Interpersonal Relationship Skills for Ministers"This book addresses a major need."-Christian Standard Reports from churches indicate that poor interpersonal relationships are the primary reasons for minister failure. Though they are taught the important skills of how to interpret the Bible, how to discern and articulate doctrine, how to direct worship services, and more, ministers are eventually faced with a congregation. While they may frequently call on some skills and others not at all, interpersonal relationship skills are vital to any ministry. This book is designed to aid ministers, seminary students, denominational leaders, and church members nurture their relationships with one another and with God, and to help the understanding of oneself and of others that is part of the minister's task. These essays, from the faculty of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, focus on four areas of concern: relationship with oneself, with family, in the church, and in the community. Above all, these lessons are devised to aid in nurturing a secure setting for effectiveness in the ministry and in service to God. |
Contents
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Being Assertive | 51 |
Forgiving | 59 |
Your Relationship with Your Family | 69 |
Rewriting Your Family Story | 71 |
Examining Messages from Our Families | 83 |
Your Relationships in Your Church | 145 |
Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Maturity | 147 |
Learning to Relate to Difficult People | 157 |
Building a Culture for Managing Church Conflict | 165 |
Relating to the Church Staff | 175 |
Relationships at Church A Testimony | 183 |
Your Relationships in Your Community | 191 |
The Importance of Community Ministry and Interpersonal Relationships | 193 |
Receiving the Blessing | 91 |
Getting Dads Approval A Testimony | 99 |
Your Relationships in Your Home | 107 |
Sharing the Joys and Sorrows in Ministry | 109 |
Dining Etiquette | 119 |
Singleness and Ministry | 129 |
Being a Ministers Wife A Testimony | 137 |
How to Work with Other Helping Professionals | 205 |
Decision Making | 213 |
A Church Touching the Community A Testimony | 219 |
Strengthening Your Interpersonal Relationship Skills | 229 |
Notes | 233 |
Recommended Reading | 247 |
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Interpersonal Relationship Skills for Ministers Jeanine Cannon Bozeman,Argile Asa Smith No preview available - 2004 |