Religious leaders require tremendous skill in emotional intelligence, yet their training very rarely addresses how to develop the practical skills needed—from self-awareness to resilience. Emotional Intelligence Religious Leaders draws on the latest research in business, psychology, and theology to offer religious leaders the information and tools they need to increase their emotional intelligence and enhance their relationships, communication and conflict management skills, spirituality, and overall well-being. The book offers both a deep understanding of how to develop emotional intelligence and also prescriptive insights about how to practice it that will be helpful for religious leaders in many settings, including congregational ministry, lay ministry, spiritual direction, pastoral counseling, and more.

Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Oswald, Roy M.

West, John Lee

Guzmán, Nadyne

Mental Health

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Religious leaders require tremendous skill in emotional intelligence, yet their training very rarely addresses how to develop the practical skills needed—from self-awareness to resilience. Emotional Intelligence Religious Leaders draws on the latest research in business, psychology, and theology to offer religious leaders the information and tools they need to increase their emotional intelligence and enhance their relationships, communication and conflict management skills, spirituality, and overall well-being. The book offers both a deep understanding of how to develop emotional intelligence and also prescriptive insights about how to practice it that will be helpful for religious leaders in many settings, including congregational ministry, lay ministry, spiritual direction, pastoral counseling, and more.

Sabbatical Planning

Religion & Spirituality

Kroeger, Otto

Religious Studies

Alban Inst

Ever wonder why some people never return after their first visit? Why some join but you rarely see them? Or why others become active participants in your church family's life and worship? Discover how your congregation can meet growth challenges. Based on Alban Institute research, The Inviting Church includes a self-study design for assessing assimilation processes and analyzing visitors' perceptions.

The Inviting Church: A Study of New Member Assimilation

Leas congregational consultant, Speed B.

Christian Books & Bibles

Combining pastoral and behavioral science expertise, the authors spell out ways type and temperament theory illuminate the clergy role. Learn how to use the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types to recognize and affirm your gifts, work with your liabilities, and understand and accept those with whom you minister. "Being a parish pastor is a very complex role. Our mission in this book is to make that task a little less complex and a little more fun by looking at our congregations through the lens of the MBTI." -- The authors

Personality Type and Religious Leadership

Roy Oswald, who ministers to pastors with great compassion, perceptiveness, and skill, now brings eight more years of field experience to an updated edition of "New Beginnings." Important new material includes: More wisdom about how to take care of yourself in the midst of the stress of transition...how to get clear about your role in your new parish...how to get along with people you don't like (as well as people you DO like)...how to celebrate with the search committee. Getting off to a good start in your new pastorate is crucial. If you have moved or are about to move into a new parish ministry, this workbook will help you take advantage of the special opportunities and avoid the pitfalls in the first 18 months of a pastorate.

New Beginnings

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Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

I am writing this book especially for all those clergy who feel they are dangling by a rope on the side of a cliff without anyone around to help them climb back up. I know it.

How to Build a Support System for Your Ministry

If you've read the book or viewed the course, now lead your church in study with this workbook approach to Alban's Inviting Church materials. Its fifteen sessions are designed to help clergy or lay leaders guide committees or study groups through a dynamic exploration of their congregation's IQ (invitation quotient). Discover how well you invite, welcome, and incorporate new members. As participants uncover the inviting elements of your church, they develop a personal witness style that emerges comfortably from their individual gifts.

Making Your Church More Inviting: A Step-by-Step Guide for In-Church Training

Book about the crisis in finding new clergy for the church

Finding Leaders for Tomorrow's Churches: The Growing Crisis in Clergy Recruitment

Ending Well, Starting Strong: Your Personal Pastorate Start-Up Workshop

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Books by Oswald, Roy M.

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Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders

Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders

Sabbatical Planning

The Inviting Church: A Study of New Member Assimilation

Personality Type and Religious Leadership

New Beginnings

How to Build a Support System for Your Ministry

Making Your Church More Inviting: A Step-by-Step Guide for In-Church Training

Finding Leaders for Tomorrow's Churches: The Growing Crisis in Clergy Recruitment

Ending Well, Starting Strong: Your Personal Pastorate Start-Up Workshop