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Ministry and community : recognizing, healing, and preventing ministry impairment / Len Sperry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sperry, Len.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clergy--Mental health.
- Clergy.
- Personality disorders--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Personality disorders.
- Organizational behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Organizational behavior.
- Church work--Psychology.
- Church work.
- Personality Disorders--psychology.
- Clergy--psychology.
- Community-Institutional Relations.
- Organizational Culture.
- Pastoral Care.
- Psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Personality Disorders--psychology.
- Clergy--psychology.
- Community-Institutional Relations.
- Organizational Culture.
- Pastoral Care.
- Physical Description:
- x, 124 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Ministry impairment seems to be increasingly problematic for the Church today. While the minister's personality or character is typically the focus of media attention, impairment is also influenced by organizational dynamics such as the recruitment and promotion policies of the religious organization (be it parish, religious order, or diocese) as well as its culture and structure. Ministry and Community highlights the interplay of personality dynamics and organizational dynamics for eight of the most common forms of ministry impairment and how they can be recognized, treated, and prevented.
- Contents:
- 1 Ministry and Community Today: An Overview 1
- 2 Narcissistic Behavior in Ministry 12
- 3 Sexually Abusing Behavior in Ministry 24
- 4 Psychopathic Behavior in Ministry 39
- 5 Borderline Behavior in Ministry 47
- 6 Manic-Depressive Behavior in Ministry 60
- 7 Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior in Ministry 73
- 8 Depressive Behavior in Ministry 85
- 9 Passive-Aggressive Behavior in Ministry 94
- 10 From Healing to Wholeness in Ministry 106
- Appendix Fitness for Ministry: Indicators and Criteria 114.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814627234
- OCLC:
- 42295958
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