{"product_id":"a-case-for-excellence-glenn-l-borreson-9780788011825","title":"A Case For Excellence: Case Studies In Congregational Ministry","description":"Here are over 50 case studies of very real clergy\/church situations: crises, problems, legal issues. Each one provides background to the situation, a description of the event, an analysis, and an evaluation by the person(s) involved suggesting how it might have been handled differently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fascinating collection of studies describes clergy life on the front lines. Pastors, seminary students, and even congregational staff and members will learn not only what those other churches have faced, but what they might encounter in the parish... and how they might best deal with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe task of the pastor is one of the most complex in our society. In this book Glenn Borreson brings together a wide sample of experiences of pastors -- experiences they have used as the basis for learning their craft. Here you can explore the work of the pastor -- its dilemmas, its opportunities -- and get clues to how the work of the pastorate may be strengthened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Loren B. Mead\u003cbr\u003e Founder, The Alban Institute\u003cbr\u003e Washington DC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn L. Borreson\u003c\/b\u003e is pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church, Mauston, Wisconsin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Taste Of God's Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e (CSS Publishing Company) and has been published widely in such periodicals as Christian Ministry, Dialog, and Word and World. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Parish Clergy and has served as its president. Borreson earned the Master of Theology degree from Lutheran Seminary, St Paul, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn L. Borreson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0788011820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780788011825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.41w x 0.48d","brand":"Glenn L. Borreson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438005989631,"sku":"9780788011825","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f3fed7c-702c-4368-accc-376a274d9345.jpg?v=1777168157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-case-for-excellence-glenn-l-borreson-9780788011825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}