In the Shadow
 of
King David

This series of reflections grew out of material that was initially presented at a retreat held in September 2010. The theme of the retreat was Feed Your Wolf - owning your helping professional shadow, and each session was introduced with some observations based on the life of King David, mostly using texts from Psalm 51 . . .

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Power and Boundaries in Ministry

The purpose of this paper is to briefly canvas some of the issues that relate to the exercising of pastoral power by clergy and others in positions of spiritual leadership. In the context of this discussion, power might best be described as the use of legitimate authority, or the capacity to exert influence . . .

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Sexuality
in Ministry

The entire aspect of clergy sexuality and how it impacts on pastoral practice is, on the whole, conspicuous by its absence in the popular literature. Some wit has suggested that there are actually three genders - male, female and clergy! . . .

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When a
Minister Falls

This paper does not claim to be definitive or exhaustive. However, we have attempted to canvass what we believe to be the significant issues that relate to the church's need to respond to clergy sexual misconduct . . .

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Feed your
Wolf

The greatest thing a person can bring to their ministry is wholeness, and wholeness results from the journey of integration courageously taken. The shadow is redeemed; the person in ministry is empowered, and the practice of ministry is enriched. The journey is worth it! Even though shadow work exposes our woundedness, we ought not be afraid of our shadow, or fearful of continuing to do the shadow work we need to do . . .

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