Surviving Your First Year As Pastor: What Seminary Couldn't Teach You

Candid and down-to-earth, this book takes a close look at the issues, challenges, and dilemmas faced by those in their first pastorate. Offering nitty-gritty details and real-life examples, Rev. Angie Best-Boss provides practical advice on a wide range of topics, including researching your new church's local community, planning for finances and insurance, and tackling such pastoral responsibilities as officiating at weddings and funerals and making home and hospital visits. This small, but insightful, 93-page volume is a necessity for any seminary student or first-time pastor and a welcome resource for seminary professors as well.