| Flourishing in Ministry: How to Cultivate Clergy Wellbeing Contributor(s): Bloom, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1538118955 ISBN-13: 9781538118955 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Reference - Handbooks - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring - Religion | Christian Living - Professional Growth |
| Dewey: 253.2 |
| LCCN: 2019016794 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pastoral work can be stressful, tough, demanding, sometimes misunderstood, and often underappreciated and underpaid. Ministers devote themselves to caring for their congregations, often at the expense of caring for themselves. Studies consistently show that physical health among clergy is significantly worse than among adults who are not in ministry. Flourishing in Ministry offers clergy and those who support them practical advice for not just surviving this grueling profession, but thriving in it. Matt Bloom, director of the Flourishing in Ministry project, shares groundbreaking research from more than a decade of study. Flourishing in Ministry project draws on more than five thousand surveys and three hundred in-depth interviews with clergy across denominations, ages, races, genders, and years of practice in ministry. It distills this deep research into easily understandable stages of flourishing that can be practiced at any stage in ministry or ministry formation. |