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The Competent Pastor
Skills and Self-Knowledge for Serving Well
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2005
Summary
What does it mean to say that a pastor is competent? And how does a competent pastor function? This book is intended to help pastors, seminarians, and lay people who work with pastors understand and answer these two questions. Competence in ministry is a moving target. A ministry technique that works in one parish may not work in another. What works today may not work five years from now. But a competent pastor will be able to adapt to changing locations and changing times. A competent pastor will be happy in her job—or able to figure out why she’s not happy and how to move forward. A competent pastor won’t get stuck—or when he does get stuck, he’ll know what steps to take to get unstuck. Competence, defined by author Ronald Sisk as "the ability to do what needs to be done," requires ministers to understand themselves and others and to keep a realistic perspective on their lives. Competent pastors function by moving toward this kind of understanding and perspective.
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Copyright year
2005
ISBN-Print
978-1-56699-304-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-56699-651-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
192
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1 From My Mother's Womb: Comprehending Where You Come From No access Pages 3 - 20
Chapter 2 I Press on toward the Goal: Competence as Self-Motivation No access Pages 21 - 38
Chapter 3 If the Trumpet Gives an Uncertain Sound: Competent Communication Skills No access Pages 39 - 58
Chapter 4 A Time to Every Purpose: Competent Time Management No access Pages 59 - 78
Chapter 5 My Yoke Is Easy: Competent Stress Management No access Pages 79 - 100
Chapter 6 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Competent Interpersonal Skills No access Pages 101 - 124
Chapter 7 I Saw the Holy City: Competent Leadership No access Pages 125 - 146
Chapter 8 Abide in Me: Competent Spiritual Development No access Pages 147 - 168
Chapter 9 House on the Rock: Competent Personal and Professional Development No access Pages 169 - 186
