Clerical Failure: Ten Stupid Things Clergy Do to Mess Up Your Church

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Unlimited Publishing LLC, 2004 - 240 pages
Hook's third book on American churches since 1991. Many of today's clergy exemplify clerical failure. They fail to promote the Christian faith, attend parishioners' personal needs, lead exemplary lives, or uphold denominational principles. Target audience: 48 million disillusioned Christians!
 

Contents

Respond to peoples personal needs
25
Exhibit a true vocation and lead an exemplary
47
Criticize or condemn divorce cohabitation
69
Uphold your particular denominations principles
91
Exhibit balanced political views III
111
Criticize the promotion of homosexuality
131
Admit personal faults and take decisive action
153
Criticize the misbehavior of other clergy
173
Use power wisely
193
Epilogue
213
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