Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

June 2006
Newsletter

 

 

 

Excellence as Reflections of God’s Glory

Bishop Kenneth Carder says excellence isn’t about personal and professional validation. As the Apostle Paul contends, it’s about being captured, formed, transformed, and empowered by God’s glory.
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SPE Program Spotlight:

Hispanic Pastors Building New Foundation for Ministry

Once, they were isolated pastors. Now, they're part of the Body of Christ. In Boston, the Institute for Pastoral Excellence is building a vibrant community of Hispanic pastors.
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Loving God and Neighbor

Sustenance for the Practice of Ministry

Just as food, water, and exercise are essential to sustaining human life, so too is the love of God and neighbor essential to sustaining excellent ministry, says Laceye Warner. But the question is “how shall we love God and neighbor?”
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Eleven Characteristics of Excellent Pastors

Drawing on research on Roman Catholic pastors in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., Donald McCrabb shares a list of 11 marks of pastoral excellence.
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