Letters to Lee

Paul C. Clayton

doi:10.5771/9781566995757

Letters to Lee

Mentoring the New Minister

Published 1999

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doi.org/10.5771/9781566995757
ISBN print: 978-1-56699-212-1
ISBN online: 978-1-56699-575-7
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Each year, hundreds of newly ordained pastors enter their first congregations, unsure whether seminary training has truly prepared them for the day-to-day work of parish ministry. Clayton uses a unique epistolary format—from an older, experienced pastor to a novice—to address wisely such issues as preparing for weddings, funerals, and baptisms; planning education, evangelism, and stewardship programs; growing spiritually; developing a leadership style; and maintaining personal and professional boundaries. Highly acclaimed while used in Clayton’s Andover Newton seminary classes, this book is the perfect introduction to parish ministry for students, new pastors, and mentors.

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Alban Books

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B–viii Preface B–viii
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION: Values behind Leadership
1–4 CHAPTER 1: Creating a Work Environment 1–4
5–10 CHAPTER 2: Ministry with Others 5–10
11–18 CHAPTER 3: Our Public and Private Lives 11–18
19–24 CHAPTER 4: Leadership Style 19–24
25–28 CHAPTER 5: Power in Ministry 25–28
29–38 CHAPTER 6: The Wedding 29–38
39–43 CHAPTER 7: The Funeral 39–43
44–48 CHAPTER 8: The Baptism 44–48
49–57 CHAPTER 9: Planning for Sunday 49–57
58–63 CHAPTER 10: Making Christian Education Work 58–63
64–69 CHAPTER 11: A System for Parish Care 64–69
70–78 CHAPTER 12: Stewardship That Works 70–78
79–82 CHAPTER 13: Education for Mission 79–82
83–90 CHAPTER 14: The Church Crisis 83–90
91–97 CHAPTER 15: Evangelism 91–97
98–102 CHAPTER 16: Spirituality of the Clergy 98–102
103–108 CHAPTER 17: Reforming the Congregation 103–108
109–113 CHAPTER 18: Continuing Growth for the Pastor 109–113
114–116 AFTERWORD: Thanks To You, Lee, and Others 114–116
117–118 NOTES 117–118
119–121 BIBLIOGRAPHY 119–121

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CHAPTER 12: Stewardship That Works S. 70-78
„... at the end of the summer. You describe the giving as very low at Central Church; your stewardship ...” „... , powers, angels, and cultures. That is the stewardship task at Central Church, Lee: to expose the culture ...” „... give is between God and me. No one on the stewardship committee should lmow; the pastor should be kept ...”
CHAPTER 1: Creating a Work Environment S. 1-4
„... sitting in the stewardship committee meeting in late spring. Out of that meeting comes a schedule, which ...” „... you can create by planning back and forward from a specific event. Stewardship Sunday is the day ...” „... reservation deadline Information dinner Stewardship Sunday Follow-up phone calls Visitors call on homes of ...”
Preface S. B-viii
„... stewardship programs; growing spiritually; developing a leadership style; and maintaining personal and ...” „... Stewardship That Works August 20 70 Chapter 13 Education for Mission September 22 79 lV The Alban Institute ...”
NOTES S. 117-118
„... 13 1. Paul C. Clayton, Mission: A Parish Perspective (Cleveland: Stewardship Council of the United ...”
BIBLIOGRAPHY S. 119-121
„... : Stewardship Council of the United Church of Christ, 1993. Covey, Steven R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective ...”
CHAPTER 18: Continuing Growth for the Pastor S. 109-113
„... trade. Everything from pastoral care to stewardship, education, mission, and leadership itself depends ...”
CHAPTER 15: Evangelism S. 91-97
„... Church. The stewardship drive is underway; the Christian education program isn't perfect, but people ...”