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Dockery and David P. Gushee -- Identifying and cultivating spiritual giftedness \/ Gerald L. Borchert -- Human personhood and the minister \/ Leigh E. Conver -- The church and its ministry \/ Timothy P. Weber -- Vocational options in ministry \/ Doris A. Borchert -- Clergy sexual misconduct : a crisis in ministerial ethics \/ David P. Gushee -- Section III. Professional formation and tasks of ministry -- Church ministry leadership \/ Walter C. Jackson -- Worship leadership \/ Craig A. Loscalzo and Lloyd L. Mims III -- The ministry of sheperding \/ David Stancil -- Teaching : a little piece of holy ground \/ John D. Hendrix -- Social ministry in the community \/ John Dever and Janet Furness Spressart -- Evangelism through church planting \/ Thom S. Rainer -- Church staff relations \/ Dennis E. Williams -- Authority in ministry \/ Walter C. Jackson -- Section IV. Global formation and contemporary issues in ministry -- Christian ministry in global context \/ David F. D'Amico -- Christian ministry in local contexts \/ Robert Don Hughes -- Christian ministry in the African American church : a challenge for seminarians and seminaries \/ T. Vaugn Walker and Robert Smith, Jr. -- Moral issues facing the contemporary church \/ David P. Gushee.\n\nPublished in: Wheaton, Ill\n\nPhysical description: 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Reflections of a contrarian : second thoughts on the parish ministry \/ Lyle E. Schaller.","author":"Schaller, Lyle E.","isbn":"0687358884","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Abingdon Press"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Nashville\n\nPhysical description: 192 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Religious ethics and pastoral care \/ Don S. Browning ; Don S. 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Kaiser Verlag, 1982)\"--Title page verso.\r\nIncludes bibliographical references (pages 90-92).\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia\n\nPhysical description: 93 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":"The contemplative pastor : returning to the art of spiritual direction \/ Eugene H. Peterson.","author":"Peterson, Eugene H.","isbn":"0802801145","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"W.B. Eerdmans"},"datePublished":"1993","inLanguage":"English","description":"Redefinitions -- I. The Naked Noun -- II. The Unbusy Pastor -- III. The Subversive Pastor -- IV. The Apocalyptic Pastor -- Between Sundays -- V. Ministry amid the Traffic -- VI. Curing Souls: The Forgotten Art -- VII. Praying with Eyes Open -- VIII. First Language -- IX. Is Growth a Decision? -- X. The Ministry of Small Talk -- XI. Unwell in a New Way -- XII. Lashed to the Mast -- XIII. Desert and Harvest: A Sabbatical Story -- The Word Made Fresh -- XIV. Poets and Pastors -- XV. Poems.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: viii, 171 pages ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The disciple-making pastor : leading others on the journey of faith \/ Bill Hull.","author":"Hull, B.","isbn":"9780801066221","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Books"},"datePublished":"2007","inLanguage":"English","description":"Foreword \/ by Robert Coleman -- Introduction: The crisis at the heart -- The need -- The church today is in crisis : what does it need, and how do pastors -- Perceive that need? -- The conflict -- Before a pastor can make disciples, he needs to count the cost -- Forces militate against discipleship, and he needs to be prepared for -- Them -- The product -- What are the biblical foundations of disciple making, and what does a -- Disciple look like? -- The role of a disciple-making pastor -- How does scripture define the role of pastor? what does he do? -- The understanding of a disciple-making pastor -- He sees the big picture of the church in the redemptive drama as a result, the pastor also understands the model, means, method, and motive of making Christ known -- The commitment of a disciple-making pastor -- He not only talks about discipleship but has committed himself to -- Making it a reality in his church -- The practices of a disciple-making pastor -- He follows four practices that build up the church to take an active -- Part in disciple making -- The pastor as coach -- Jesus modeled a six-step teaching method the disciple-making pastor -- Can follow to encourage the church to fulfill the great commission -- Making it work in the local church -- Practical vehicles that will help pastors make disciple making a part of their churches are outlined and explained. \r\n \tAbstract\tChrist commanded the church to make disciples, to produce people who love and obey God, bear fruit, and live with joy. The crisis at the heart of the church is that we often pay lip service to making disciples, but we seldom put much effort behind doing it. For the pastor who is ready to put words into action, \"The Disciple- Making Pastor\" offers the inspiration and practical know-how to do so.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 317 pages ; 21 cm","bookEdition":"Rev. and expanded ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The effective minister : psychological and social considerations \/ Michael E. Cavanagh.","author":"Cavanagh, M.E.","isbn":"0062542109","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Harper & Row"},"datePublished":"1986","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: San Francisco\n\nPhysical description: viii, 210 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":"1st ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The heart of the parish : a theology of the remnant \/ Martin Thornton.","author":"Thornton, M.","isbn":"0936384859","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cowley Publications"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Cambridge, Mass.\n\nPhysical description: 278 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The heart of the parish : a theology of the remnant \/ Martin Thornton.","author":"Thornton, M.","isbn":"0936384859","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cowley Publications"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Cambridge, Mass.\n\nPhysical description: 278 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The pastor as spiritual guide \/ Howard Rice.","author":"Rice, Howard L.","isbn":"0835808467","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Upper Room Books"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (page 195).\n\nPublished in: Nashville, Tenn.\n\nPhysical description: 204 pages ; 21 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}