Peterson, Eugene H. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. Grand Rapids, Michigan, US: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1987 / 1994 / 2000
To Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book DealsNotes: "Eugene Peterson issues a provocative call for pastors to abandon their preoccupation with image and standing, administration, success, and economic viability, and to return to the three basic acts critical to the pastoral ministry: praying, reading Scripture, and giving spiritual direction." (Amazon)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0802802656
Related Subject(s): Leadership-pastoral
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Hedahl, Susan K. Listening Ministry: Rethinking Pastoral Leadership. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2001
Recommended By: Town and Country Church InstituteTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book DealsNotes: How do you learn to listen as a pastor? "This book presents a unique blend of theological reflection on listening, new and tested research on listening as it relates to church leadership, and suggested forms of listening education and skills assessment in a continual effort to locate and understand listening as the heart of effective and faithful ministry." (Barnes and Noble)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0800631749
Related Subject(s): Leadership-pastoral, Cultural Analysis
Lummis, Adair T. What Do Lay People Want in Pastors? Answers from Lay Search Committee Chairs and Regional Judicatory Leaders. Hartford, Connecticut, US: Duke Divinity School, 2003
Recommended By: Hartford Institute for Religion Research To Acquire Contact: Downloadable PDF Document, Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral WebsiteNotes: Pulpit and Pew Research Reports, No. 3, Winter 2003. "Adair Lummis draws upon interviews with lay leaders and judicatory executives to examine the criteria churches use in selecting their pastors. In the first part of her report, she outlines specific pastoral qualities sought by search committees in congregations that are financially able to support a full-time pastor. In the second part, she looks at the growing difficulty of recruiting any trained pastor in small, primarily rural congregations. The report includes commentaries from two judicatory executives and a church lay leader." (Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Website)ISBN/ISSN: 097256442X
Waldkoenig, Gilson A.C; William O. Avery. Cooperating Congregations: Portraits in Mission Strategies. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US: Alban Institute, 1999
Recommended By: Town and Country Church InstituteTo Acquire Contact: Alban Institute, Amazon, Barnes and NobleNotes: "Transitioning communities are challenging congregations to develop unique, creative strategies for remaining open for ministry. Based on an intensive study of five cooperative ministry ventures, this thought-provoking book looks at how each takes a unique approach in addressing its own mission context. From rural ministries in North Dakota and West Virginia, to ambitious community development projects in Alabama and Maine, to intensive urban mission in Milwaukee, these engaging stories will stimulate readers to take a fresh look and new approaches to parish and community issues. Foreword by James W. Lewis." (Alban Institute)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1566992257
Related Subject(s): Multipoint parishes, Pastoral Shortages, Ministry Models
Savoie, Donald J. Aboriginal Economic Development in New Brunswick (Maritime Series). Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 2000
Recommended By: Atlantic Canada Opportunities CenterTo Acquire Contact: Downloadable PDF Document, Canadian Institute for Research on Regional DevelopmentNotes: Book detailing the economic development in New Brunswick, which includes a short aboriginal history.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0886590612
Related Subject(s): Native communities, Economic Development, Atlantic Canada
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