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| Introduction | |
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| Foundations | |
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| The Stories | |
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| Robert: The Ornament | |
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| Beth: Good Neighbors | |
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| Joe: Special Friends | |
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| David: Golf Buddies | |
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| Maryann: The Power of Prayer | |
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| Sam: Loose Lips Sink Ships | |
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| Katrina: Supervisor or Pastor? | |
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| Ann: A Parishioner Tells Her Story | |
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| A Psychological Framework for Boundaries | |
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| The Purpose of Boundaries | |
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| How Boundaries Develop | |
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| Optimal Individuation Is an Ideal | |
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| Individuation Is a Lifelong Process | |
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| Individuation and Dependence | |
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| Individuation and Boundaries | |
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| Basic Characteristics of Healthy Boundaries | |
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| Boundaries Protect Us from Harm | |
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| Boundaries Prevent Us from Harming Others | |
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| Boundaries Take into Account Competencies and Limitations | |
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| Growth Requires Humility | |
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| A Theological Basis for Boundaries | |
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| "What is truth?"-Pilate | |
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| In the Beginning | |
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| Justice and Mercy | |
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| Natural Law | |
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| The Advent of the Covenant of Law | |
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| The Second Adam-The Covenant of Grace | |
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| Boundaries in God's Image | |
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| Boundaries Are God's Idea | |
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| Intrinsic and Imposed Boundaries | |
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| We Don't Need to Take on God's Responsibilities | |
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| God Has Good Boundaries | |
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| The Importance of Right Boundaries with God | |
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| Boundaries Are Essential to Love | |
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| Boundaries in the Body of Christ | |
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| Life Can Be Painful | |
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| Relationships Make Us Human | |
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| Finding God in Our Brokenness | |
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| Staying Healthy in a Ministry of Healing | |
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| One Body, Many Parts | |
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| Sacrifice or Bad Stewardship? | |
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| Good for the Goose, Good for the Gander | |
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| Boundary Building Blocks | |
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| Know Yourself | |
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| The Challenge of Knowing Yourself | |
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| The Danger of Hiding from Yourself | |
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| The Quest to Know Yourself | |
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| Personality Organization | |
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| Character and Temperament | |
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| Facing God, Facing Ourselves | |
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| In Pursuit of Truth | |
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| Is It Hopeless? | |
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| Confronting Shame, Confronting Sin | |
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| The Deception of Half-Truths | |
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| Getting at the Truth | |
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| Spiritual Practices | |
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| Personal Practices | |
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| Relational Practices | |
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| The Measure of Our Character | |
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| Jesus Loves Me, This I Know | |
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| Why Do I Do That? | |
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| The Results of What I Do | |
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| Turning Ourselves Around | |
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| The Measuring Stick | |
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| The Measure of God's Grace | |
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| Boundary Applications in Ministry | |
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| Straight Talk on Power | |
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| Power and Responsibility | |
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| The Hope That Is in Us | |
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| Implicit Trust | |
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| Idealization | |
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| Intimacy | |
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| Prayer | |
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| Spiritual Authority | |
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| Preaching | |
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| Administrative Role | |
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| A Weighty Responsibility | |
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| Traits That Become Distorted by Power | |
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| A Note on Predatory Behavior | |
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| Protecting Your Boundaries | |
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| Beware! | |
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| Guardrails | |
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| Power and Vulnerability | |
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| When Parishioners Attempt to Renegotiate the Relationship | |
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| When Boundaries Seem Blurry | |
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| Role Confusion | |
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| Bound(aries) by the Law? | |
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| Flexible Boundaries vs. Blurry Boundaries | |
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| How to Prevent Slipping Off the Slope | |
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| The Ubiquitous Pastor | |
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| The Temptation of Too Much Transparency | |
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| Moving from Blurry Boundaries to Balanced Boundaries | |
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| Sexual Misconduct and the Not-So-Blurry Boundary | |
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| The Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Misconduct | |
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| Child Sexual Abuse | |
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| Defining Clergy Sexual Misconduct | |
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| How the Fog Moves In | |
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| From Blurry Boundaries to Over the Edge | |
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| Emotional Affairs: "At Least I Never Crossed the Line!" | |
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| Pornography: Clergy Sexual Abuse with a Nameless Victim | |
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| Protection from the Seduction of Pornography | |
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| Real-Life Boundaries in Real-Life Ministry | |
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| Personal and Physical Boundaries | |
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| Relational Boundaries | |
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| Priorities | |
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| Time Management | |
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| Personal Life | |
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| Family | |
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| Dual Roles with Parishioners | |
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| Boundaries in Communication | |
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| Affection in the Body of Christ | |
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| Friendship, Favors, and Gifts | |
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| Dating a Parishioner | |
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| Boundaries in Counseling | |
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| Beginnings and Conclusions | |
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| Boundaries Begin with You | |
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| Establish, Maintain, and Monitor Your Boundaries | |
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| Healthy Pastor, Healthy Church | |
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| Help! I Stepped Out of Bounds | |
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| Not Just Out of Bounds: When a Pastor Goes Over the Cliff | |
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| The Promise of God's Compassion, Healing, and Presence | |
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| Notes | |