Minister -- love thyself ! : sustaining healthy ministry

Notes: "[By] Chris Edmondson, Warden of Lee Abbey Community and Conference Centre, Devon".; "First Impression September 2000. Second edition March 2003" -- verso of t.-p.; Includes bibliographical references.; "The clergy are the churches' greatest single resource, economically and strategically. Yet all too often they are neither looked after properly not do they look after themselves. This study, based on thorough research, sets out the most important strategies for pastoral support that could be -- and in some places already are -- happening. The renewal of ministry is key for both clergy and laity, and ideas here present an urgent agenda for the church ministering to an increasingly post-modern world". -- back cover.; Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A Changing Church in a Changing World -- Values and Skills -- How Clergy are Supported -- Looking after Ourselves -- Dreams That Could Become Reality -- Notes.; Author is a Church of England priest.

Subjects: Church of England - Clergy - Health; Church of England - Clergy - Mental health; Church of England - Clergy - Office; Church of England - Clergy - Stress; Pastoral theology - Church of England; Self-care, Health - Religious aspects - Christianity; Clergy wellness - Church of England