Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Alban Books
Pages: 176
Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-5381-2750-6 • Hardback • June 2021 • $73.00 • (£56.00)
978-1-5381-2751-3 • Paperback • June 2021 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-5381-2749-0 • eBook • June 2021 • $28.50 • (£19.99)
Kevin E. Lawson is director of the doctoral programs at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He served as a church associate staff member for eleven years before moving to seminary teaching, and his research continues to focus on the needs of associate staff members. He is the author of How to Thrive in Associate Staff Ministry and Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff.
Jane Carr is a professor the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. She is directly involved with youth, young adult ministry programs, and mentors singles in local churches.
Much more than a how-to book for singles in ministry, this is a profoundly personal book filled with stories portraying the joys and challenges that single persons face in ministry. A helpful resource for church leaders from a variety of denominational and theological perspectives.
— Bruce Epperly, author of Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed and Become Fire: Guideposts for Interspiritual Pilgrims
Through careful listening and research, Kevin Lawson and Jane Carr open the doors of faith communities to more joyful and less lonely ministry for both male and female pastoral leaders.
— Richard P. Olson, Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Theology, Retired, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, senior co-author, A Guide to Ministry Self-Care
Contains study questions for group discussions
Covers singles in ministry from large urban to rural church settings
Explores the joys and challenges of being a single person on a church pastoral staff