When a Congregation Is Betrayed

Beth Ann Gaede; Candace R. Benyei; E. Larraine Frampton; Nancy Myer Hopkins; Patricia L. Liberty; Deborah J. Pope-Lance

doi:10.5771/9781566996945

Summary

Other books have been written about clergy misconduct and its effects on congregations. Some are by victims. Others are written by professionals for a professional audience. Until now, however, there hasn't been a book for the congregational leaders who must deal with the fallout of clergy misconduct. Both the afterpastors--the interim or settled pastors who follow misconducting pastors--and lay leaders need guidance about how to assess and effectively respond to the misconduct, how to care for the victim/survivor, and how to carry out the mission and ministry to which the congregation has been called.

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Copyright year: 2005
ISBN-Print: 978-1-56699-284-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-56699-694-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 228
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Introduction No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 1 Best Practices after Betrayal Is Discovered No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 2 Theological Reflection: Naming the Problem No access
3. 3 Justice-Making, Ethics: Defining Expectations No access
4. 4 Power and Abuse: Establishing the Context No access
5. 5 Conflict Management: Selecting the Right Tools No access
6. 6 Systems: Identifying the Roots No access
7. 7 Grief and Loss: Dealing with Feelings No access
8. 8 Trauma Intervention: Planning Strategies for Recovery No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 9 Afterpastors: Restoring Pastoral Trust No access
3. 10 Congregations: Further Steps in Healing No access
4. 11 Victims/Survivors: The Healing Journey No access
5. 12 Lay Leaders: Taking Responsibility No access
6. 13 Paid and Volunteer Staff: Tending Their Overlooked Needs No access
7. 14 Whistle-Blowers: Persevering Against Injustice No access
8. 15 Clergy Colleagues: Responding from a Unique Perspective No access
9. 16 Judicatory Leaders: A Resource for Healing No access
10. 17 Response Teams: Laying a Foundation for Recovery No access
11. 18 The Wider Community: Toward Recovery for All No access
12. 19 Attorneys: Finding the Best Advice No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 20 Integrating the Experience No access
3. 21 Reassessing the Recovery of the Faith Community No access
4. 22 Remembering the Victim No access
5. 23 Creating Safer Congregations No access
6. 24 Responding to the Offender and Family No access
7. 25 Psychological and Spiritual Resources for Afterpastors No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 26 Managing Situations that Might Never Be Good No access
3. 27 Preparing to Call a New Pastor No access
4. 28 What’s Ahead for the Victim? No access
5. 29 What’s Ahead for the Wider Church? No access
6. 30 Inviting the Presence of God No access
1. A Resources No access
2. B The Critical Incident Stress Management Method for Debriefing a Trauma No access
Notes No access Pages 219 - 224
Contributors No access Pages 225 - 228