The Spiritual Leader’s Guide to Self-Care
Rochelle Melander, Harold Eppley
The Spiritual Leader’s Guide to Self-Care is an ideal companion for clergy, lay leaders, and others who would like guidance about how to make changes in their personal life and ministry but do not want to read a text-heavy book about self-care. The guide addresses seven themes:
- Creating a Life Vision
- Caring for Yourself at Work
- Nurturing Your Relationships
- Caring for Your Spirit and Body
- Caring for Your Finances
- Caring for Your Intellect
- Sustaining a Life Vision
Readers may work through one of the fifty two sections each week or adopt a more leisurely pace. The guide includes journal-writing suggestions, personal reflection questions and activities, guidance for sharing the discovery process with another person, an activity for the coming week, and suggested further resources, such as novels, videos, and Web sites. Foreword by Roy M. Oswald, Alban Institute Senior Consultant.
Praise for the Book
“Rochelle and Melander and Harold Eppley have tapped into a deep reservoir of resources that will restore and refresh your body, mind, and soul. Spiritual leaders whose task is to equip the saints will relish this user-friendly compendium of ideas, exercises, and rituals. The annotated resource list is alone worth the price of the book.” —Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
“The Spiritual Leader's Guide to Self-Care is a superb resource, well designed, and thoughtfully crafted. This is a book to be used, not simply read. Papge after page, pastors and other church leaders will discover exercises and activities that can deepen, enrich, and strengthen both their ministries and their personal lives. Practical insights combine with profound spiritual wisdom to make this a book I will recommend for years to come to pastors, seminary students, and others who care about the vitality and long-term health of our spiritual leaders.” —Michael Jinkins
About the Authors
Rochelle Melander and Harold Eppley are a clergy couple and a freelance speaking and writing team. Harold is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), serving pastorates in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Rochelle, also an ELCA pastor, has served congregations in Pennsylvania and has worked as an interim pastor in Wisconsin. Rochelle is the founder of LifeRhyme Coaching and coaches individuals and groups from around the world by telephone. Rochelle and Harold have written several books together, including Growing Together: Spiritual Exercises for Church Committees and Timeouts with God: Meditations for Parents. To learn more about their work, visit their Web site, www.melandereppley.com. To connect with other spiritual leaders, visit Rochelle’s coaching Web site, www.LifeRhymeCoaching.com and click on "LifeRhyme Exchange."
ISBN# 1-56699-262-1
Alban No. AL252
paper, 225 pages
2002
In stock
$20.00
($16.00 for members)
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