Sustaining Ministry: Foundations and Practices for Serving Faithfully

This book offers an account of the moral foundations of pastoral ethics and the underlying interpersonal dynamics that make the practice of ministry powerful--and also morally dangerous, even for those with the best of intentions. Sondra Wheeler examines the personal disciplines and spiritual practices that help sustain safe ministry, including the essential practices of prayer and spiritual accountability. She equips ministers to abide by ethical standards when they come under pressure and offers practical strategies for navigating challenges. The author also stresses personal vulnerability and "unselfish self-care."

• Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart
• The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear
• Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening
• Writing Theologically (Foundations for Learning)
• Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
• Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now
• The Friendship of the Lord: An Old Testament Spirituality
• Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Cultural Liturgies)
• Living Wisely with the Church Fathers
• The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision