. Keenan (Editor), SJ Keenan (Editor), SJ James F. Keenan (Editor), James F. Keenan Sj (Editor), Joseph Kotva (Editor), Joseph J. Kotva (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1999
• EAN: 9781580510646
• ISBN: 978-1-58051-064-6
• No. of pages: 337
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry and clergy