Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

February 2007
Newsletter

 
 
 
 

From Fragmentation to Integration

If we are to move to a more integrated system of leadership formation, says Bishop Kenneth Carder, then we must understand that knowledge, character and skill are not distinct but inseparable qualities of pastoral excellence.
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SPE Project Spotlight:
SHAPE Helps Church of God Pastors Keep “First Things First”

In the Church of God (Anderson), SHAPE is helping pastors learn that excellent ministry is not about “doing,” but about “being.”
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Jazz Improvisation and the Peculiar Work of Pastors

The world of jazz improvisation has much to teach us about how pastors, church staffs, and congregations can function gracefully together, says the Rev. David Wood.
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Blessed Are You

The Rev. Kate Harvey finds in the Beatitudes a sermon for new pastors.
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