This one-of-a-kind resource in professional ethics helps today's Christian leaders maintain a high moral character and lifestyle and sharpen their personal and professional decision-making skills. Two experienced teachers and pastors address both current and perennial ethical issues and offer guidance for developing a personal code of ethics to maintain integrity in the work of ministry. The authors address the nature of ethical decision making as well as practical areas where integrity can be compromised, including issues raised by the use of smartphones and social media. Appendixes include codes of ethics from various denominations.

Ethics for Christian Ministry: Moral Formation for Twenty-First-Century Leaders

Religion & Spirituality

Creech, R. Robert

Joe E. Trull

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Academic

Many books describe elements of church leadership— what it is and how to do it— but very few focus on the process of personal transformation that is central to being able to lead well. The Leader's Journey provides a blueprint and the practical tools needed to transform the lives of pastors and congregational lay leaders so that they can become truly effective leaders. Blending the best of sound psychological research, solid Biblical principles, and proven congregational experiences— authors Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor offer step-by-step guidance for engaging in the personal transformation journey as part of effective congregational leadership. To lead well, pastors must first focus on managing themselves rather than managing others and learn to think in a different way about how people in living systems affect each other. As pastors learn to manage their own anxiety, they can handle themselves more calmly and lead in the midst of anxious congregations. The Leader's Journey also examines the life of Jesus and reflects on the living systems of which He was a part, observing His ability to know and do the right thing despite enormous pressure to do otherwise. To emulate His life, the authors encourage leaders to pursue a more intimate relationship with God so that they will be able to keep their lives in balance when outside influences and pressures tend to overtake us. The concepts presented in this useful volume have been successfully implemented in large and small congregations all over the world through The Leader's Edge seminars. Throughout The Leader's Journey, Herrington, Creech, and Taylor share their own stories of transformation and those of other pastors and lay leaders, and each chapter contains reflective questions for self-assessment that will engage you in your transformational journey.

The Leader's Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation

Herrington, Jim

Taylor, Trisha

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This book helps pastors and church leaders understand the role their personal transformation as Jesus's disciples plays in effective congregational leadership. It shifts the focus of leadership from techniques and charisma to spiritual transformation and developing emotional maturity so leaders can effectively lead congregations to embrace change. End-of-chapter discussion questions are included. The first edition sold more than 20,000 copies and has been regularly used as a textbook over the past fifteen years. The second edition has been revised throughout and includes a greater emphasis on Bowen Family Systems Theory.

Jim Herrington

Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: Distinctives and Directions for the Contemporary Church

From the Back Cover\n"A gift not just to Baptists but to the whole church"\nThis volume offers a distinctive free church vision for preaching, pastoral care, and leadership, attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of pastoral ministry.\n"This book by an experienced pastor, teacher, and scholar is a wonderful gift to anyone seeking to understand the vocation of ministry in the Baptist tradition. The images of prophet, priest, and servant guide its insightful account of the call to care for and lead the people of God. The rich description is informed by rigorous biblical analysis, solid theological reflection, and diverse historical examples. This will be an important resource for years to come." 
--Curtis W. Freeman, Baptist House of Studies, Duke Divinity School\n"Creech gives us a pearl of great price. This book is a rich and multifaceted resource for Baptist identity and history, truth and conviction on contemporary issues in the tradition, and a theologically robust vision for the vocation of the pastor and the witness of the church. Job well done!" 
--Jared E. Alcántara,Truett Theological Seminary\n"Creech offers us a pastoral theology that 'brings a shepherding perspective' right out of his own shepherding experience. This winsomely written book is a rich theological resource that honors the diversity of Baptist thought in a variety of contexts, takes seriously its tradition, and points pastors to an embodied way of ministry that is as relevant today as ever. It is a gift not just to Baptists but to the whole church." 
--Tod Bolsinger, Fuller Theological Seminary\n"The pastoral office is multifaceted in shape and form. The one called to serve God's people is expected to be and do many things. Creech does a marvelous job of drawing attention to the many ways God uses the pastor to advance the cause of Christ in the world. The church will be blessed if it takes this book and digests it so that we might better appreciate the God who calls the pastor and the pastor who obeys the call of God." 
--Ralph Douglas West, senior pastor, The Church Without Walls, Houston, Texas\nA veteran Baptist pastor and ministry professor offers a distinctive free church vision for pastoral leadership, attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry. The book contains theological reflection on current ministry issues among Baptists based on biblical and historical foundations and reflects a diversity of Baptist life across time and around the world, including many different voices. Each chapter contains reflection questions to help readers consider the implications of Baptist thinking.

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Ethics for Christian Ministry: Moral Formation for Twenty-First-Century Leaders

The Leader's Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation

The Leader's Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation

Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: Distinctives and Directions for the Contemporary Church