Sustaining Ministry: Foundations and Practices for Serving Faithfully

Sustaining Ministry: Foundations and Practices for Serving Faithfully

Author:

Sondra Wheeler

Publisher:

Baker Academic

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Publisher

Baker Academic
Publication Year 2017
ISBN-13

9780801098369
ISBN-10 9780801098369
Binding

Paperback
Number of Pages 160 Pages
Language (English)
Weight (grms) 216

This book offers an account of the moral foundations of pastoral ethics and the underlying interpersonal dynamics that make the practice of ministry powerful--and also morally dangerous, even for those with the best of intentions. Sondra Wheeler examines the personal disciplines and spiritual practices that help sustain safe ministry, including the essential practices of prayer and spiritual accountability. She equips ministers to abide by ethical standards when they come under pressure and offers practical strategies for navigating challenges. The author also stresses personal vulnerability and "unselfish self-care

Sondra Wheeler

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 The Minister as Moral Theologian, Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions, Stewards of Life: Bioethics and Pastoral Care, and What We Were Made For: Christian Reflections on Love.
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