Ministerial Ethics Moral Formation for Church Leaders

Name: Ministerial Ethics Moral Formation for Church Leaders
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ISBN: 9780801027550

ISBN-10: 0801027551

ISBN-13: 9780801027550

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Joe E. Trull, James E. Carter

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Ministerial Ethics provides both new and experienced pastors with tools for sharpening their personal and professional decision-making skills. The authors seek to explain the unique moral role of the minister and the ethical responsibilities of the vocation and to provide a clear statement of the ethical obligations contemporary clergy should assume in their personal and professional lives. Trull and Carter deal with such areas as family life, confidentiality, truth-telling, political involvement, working with committees, and relating to other church staff members.First published in 1993, this edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and contains expanded sections on theological…

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List price: $30.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 3/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Joe E. Trull (ThD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is editor of Christian Ethics Today and formerly served as professor of Christian ethics at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

James E. Carter (1935-2015; PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) was a pastor with over thirty years of experience. He served as director of Church-Minister Relations for the Louisiana Baptist Convention from 1988-2000.



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Introduction



The Minister's Vocation: Career or Profession?



The Minister's Moral Choices: Endowed or Acquired?



The Minister's Personal Life: Incidental or Intentional?



The Minister's Congregation: Friend or Foe?



The Minister's Colleagues: Cooperation or Competition?



The Minister's Community: Threat or Opportunity?



A Major Ethical Issue: Clergy Sexual Abuse



A Ministerial Code of Ethics: Help or Hindrance?



A Procedure for Responding to Charges of Clergy Sexual Abuse



Early Denominational Codes



Contemporary Denominational Codes



Ministerial and Parachurch Groups Codes



Sample Codes of Ethics


Notes


Index