Loading…

Ten Commandments for Pastors Leaving a Congregation is unavailable, but you can change that!

Pastoral transitions can be fraught with pitfalls, yet there is advice that can help ministers and congregations avoid those dangers. Lawrence Farris, a pastor who himself has left three churches, here gives 10 wise, thoughtful commandments for shepherds leaving their flock. Hardly heavy-handed dictums, these “commandments” are more gospel than law, laying out helpful strategies in such areas as...

sometimes call similar pastors (sometimes even in physical appearance!) time after time. And no one should be surprised that the same congregational problems keep arising pastor after pastor in such circumstances. Likewise, some pastors keep finding themselves in congregations with similar types of problems. And they should not be surprised at the commonality they keep seeking out at some preconscious level. When scripture says that the sins of the fathers and mothers are visited upon successive
Page xiii
Buy this book at Logos.com