Healthy churches, faithful pastors: covenant expectations for thriving together
Introduction: What everyone wants : a healthy, vibrant church community -- Part I. Shared expectations. Introduction: The power of expectations -- Ten principles for a vibrant church community -- Six guides for you and your church -- Part II. What healthy congregations expect from faithful pastors....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham Boulder New York London
Rowman & Littlefield
[2014]
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | An Alban Institute book
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| IxTheo Classification: | RA Practical theology RG Pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
Church
B Pastoral Theology |
| Summary: | Introduction: What everyone wants : a healthy, vibrant church community -- Part I. Shared expectations. Introduction: The power of expectations -- Ten principles for a vibrant church community -- Six guides for you and your church -- Part II. What healthy congregations expect from faithful pastors. Introduction: What it's like to be a pastor -- Theology and worship : focusing on God -- Self-knowledge and self-care : pastors practicing what they preach -- Healthy servant leadership : serving so others can lead -- Part III. What faithful pastors expect from healthy congregations. Introduction: How to cultivate a great pastor -- Mission and ministry : following a crucified Savior and being prepared to die -- Administration and structure : organizing for effective ministry -- Supporting the pastor : a covenantal approach -- The pastor's family : supporting those who support the pastor -- Concluding expectations : personal maturity and communal wisdom -- Conclusion: Looking ahead, with specifics -- Appendix 1: Conducting a mutual ministry review -- Appendix 2: Ten principles and fifty-six expectations for a healthy, vibrant congregation. Congregations want to support their pastors, but don't know how. Pastors love their congregations, but they don't know what to ask of their congregations to garner needed support. Everyone wants to thrive together, but so often we get stuck. This clear and engaging guide helps pastors and congregations bridge communication gaps and set mutual goals and expectations. Reverend Keck grounds his framework of expectations on both scholarly research and on interviews he's conducted with pastors and lay people. He finds many common difficulties in churches arise from failing to discuss priorities and expectations, and from not effectively working through the problems that arise when expectations aren't met. For pastors and congregants to arrive at common expectations, they need to understand each other -- their respective needs, hopes, and distinctive callings. This book provides concrete steps to aid congregants and pastors communicate their mutual expectations. Keck presents fifty "expectation statements"--Examples of what pastors and congregations can expect of one another; a vital resource to anyone who seeks to initiate a discussion of expectations in their own church. Elucidating goals and expectations allows congregations and pastors to support one another and flourish, and fosters church health and harmony |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) |
| ISBN: | 1566997550 |