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Product: God Laughs--Why Don't You?: Making Use of Humor in the Practice of Ministry (Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations Book 2)
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introducing the art of humor as a healing antidote to the toxic aspects of ministry.

Ministry is not easy. In addition to administrating a complex voluntary society and weekly seeking to challenge and inspire them, clergy

Drink in the pain and stresses of their church and the society

Absorb the pain of those who come for support and

Absorb the criticism of the disappointed

The cost to their bodies and emotions is cumulative unless they find a healing response.
God Laughs—Why Don’t You? introduces the art of humor as a healing antidote to the toxic aspects of ministry. Believing that God has a sense of humor, the author shows how to employ humor:

In sermons and worship

In counseling

In times of conflict

In self-care

The book also provides a pastor’s survival notebook to:

Defeat clergy killers

Combat clergy burnout

Written to support colleagues who have responded to God’s call.

A guide introducing laughter into various ministerial responsibilities

A resource to restore energy to a pastor exhausted by the demands of ministry

A refreshing laugh when you think about the craziness of ministry

A perfect gift for a clergy you care about

Motivational humorist Judy Carter, who is interviewed in the book, suggests the perfect antidote to stress in life is the ability to find laughter. Scientific research indicates that laughter, even when nothing is funny, offers healing properties. It is just more fun if you can find the funny in what you are experiencing.

Product: Mondays with My Old Pastor: Sometimes All We Need Is a Reminder from Someone Who Has Walked Before Us
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A totally burned-out young preacher reignites his faith and gathers wisdom for life while spending successive Mondays with an eighty-three-year-old pastor.

"Deep inside in some uncertain part of my soul persisted this strange exhaustion that was difficult to explain and hard to endure," writes pastor and author José Luis Navajo. Thinking of quitting the ministry, Navajo doesn't know where to turn until he begins meeting with a seasoned man of the cloth—his "old pastor"—who, through successive Monday visits, offers a legacy of wisdom in the form of 15 unique principles.

In lyrical prose, Navajo shares the personal anecdotes, fables, and deep spiritual insights offered by the old pastor and his wife. By turns funny, heartbreaking, and thought provoking, Mondays with My Old Pastor is a comfort to anyone who struggles in his or her walk with God. As readers follow Navajo's journey from desperation to rejuvenation, they will find themselves similarly transformed and inspired. This moving, beautifully written account is sure to reignite every soul's longing for renewal.