Author: Aubrey Malphurs

Set within the fictional story of a successful, experienced pastor counseling a younger, struggling peer, Aubrey Malphurs explores the essential elements of pastoral leadership in a changing world. He provides pastors the opportunity to examine their vocation's structure and participate in a process of definition and discovery in the following areas:

• balancing achievement with personal character development
• understanding the three-faceted role of leader, protector, and teacher
• defining core values, mission statement, and strategy
• clarifying relationships with congregation, staff, and board
• developing a theology to accommodate change and the surrounding culture

Included are a core values audit for use in the church and sample core values and vision statements.