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008			060824s2006 tnu 000 0 eng
010			_a 2006027941
020			_a0687335299 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780687335299 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm71241896
035			_a(OCoLC)71241896
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
050	0	0	_aBV4011.3 _b.B36 2006
082	0	0	_a262/.1 _222
100	1		_aBandy, Thomas G., _d1950-
245	1	0	_aWhy should I believe you? : _brediscovering clergy credibility / _cThomas G. Bandy.
260			_aNashville, TN : _bAbingdon Press, _cc2006.
300			_a152 p. ; _c22 cm.
505	0		_aA 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.
650		0	_aPastoral theology.
650		0	_aMission of the church.
650		0	_aChurch leadership.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027941.html
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