TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bandy,Thomas G.
TI  - Why should I believe you?: rediscovering clergy credibility 
SN  - 0687335299 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BV4011.3 .B36 2006
U1  - 262/.1 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Nashville, TN
PB  - Abingdon Press
KW  - Pastoral theology
KW  - Mission of the church
KW  - Church leadership
N1  - A critical view from the outside -- The crisis of clergy credibility in history -- The crisis of clergy credibility today -- Who is the "public"? -- What does "credibility" mean? -- How does the public assess credibility? -- The success and failure of church growth -- Spiritual leadership -- Orders of ministry : bishops, priests, pastors, lay preachers, agencies, and everything in between -- What makes sense-- and what does not make sense about ministry -- The principles of credibility -- Overcoming the church's addiction to the church -- A faithful response from the inside -- The biblical test for credibility -- Religion and leadership in an authentic church -- Making uncommon sense -- Building a compulsion for Christ
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027941.html
ER  -