The Spiritual Leader&#039;s Guide to Self-Care

Rochelle Melander; Harold Eppley

doi:10.5771/9781566996754

Summary

As spiritual guides, clergy and lay leaders alike often find themselves in need of direction about how to make changes in their personal life and ministry. Rarely, however, do they find a book that presents self-care as an integral part of being a spiritual leaders. The Spiritual Leader’s Guide to Self-Care gives readers the tools to discern God's intention for their lives and to be faithful to that vision through proper self-care. Arranged in 52 chapters, one for each week of the year, the guide addresses seven themes: Creating a Life Vision, Caring for Yourself at Work, Nurturing Your Relationships Caring for Your Spirit and Body,Caring for Your Finances, Caring for Your Intellect, and Sustaining a Life Vision. Included are journal writing suggestions, personal reflection questions and activities, guidance for sharing the discovery process with another person, an activity for the coming week, and suggested further resources, such as novels, videos, and Web sites

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Copyright Year: 2002
ISBN-Print: 978-1-56699-262-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-56699-675-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 225
Product Type: Monograph

1. CONTENTS No access
2. FORWARD No access
3. PREFACE No access
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
1. Week One: Mining Your Childhood and Youth No access
2. Week Two: Exploring Your Faith Journey No access
3. Week Three: Discovering Your Authentic Self No access
4. Week Four: Examining the Shape of Your Daily LIfe No access
5. Week Five: Envisioning Your Ideal Life No access
6. Week Six: Overcoming Obstacles No access
7. Week Seven: Principles, Gifts, and Passions No access
8. Week Eight: Setting and Keeping Priorities No access
9. Week Nine: Retreat Week No access
1. Week Ten: Setting Priorities at Work No access
2. Week Eleven: Working More Effectively No access
3. Week Twelve: Handling Urgencies and Emergencies No access
4. Week Thirteen: Taking Time for Yourself No access
5. Week Fourteen: Working with Boundaries No access
6. Week Fifteen: Managing Unfinished Business No access
7. Week Sixteen: Responding to Praise Blame No access
8. Week Seventeen: Overhauling Your Work Space No access
9. Week Eighteen: Celebrating Successes No access
10. Week Nineteen: Retreat Week No access
1. Week Twenty: Revisiting Your Family of Origin No access
2. Week Twenty-One: Approaching Conflict Effectively No access
3. Week Twenty-Two: Improving Communication Skills No access
4. Week Twenty-Three: Recognizing and Expressing Feelings No access
5. Week Twenty-Four: Coping with Toxic Relationships No access
6. Week Twenty-Five: Understanding Anger No access
7. Week Twenty-Six: Coping with Loss No access
8. Week Twenty-Seven: Finding Community No access
9. Week Twenty-Eight: Retreat Week No access
1. Week Twenty-Nine: Examining Your Attitude toward Your Appearance No access
2. Week Thirty: Eating Well No access
3. Week Thirty-One: Designing an Exercise Routine No access
4. Week Thirty-Two: Cultivating the Gift of Sleep No access
5. Week Thirty-Three: Honoring the Gift of Sexuality No access
6. Week Thirty-Four: Coping with Stress No access
7. Week Thirty-Five: Connecting with Health Care Professionals No access
8. Week Thirty-Six: Managing Your Financial Resources No access
9. Week Thirty-Seven: Attending to Unfinished Financial Matters No access
10. Week Thirty-Eight: Organizing Your Living Space No access
11. Week Thirty-Nine: Maintaining a Safe Living Environment No access
12. Week Forty: Retreat Week No access
1. Week Forty-One: Experiencing God's Grace No access
2. Week Forty-Two: Attending to Your Own Spiritual Life No access
3. Week Forty-Three: Mining Sources of Wisdom No access
4. Week Forty-Four: New Tools and Topics in Ministry No access
5. Week Forty-Five: Creating a Lifelong Learning Plan No access
6. Week Forty-Six: Cultivating Delight No access
7. Week Forty-Seven: Expressing Gratitude No access
8. Week Forty-Eight: Retreat Week No access
1. Week Forty-Nine: Leaving a Legacy No access
2. Week Fifty: Creating a Vision Statement No access
3. Week Fifty-One: Continuing in a Lifetime of Self-Care No access
4. Week Fifty-Two: Retreat Week No access
Appendix: Annotated Resources No access Pages 193 - 225