Description
Outreach 2018 Recommended Resource of the Year (Leadership)
A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish Clergy
The practice of ministry requires pastors and Christian leaders to serve as moral theologians in their communities. Ministers must preach about morally challenging texts, teach about moral issues and conflicts, offer moral counsel, and serve as an example regarding the shape of faithful Christian life. Grounding pastoral ethics in spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines, this book provides tools for facing the day-to-day demands and seizing the opportunities of being a moral teacher. An essential text for practical ministry courses.
Author: Sondra Wheeler
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 05/16/2017
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780801097843
ISBN10: 0801097843
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry | Pastoral Resources
- Religion | Christian Theology | Ethics
A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish Clergy
The practice of ministry requires pastors and Christian leaders to serve as moral theologians in their communities. Ministers must preach about morally challenging texts, teach about moral issues and conflicts, offer moral counsel, and serve as an example regarding the shape of faithful Christian life. Grounding pastoral ethics in spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines, this book provides tools for facing the day-to-day demands and seizing the opportunities of being a moral teacher. An essential text for practical ministry courses.
Author: Sondra Wheeler
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 05/16/2017
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780801097843
ISBN10: 0801097843
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry | Pastoral Resources
- Religion | Christian Theology | Ethics
About the Author
Sondra Wheeler (PhD, Yale University) is Martha Ashby Carr Professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. She has decades of experience preparing ministers and teaching advanced courses in the practice of ministry. Wheeler is the author of several books, including What We Were Made For: Christian Reflections on Love.