Tough, Tender and Transformational A Tool Ministry

97 Pages·2008·4.15 MB·English

Tough, Tender and
Transformational
A Tool for
Ministry
EI and the Pastorate:
a system for managing emotions and
creating positive outcomes
Delbert W. Baker, PhD, Oakwood University
Southern Union Conference Ministerium
Daytona Beach, Florida
Past
and
Present
Ministerial
Context
Pastors in Transition: Why Clergy
Leave Local Church Ministry
by Dean Hoge and Jacqueline Wenger
Wm B Eerdman’s Pub Co: Grand Rapids, MI, © 2005
The most prevalent reason clergy leave local
church ministry is moving on to another kind of
ministry. Joy and optimism often accompany
the minister through this vocational change.
The next three most prevalent reasons for
leaving are polar opposite experiences: 1)
leaving due to conflict in the congregation, 2)
due to burnout, or 3) due to conflict with one’s
denomination. Hoge and Wenger describe
more fully each of these leavings.