How to Keep the Pastor You Love
Who cares for your pastor in times of special need? What can you do to help your pastor's family on a regular basis? Are there steps you can take to ensure your pastor is personally and spiritually nurtured?\ While Paul urges the church to "overwhelm them with appreciation and love" (1 Thessalonians 5:13), research and anecdotal evidence shows that most pastors experience little support when they need it the most. The result? One long-time pastor reports that he thinks about quitting the...
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Acknowledgements Introduction\ 1. A New Defination for "Pastoral Care"\ 2. The Welcome Mat\ 3. Communication in the Church\ 4. Beyond the Sunday Sermon\ 5. Stress & Burnout\ 6. Single Clergy\ 7. The Paragon of the Pews (or, How to Really Love Your Pastor's Spouse)\ 8. Creating a Place for the Children\ 9. Ministry & Church Accountability\ 10. Hearth & Home\ 11. When the Ends Don't Meet\ 12. Building Better Clergy Compensation\ 13. Crisis Care\ 14. Great Goodbyes Appendix A: How to Pray for Your Pastor Appendix B: Bible Study on Loving Your Pastor Appendix C: Sabbaticals & Renewal Leaves Appendix D: The Pastor's Bottom Line Appendix E: Evaluating Burnout Appendix F: Housing Help Appendix G: So Long, Farewll . . .\ Appendix H: Pastoral Care Resources Notes Works Cited
\ David and Karen Mains"For those of us who work with pastors, the evidence of crisis in the ministry hits us between the eyes. Jane Rubietta has contributed wise and practical helps for those lay leaders who are concerned about keeping the pastor they love. We wish we could put this book in the hands of every elder group, every session, every governing council as emergency intervention."\ \ \ \ \ Reverend\ - Charles Chakour\ "A valuable tool to place in the hands of concerned church members and church officials, every pastor of every local church and each clergy spouse. I find the faithfulness of the author shining brightly all through the work."\ \ \ Jill Briscoe"For many years, we have seen an appropriate emphasis on church growth, but more recently attention has been given to church health. The well-being of the church and its leadership is an integral part of church health, and Jane Rubietta, writing from the perspective of a pastor's wife, has valuable insight to share."\ \ \ \ \ Doctor\ - Ray Pritchard\ "If you love your pastor, read this book, and then put it into practice. And if you are looking for a pastor, before you do anything else, make sure everyone on the search committee reads How to Keep the Pastor You Love. It is a gift that will strengthen the body of Christ."\ \ \ \ \ Rev. Charles Chakour"A valuable tool to place in the hands of concerned church members and church officials, every pastor of every local church and each clergy spouse. I find the faithfulness of the author shining brightly all through the work."\ \ \ \ \ Dr. Ray Pritchard"If you love your pastor, read this book, and then put it into practice. And if you are looking for a pastor, before you do anything else, make sure everyone on the search committee reads How to Keep the Pastor You Love. It is a gift that will strengthen the body of Christ."\ \
