{"product_id":"navigating-pastoral-transitions-a-priests-guide-9780814638057","title":"Navigating Pastoral Transitions A Priests Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Priest's Guide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServing a faith  community as its pastor is not like any other job. Transitions between  pastoral assignments come with some unique challenges. Built on a strong  biblical foundation, this guide offers practical strategies to help  priests make that transition, whether for the first time or the fifth.  This helpful and easy-to-read book should be handed out with letters  announcing new assignments.Mary Elizabeth Sperry, author \u003ci\u003eScripture in the Parish: A Guide for Catholic Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guide is an  essential companion for the journey a new pastor must make and the  challenges he will face in his first few critical months. It's a  comprehensive, solidly-researched and practical resource that helps a  new pastor to build strong relationships with staff and parishioners and  thereby increase his own effectiveness.H. Richard McCord, former Executive Director of the U.S. Bishops' Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExcellent advice for handling the emotional,  as well as organizational, aspects of leaving a parish and coming to a  new one. This concise handbook is packed with concrete and practical  `tools for the transition,' including a comprehensive list of questions  one might otherwise forget to ask. Beginning with the image of dying and  rising with Christ as a metaphor for the transition to a new ministry,  Dr. Graziano Marcheschi has put together a sensitive yet straightforward  spiritual GPS, to guide any priest-newly ordained or seasoned  veteran-and help him avoid common pitfalls and overcome the anxiety that  can come from all sides. \u003ci\u003eA Priest's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e should be on every  priest's shelf-you know, that one shelf we all have that's close to our  desk, with the books we go back to again and again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Papandrea, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Church History, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePastoral ministry  today confirms the old adage that the only constant is change. A  Priest's Guide offers practical advice for negotiating all the changes  that come when a pastor moves to a new parish. Rooted in a healthy  spirituality and nourished by common sense, this little book outlines a  prayerful and proactive stance toward pastoral transition. A great  resource!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward P. Hahnenberg, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eAwakening Vocation: A Theology of Christian Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface   vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Pastor and Transition \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Spiritual Dimensions   5\u003cbr\u003e Mapping a Transition   10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Pastor and Parish Staff in Transition \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Strategies for Entering Your New Parish   16\u003cbr\u003e Strategies for Leaving Your Current Parish   31\u003cbr\u003e What Doesn’t Work (or “How to Fail Even Before You Begin”)   38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   41\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Administrative Interview Questionnaire   42","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768170447191,"sku":"9780814638057","price":15.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814638057.jpg?v=1758716677","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/navigating-pastoral-transitions-a-priests-guide-9780814638057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}