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What God hath joined together, let not the pastorate put asunder. This book contains more than a dozen case studies of contemporary pastor couples working through their stresses (low pay, culture shock, critical constituents, burnout, disaffected kids, moral temptations), followed by commentary from three notable Christian counselors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the \u201cLeadership Library,\u201d published by Word (1985).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What God hath joined together, let not the pastorate put asunder. This book contains more than a dozen case studies of contemporary pastor couples working through their stresses (low pay, culture shock, critical constituents, burnout, disaffected kids, moral temptations), followed by commentary from three notable Christian counselors. 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