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Thriving Personally, Professionally, and Relationally
Associate Staff Ministry
Thriving Personally, Professionally, and Relationally
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This vital revised and expanded update to How to Thrive in Associate Staff Ministry (Alban, 2000) provides guidance to the growing population of staff members employed by churches. Churches are expanding their staffs, but the turnover rate remains high, often due to stress, isolation, and conflict on the job. Lawson and Boersma address what it takes to thrive personally, professionally, and relationally within associate staff ministry.
Based on updated research and interviews with over 600 veteran associate staff members from many different denominations, Lawson and Boersma describe the priorities, attitudes, and practices that can help associate staff members thrive in their ministry roles. They present, explain, and illustrate a four-part “Model for Thriving in Associate Staff Ministry,” a concrete framework that readers can use to help achieve satisfaction and balance in their own lives.
In addition to addressing those in associate staff roles, the book also includes chapters to help supervising pastors and church boards support their associate staff members. Each chapter includes questions for personal reflection or discussion with others to help readers engage with the material and determine what steps they might take to improve their own experience in associate staff ministry.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Second Edition: A Model for Thriving in Associate Staff Ministry
Part 1: Thriving Personally
Introduction
Chapter 1: Finding Satisfaction in Following God’s Call
Chapter 2: Sustaining Spiritual Vitality in Ministry
Chapter 3: Weathering the Stresses of Ministry over Time
Part 2: Thriving Relationally
Introduction
Chapter 4: Strengthening the Home Front
Chapter 5: Working Well with Your Supervisor and Fellow Associates
Chapter 6: Building Supportive Relationships
Part 3: Thriving Professionally
Introduction
Chapter 7: Attitudes and Commitments That Support Thriving
Chapter 8: Ministry Settings That Support Thriving
Chapter 9: When You’re Not Thriving
Part 4: Support from Church Leadership
Introduction
Chapter 10: The Valued Ministry Supervisor
Chapter 11: The Supportive Church Board
Appendix A: The “Thriving in Associate Staff Ministry” Studies
Appendix B: Professional Organizations and Further Reading for Associate Staff
Notes
Product details
| Published | 23 Jul 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 262 |
| ISBN | 9781566994422 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Illustrations | 5 b/w illustrations |
| Dimensions | 229 x 154 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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