Title: New visions for the long pastorate /
Authors: Oswald, Roy M.
Publisher: The Alban Institute,
Year: 1983
Subjects: Clergy; Parishes.; Clergy Appointment, call, and election
Contents: Prologue. A Fable. -- Introduction: Methodology and process. I. Stories of long pastorates. Clergy. -- Observations about pastors. -- Spouses. -- Teamworkers. -- Background supporters. -- Detacted spouses. -- Career women. -- II. Research findings. Promise and risk in a long pastorate. -- Key findings. -- Additional reflections. -- III. Basic theories developed. The Gap. -- The downward spiral. -- Long-tenured pastorate personality type. -- Support pillars of healthy long pastorates. -- IV. Intervention strategies. The intervention window. -- Judicatory support. -- Conflict management skills. -- Addressing feelings of abandonment. -- Clergy risk. -- V. Reflections. The seminars. -- Goal and objectives. -- Additional reflections. -- Summary. -- Contributors. -- Appendix: Instruments. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. -- Stay/leave continuum. -- The Pastor/parish fit. -- Burnout rating and strain response scales.