From whence comes help: the church's ministry to ministers going through a forced resignation

Bruce Lancaster

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From whence comes help: the church's ministry to ministers going through a forced resignation

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Bruce Lancaster. From Whence Comes Help: the Church's Ministry to Ministers Going Through a Forced Resignation. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eada8de3-245c-4c8e-bd9f-962b4477a514.

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B. Lancaster. From whence comes help: the church's ministry to ministers going through a forced resignation. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eada8de3-245c-4c8e-bd9f-962b4477a514

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Bruce Lancaster. From Whence Comes Help: the Church's Ministry to Ministers Going Through a Forced Resignation. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eada8de3-245c-4c8e-bd9f-962b4477a514.

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Bruce Lancaster

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The Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mandates presbytery's responsibility for pastoral care of its member-ministers. This project reviews the care needed and received by ministers experiencing a forced resignation and presbytery's provision of care during such an event. The emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial dynamics of a minister experiencing a forced resignation are explored. The pastoral care provided by a presbytery for its member-ministers during such a trauma is examined in light of a model of pastoral support developed by Lloyd Rediger. This study results in discernment and description of effective practices of care for ministers going through a forced resignation.

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