{"product_id":"avoiding-pastoral-pitfalls-a-guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-in-ministry","title":"Avoiding Pastoral Pitfalls: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Ministry","description":"James P. Osterhaus offers pastors tangible and much-needed advice to help them at work and in their personal lives―advice that they do not often hear in seminary.\nMore and more, men and women who minister find themselves depressed. Their marriages are often in trouble. Their families are negatively affected. Often, they have few if any close friends. Over the years, Osterhaus has coached and counseled hundreds of these ministers from various traditions on four continents. As he sat with ministers who have been nearly crushed by the burdens of ministry, he came to learn that the average training of ministers across the globe is woefully deficient in the very areas that allow ministers to avoid many of the pitfalls. This guide is a result of those countless conversations.\nAvoiding Pastoral Pitfalls is an attempt to fill some of the void left in the training of pastors. It offers down-to-earth, practical guidance in areas of ministry that are often neglected: understanding yourself (both strengths and weaknesses), what effective leadership looks like, the complicated organizational makeup of the church, how to deal with conflict effectively, how to make sense of your governing board, and how to both enter a new ministry and leave a ministry effectively.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1683073703\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1683073703.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ford, Leighton|Osterhaus, James\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41515867045946,"sku":"DBV.1683073703.A","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1683073703-0.jpg?v=1783709641","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/avoiding-pastoral-pitfalls-a-guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-in-ministry","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}