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Mannoia and Larry Walkermeyer","author":"Mannoia, Kevin W.; Walkermeyer, Larry","isbn":"9780830744770","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Regal Books"},"datePublished":"2007","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents: Grace and growth -- Love for God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal integrity -- Love for the church -- Servant leader -- Model of holiness -- Prayer life -- Holy Spirit empowerment -- Inspired preaching -- Sure calling -- Godly character -- Personal accountability -- Strong marriage -- Visionary leadership.\r\n\r\nAbstract:  This invaluable guidebook explores the 15 character qualities of pastors who are deemed to be the most effective and offers hope to pastors and church leaders who are in doubt about how well they are doing in their role.\r\n\r\nOther Notes: Includes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Ventura, Calif.\n\nPhysical description: 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"5 ministry killers and how to defeat them : help for frustrated pastors--including new research from the Barna Group \/ Charles Stone.","author":"Stone, C.","isbn":"9780764208546","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Bethany House Publishers"},"datePublished":"2010","inLanguage":"English","description":"pt. 1. This ain't Kansas anymore. \"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get\" -- \"Houston, we have a problem\" -- Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ...\" -- pt. 2. \"What we've got here ... is a failure to communicate\" (what almost 2,000 pastors and more than 600 church members revealed). Schoolyard bullies who eat our lunch -- Punch 'em out, tell the teacher, or skip lunch? -- Enjoying lunch even when the bullies abound -- pt. 3. Whatcha gonna do when the bad boys come for you? Open up with vulnerability -- Own up with humility -- Show up with integrity -- Speak up with courage -- pt. 4. \"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your life extraordinary.\" Spouse killers -- After you sell the book on eBay, what's next? \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Experienced minister offers insights into frustrations pastors face along with solutions, based on current research from the Barna Group and others\"--Provided by publishers.\n\nPublished in: Minneapolis, Minn.\n\nPhysical description: 219 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Being holy, being human : dealing with the expectations of ministry \/ Jay Kesler.","author":"Kesler, J.","isbn":"091746317X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Word Books"},"datePublished":"1988","inLanguage":"English","description":"091746317X\n\nPublished in: Waco, Tex.\n\nPhysical description: 182 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Brothers, we are not professionals : a plea to pastors for radical ministry \/ John Piper.","author":"Piper, J.","isbn":"9781433678820","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"B & H Pub."},"datePublished":"2013","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references and indexes.\n\nPublished in: Nashville, Tenn.\n\nPhysical description: xi, 307 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"By the renewing of your minds : the pastoral function of Christian doctrine \/ Ellen T. Charry.","author":"Charry, E. T.","isbn":"0195134869","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Oxford University Press"},"datePublished":"1997","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references and index.\n\nPublished in: New York\n\nPhysical description: xiii, 264 p. ; 25 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"By the renewing of your minds : the pastoral function of Christian doctrine \/ Ellen T. Charry.","author":"Charry, E. 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Grider.","author":"Grider, Edgar M.","isbn":"0804215685","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"John Knox Press"},"datePublished":"1980","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references and index.\n\nPublished in: Atlanta\n\nPhysical description: 144 pages ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Care of persons, care of worlds : a Psychosystems approach to pastoral care and counseling \/ Larry Kent Graham","author":"Graham, Larry Kent","isbn":"0687046750","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Abingdon Press"},"datePublished":"1992","inLanguage":"English","description":"Abstract: A comprehensive social and systemic foundation for pastoral and caretaking that will be an invaluable guide for the activities of parish ministers and counseling practitioners. Graham's model better interprets and responds to the interplay between individuals and the larger cultural and environmental realities which contribute to their distress and its transformation\n\nPublished in: Nashville (Tenn.)\n\nPhysical description: 266 s. : 1 illustration ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Co-creating : a feminist vision of ministry \/ Lynn N. Rhodes.","author":"Rhodes, Lynn N.","isbn":"0664240321","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Westminster Press"},"datePublished":null,"inLanguage":"English","description":"Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral).\r\nIncludes bibliographical references (pages 127-132).\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia\n\nPhysical description: 132 pages ; 21 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Comprehensive pastoral care : enabling the laity to share in pastoral ministry \/ Samuel Southard.","author":"Southard, S.","isbn":"0817006559","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Judson Press"},"datePublished":"1975","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Valley Forge, Pa.\n\nPhysical description: 127 pages ; 15 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}