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The elephant in the church : what you don't see can kill your ministry / Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner, Mary Lynn Dell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Nashville : Abingdon Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xiv, 126 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426753213 (book pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1426753217 (book pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 250 23
LOC classification:
  • BV4011.3 .M63 2013
Contents:
Elephants -- A herd of elephants -- Stampede (or, "You have destroyed our sweet little church") -- The elephant that crushes your spirit : depression -- Wild elephants that trample and crush : a.k.a. "Dealing with problematic parishioners") -- And the elephant in the room is ... the preacher!
Summary: A church can be a dangerous place. The perils may be so obvious, they become "elephants" standing in the fellowship hall, lurking in the sanctuary, ready to spring into the pastor's study, and tromp out of the choir room. The word "elephant" stands for an obvious truth or issue that is ignored or unnamed -- a blind spot. Yet we allow elephants to occupy a large amount of space in the minds and hearts of those that tiptoe around them. Discussing common blind-spots of congregations and church leaders, the authors provide examples and illustrations for how to stop these "elephants" from ruining a ministry.
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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Main BV4011.3 .M63 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 14-1648

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Elephants -- A herd of elephants -- Stampede (or, "You have destroyed our sweet little church") -- The elephant that crushes your spirit : depression -- Wild elephants that trample and crush : a.k.a. "Dealing with problematic parishioners") -- And the elephant in the room is ... the preacher!

A church can be a dangerous place. The perils may be so obvious, they become "elephants" standing in the fellowship hall, lurking in the sanctuary, ready to spring into the pastor's study, and tromp out of the choir room. The word "elephant" stands for an obvious truth or issue that is ignored or unnamed -- a blind spot. Yet we allow elephants to occupy a large amount of space in the minds and hearts of those that tiptoe around them. Discussing common blind-spots of congregations and church leaders, the authors provide examples and illustrations for how to stop these "elephants" from ruining a ministry.

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