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Articles for tag: Ministerial Ethics

October 22, 2012

Africa and Afghanistan, Ethics and Unity

By LeRoy Lawson Say You”re One of Them Uwem Akpan New York: Little Brown and Company, 2008 The Places in Between Rory Stewart Orlando: Harvest Original/Harcourt, 2004 Just Ministry: Professional Ethics for Pastoral Ministers Richard M. Gula Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2010 The History of the Open Forum on the Mission of the Church 1983″“2009 John Mills Middleburg Heights: Open Forum/Southwest Christian Church, 2011 Oprah”s Book Club is not my usual source to find a good read. Not that good books aren”t there. It”s just that my interests and her recommendations haven”t often jibed. That is, until now. Or until 2009,

December 3, 2006

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Family & Relationships Marriage

The High Cost of Marital Counseling

By Phil LeMaster It”s happened a hundred times, I suppose, in the 35 years of my preaching ministry. A couple calls for an appointment. Could I see them about some problems they are having at home? Of course I say yes, not really eager for another counseling assignment, but knowing it is a part of the territory that comes with the located ministry in our present world. We set up the appointment and have our first session and, as they start to leave, the husband turns and says, “By the way, how much do you charge for counseling?” Reflexively I