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A classic guide to ethics since 1928. Nolan Harmon studied the ethical codes of conduct of five major denominations and secured the opinions of eighty-six leading pastors. Harmon uses this wisdom to show ministers how to conduct themselves ethically in virtually every phase of ministry, including special occasion rituals.

The minister must not debase the profession by becoming a “handy man” for all the members of the church. One pastor was kind enough to assist certain families a few times with the use of his automobile. It soon became the usual thing for the people to call for him whenever someone had to be taken to the hospital in the nearby city or to visit the dentist there. Sometimes, he was telephoned and asked to meet some member of one of the families of the church coming in on an airline flight; it was explained