General Clergy BooksA Christian Bookstore for Pastors
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 | How to Keep the Pastor You Love: Caring for Ministers & Their Families By Jane Rubietta Pastors are human and experience depression, discouragement, and despair just like everybody else. Does your congregation support your minister when he needs it most? Exploring the flip side of pastoral care, Rubietta debunks the myth of the superhuman pastor and offers compassionate advice on how you can build healthy, mutually sustaining relationships with your church leaders. 180 pages, softcover from InterVarsity. |
Life in the Fish Bowl: Everyday Challenges of Pastors and Their Families
By F. Belton Joyner Jr.
The Pastor's Family
The general clergy books listed in this section help congregations better understand the life of the pastor's family.The Pastor's Family: The Challenges of Family Life and Pastoral Responsibilities
By Daniel L. Langford
Counsel for Pastors' Wives
By Diane Langberg
Pastor Challenges and Burnout
The books for pastors listed in this section help pastors and congregations understand and triumph over the unique challenges of pastoral life. | Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic If you're feeling overwhelmed by the pace of life and ministry, Anne Jackson's book will help you slow down. From her own hard-earned experience she offers advice in Mad Church Disease. By taking a holistic view of stress and it's physical, emotional and spiritual causes, and through interviews with several church leaders, she presents a sound guide for recognizing and treating burnout before you've had enough. |
In my opinion, Margin is the best resource for combating the overloaded life. It gets my highest recommendation.
 | Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Revised Are you worn out? This book offers healthy living in four areas we all struggle with: emotional energy, physical energy, time, and finances, and will prepare you to live a balanced life. |
Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers
By Michael Todd Wilson & Brad Hoffmann
Before You Quit
By Blaine Allen
Clergy Burnout: Recovering from the 70-Hour Work Week... and Other Self-Defeating Practices
By Fred Lehr
Clergy Killers
By G. Lloyd Rediger
Pastors in Pain: How to Grow in Times of Conflict
By Gary Preston
The Wounded Minister: Healing from and Preventing Personal Attacks
By Guy Greenfield, Ph.D.
Honorably Wounded
By Marjory Foyle
Pastoral Politics: Why Preachers Resign
By John Gilmore
Leaders That Last
By Gary D. Kinnaman & Alfred H. Ells
The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict, Third Edition
By Ken Sande
Pastor Search
The general clergy books listed in this section help pastor search committees be more effective in their task.The Big Book of Job Descriptions for Ministry
By Dr. Larry Gilbert
In Search of God's Man: A Help for Pulpit Committees
By Douglas E. DeVore
A Pastor's Decision to Leave
The pastor books listed in this section help pastors and congregations make better decisions about and during a pastoral transition.Before You Move
By John R. Cionca
Ten Commandments for Pastors Leaving a Congregation
By Lawrence W. Farris
The Ten Commandments for Pastors New to a Congregation
By Lawrence W. Farris
Moving On, Moving Forward: A Guide for Pastors in Transition
By Michael J. Anthony & Mick Boersma
Advice to Pastors
The clergy books listed in this section provide counsel regarding the role of a pastor.![975576: Pause, Recharge, Refresh: Devotions to Energize a Pastor"s Day-to-Day-Ministry](http://ag.christianbook.com/g/thumbnail/9/975576t.gif "975576: Pause, Recharge, Refresh: Devotions to Energize a Pastor"s Day-to-Day-Ministry") | Pause, Recharge, Refresh: Devotions to Energize a Pastor's Day-to-Day-Ministry An experienced minister and mentor, London understands the pressures felt by pastors. Here he gathers personal stories, biblical insights, and reflections from well-known Christians to create a year's worth of encouraging meditations for those in active ministry. Accompanied by daily Scriptures, topics include integrity, marriage and family issues, staff relations, congregational unity, counseling, and more. 384 pages, hardcover from Tyndale. |
Making Spiritual Sense: Christian Leaders as Spiritual Interpreters
By Scott Cormode
Dear Pastor: Ministry Advice from Seasoned Pastors
Things They Never Taught You in Seminary
By Deborah Bushfield
My Highest Recommendations
The pastor books listed in this section earned my highest recommendation because they help pastors better understand the nature of the church and of pastoral ministry. In my opinion, pastor burnout is caused when ministry and the church no longer make "sense" in the pastor's world. These books help change that.The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World
By Alan J. Roxburgh & Fred Romanuk
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America
By Edited by Darrell L. Guder
The Ministry of the Missional Church: A Community Led by the Spirit
By Craig Van Gelder
| Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Revised Are you worn out? This book offers healthy living in four areas we all struggle with: emotional energy, physical energy, time, and finances, and will prepare you to live a balanced life. |
I hope that these general clergy books help you better understand, partner with, and minister to your pastor. And don't forget, many of these Christian books would be great pastor gifts.
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