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Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It
Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It
Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It
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Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It

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Stuck is a guide for understanding how and why a traditional approach to ministry does not align with the modern realities facing pastors, congregations, and seminaries. More than simply describing findings from their firsthand research, however, Todd W. Ferguson and Josh Packard offer a new understanding of why professional ministry can be so alienating today.

Stuck shifts the dominant narrative around calling, vocation, and ministry away from a focus on individual traits and characteristics of pastors and congregational leaders and toward a more structural understanding of the social forces that impact modern ministry. The authors focus on the nature of calling; the need for modern, flexible congregational supports; and a different approach to training professional clergy.

Stuck lets pastors who feel stuck know that they're not alone, they're not crazy, and it's not their fault. It helps congregations be more supportive of their clergy. And it participates in the conversation for reshaping seminary training and professional development.

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Release dateApr 19, 2022
ISBN9781506480848
Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It

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