A Model for Small Church Leadership to Support Thier Minister's Self-Care

Jeremy S Allard

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A Model for Small Church Leadership to Support Thier Minister's Self-Care

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Jeremy S Allard. A Model for Small Church Leadership to Support Thier Minister's Self-care. Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/af085cb0-5ecf-4671-b169-3408f28849b6.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. S. Allard. A Model for Small Church Leadership to Support Thier Minister's Self-Care. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/af085cb0-5ecf-4671-b169-3408f28849b6

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Jeremy S Allard. A Model for Small Church Leadership to Support Thier Minister's Self-Care. Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/af085cb0-5ecf-4671-b169-3408f28849b6.

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Jeremy S Allard

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Abstract

The complexity of vocational ministry is difficult to manage and maintain. Balancing the complex nature of the church, relationships, family life, spiritual and personal life provides the minister with a struggle that rarely ceases. Pursuing self-care within this environment can provide relief to the struggle but is difficult to do alone. The study seeks to provide a model for local church leadership to support their minister so he or she can successfully manage ministry and personal life through self-care practices. The project identified ministers employed in Stone-Campbell churches with a weekly attendance of less than 125 in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A survey was sent to these ministers asking what types of support they receive from their congregation and leadership. The results of the survey identified five ministers who received the highest support. These five ministers were interviewed to determine the relationship between the church leadership support and their self care practices. The biblical and theological review examined the imago Dei's relationship with the elements of self-care with a priority towards spiritual formation. The literature review identified six strategies for successful self-care practice. The interviews identified three relationships that influence the practice of a minister's self-care. These relationships are the foundation to the model for how church leadership can support their minister's self-care.

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