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Life in the Fish Bowl: Everyday Challenges of Pastors and Their Families

F. Belton Joyner Jr.

4.3/5 ( ratings)

A solid family life will help pastors focus and attentively minister to the needs of their congregation.
Pastors often struggle with conflicting expectations. The most painful of these conflicts is between the expectations of their congregations, and the needs of their families. They must, at the same moment, be available to parishioners and carve out private family time. Belton Joyner knows that often the best therapy for pastors caught in this dilemma is to laugh at it. With humorous illustrations and light-hearted straight talk, he helps pastors understand their own family dynamics, the role their families play in the life of the church, and how to be an effective minister of the gospel AND a responsible spouse and parent, while living in a fishbowl.

Language: English

Pages: 84

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Release: September 01, 2006

ISBN: 068733294X

ISBN 13: 9780687332946

Life in the Fish Bowl: Everyday Challenges of Pastors and Their Families

F. Belton Joyner Jr.

4.3/5 ( ratings)

A solid family life will help pastors focus and attentively minister to the needs of their congregation.
Pastors often struggle with conflicting expectations. The most painful of these conflicts is between the expectations of their congregations, and the needs of their families. They must, at the same moment, be available to parishioners and carve out private family time. Belton Joyner knows that often the best therapy for pastors caught in this dilemma is to laugh at it. With humorous illustrations and light-hearted straight talk, he helps pastors understand their own family dynamics, the role their families play in the life of the church, and how to be an effective minister of the gospel AND a responsible spouse and parent, while living in a fishbowl.

Language: English

Pages: 84

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Release: September 01, 2006

ISBN: 068733294X

ISBN 13: 9780687332946

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