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Beginning Your Ministry. Nashville: Abingdon, 1981. The expectations, adjustments, and tensions involved in starting out.<\/p>\n\n<p>Campbell, David. If I&#8217;m in Charge Here, Why Is Everybody Laughing? Niles, Ill.: Argus, 1980. Good instruction on negotiation for pastors who feel responsible for church leadership yet powerless to execute authority.<\/p>\n\n<p>Campolo, Anthony. The Success Fantasy. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor, 1980. Understanding the self-inflicted expectations to be successful by our culture&#8217;s definition.<\/p>\n\n<p>Dayton, Edward R., and Ted W. Engstrom. Strategy for Living. Glendale, Calif.: Regal, 1976. How to define personal goals before they&#8217;re defined by others&#8217; expectations.<\/p>\n\n<p>Dittes, James E. When the People Say No. San Francisco: Harper &#038; Row, 1979. How to respond to disappointment and frustration in the ministry without losing self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n<p>Foster, Richard J. Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper &#038; Row, 1978. A guide to the spiritual disciplines that helps the reader understand the expectations of God.<\/p>\n\n<p>Getz, Gene. The Measure of a Church. Glendale: Regal, 1975. Defines the pastor&#8217;s role according to biblical measures of success for the church.<\/p>\n\n<p>Glen, J. Stanley. Justification by Success. Atlanta: Knox, 1979.* The effects of business and politics on the way churches define success.<\/p>\n\n<p>Grider, Edgar M. Can I Make It One More Year? Atlanta: Knox, 1980. Conflicts that drive ministers to change churches or leave the ministry.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hummel, Charles E. Tyranny of the Urgent. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1967. Defines priorities by what&#8217;s important, not urgent.<\/p>\n\n<p>Kemper, Robert G. Beginning a New Pastorate. Nashville: Abingdon, 1978. Helpful in determining the expectations of a congregation during the interviewing process.<\/p>\n\n<p>Kittlaus, Paul, and Speed B. Leas. Church Fights. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1973. The role of the pastor amid conflict and opposition.<\/p>\n\n<p>Larson, Bruce. The One and Only You. Waco, Tex.: Word, 1976. Learning to be at peace with the person God made you to be.<\/p>\n\n<p>LeFevre, Perry D., ed. Conflict in a Voluntary Association. Chicago: Exploration, 1975. Useful in resolving problems resulting from ill-defined roles or unrealistic demands.<\/p>\n\n<p>Lewis, Douglass. Resolving Church Conflicts. San Francisco: Harper &#038; Row, 1981. A case study approach that can help when church leaders clash over goals or expectations of the pastor.<\/p>\n\n<p>MacDonald, Gail. High Call, High Privilege. Wheaton: Tyndale: 1981. Helps pastors&#8217; wives stay spiritually healthy in their key role.<\/p>\n\n<p>Minirth, Frank. The Workaholic and His Family. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1981. The healing process for those with unrealistic expectations.<\/p>\n\n<p>Navone, John. A Theology of Failure. New York: Paulist, 1974.* Offers the reality of Christ for the person in the midst of personal or church failure.<\/p>\n\n<p>Oswald, Roy. The Pastor as Newcomer. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1977.* Helpful for new pastors sorting out where they fit.<\/p>\n\n<p>Paul, Cecil R. Passages of a Pastor. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981. The changes in a pastor&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ragsdale, Ray W. The Mid-Life Crisis of a Minister. Waco: Word, 1978. Deals with a pastor&#8217;s self-concept in the middle years.<\/p>\n\n<p>Raines, Robert. Success Is a Moving Target. Waco: Word, 1975.* Why no one can live up to the expectations of success.<\/p>\n\n<p>Rand, William J., Jr. The Probationers Handbook. Burlingame, Calif.: Burlingame, 1981.* Good reading for discerning congregational expectations as you interview.<\/p>\n\n<p>Schaller, Lyle E. Survival Tactics in the Parish. Nashville: Abingdon, 1977. Handling unreasonable demands.<\/p>\n\n<p>Seamands, David. Healing for Damaged Emotions. Wheaton: Victor, 1981. Especially helpful for pastors&#8217; families who need personal healing.<\/p>\n\n<p>Senter, Ruth. So You&#8217;re the Pastor&#8217;s Wife. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979. Deals with issues such as failure, guilt, resentment, and the expectations put on the pastor&#8217;s wife.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sinclair, Donna. The Pastor&#8217;s Wife Today. Nashville: Abingdon, 1981. One of the few books that speaks to two-career clergy marriages.<\/p>\n\n<p>Stott, John R. W. The Preacher&#8217;s Portrait. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1961. The biblical expectations of the pastoral leader as steward, herald, witness, father, and servant.<\/p>\n\n<p>Taylor, Alice. How to Be a Minister&#8217;s Wife and Love It. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1968. Life in the goldfish bowl-from the inside out.<\/p>\n\n<p>Tournier, Paul. The Strong and the Weak. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1976. Useful for perception into leadership styles and insight into our responses to tensions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-article-copyright\">Copyright &copy; 1984 by the author or Christianity Today\/<em class=\"citation\">Leadership Journal<\/em>.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/help\/permissionsprivacy\/permissions.html#answer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"copyright\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for reprint information on <em class=\"citation\">Leadership Journal<\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These resources help church leaders understand the roles and expectations that accompany their positions. (* identifies resources not listed in Books in Print.) Bailey, Robert W. Coping with Stress in the Minister&#8217;s Home. Nashville: Broadman, 1979.* Identifies stresses produced by the pastoral role\/image. Baxter, Richard. The Reformed Pastor. London: Banner of Truth, 1974. 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