H. B. London and Neil B. Wiseman, Pastors at Greater Risk: Real Help for Pastors from Pastors Who’ve Been There, Revised Edition. Regal Books, 2003.
Referenced in: Ministry Burnout, Preventing and Overcoming
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
London works with Focus on the Family’s ministry to pastors and Neil Wiseman is a veteran pastor and Bible college professor. This is a completely rewritten update from a previous edition in 1993, with new findings from additional interviews and fresh insights on contemporary issues such as moral failure, pornography, and the high turnover rate for ministers.
Typical of books in this field, it begins with an overview of the unique struggles of ministers and then provides helpful coping strategies. Some unique contributions of this work include the chapters on role ambiguity/clarity (ch. 3) and the special stresses on ministry marriages, ministry wives and children (chs. 4-6). The book is formatted into conversations with leading author-practitioners in areas addressed. These include James Dobson on the crisis of ministry failures, Gordon and Gail McDonald on ministry marriages, Pam Farrell and others on ministry wives, Archibald Hart on stress and burnout, Bob and Sandy Sewell on wounded healers, Richard Swenson on creating margins and keeping priorities, Ted Roberts on sexual addiction, and Jerry Bridges on personal holiness. Readers will gain great perspective, encouragement and hope from this volume.
From the Publisher
First published in 1993, this edition is completely rewritten, with updated statistics, interviews with contemporary pastoral leaders, and a special emphasis on today’s hot-button issues, such as job turnover, pornography, spiritual burnout and congregational turnover.
About the Author
H.B. London, Jr. is vice president of ministry outreach/pastoral ministries for Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs. A graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary, he earned a doctor of divinity degree from Point Lorna Nazarene University and was a pastor for 31 years. Rev. London and his wife, Beverly, have two married sons and four grandchildren.
Neil B. Wiseman serves churches as a consultant and preacher. For 15 years he was Professor of Pastoral Development at Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs. A veteran of 20 years in the pastorate, Neil is the author or editor of 15 books, including The Heart of a Great Pastor and They Call Me Pastor.
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