Family Systems and Congregational Life

Family Systems and Congregational LifeExperienced pastor and seminary teacher R. Robert Creech helps pastoral leaders increase their effectiveness by applying family systems theory to congregational life and ministry. Creech introduces readers to the basic concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory, applies family theory to the work of ministry in church settings, and connects systems thinking to the everyday aspects of congregational ministry, such as preaching, pastoral care, leadership,

The book encourages readers to think through the ethical implications of this story for their own contexts

the doctrine of good works has fallen on hard times in contemporary Protestant theology and practice

The new edition has been updated throughout and features a new interior design

Creativity

and fair to various positions

but God is also speaking to us

The book concludes with a vision of the good life articulated in the form of a letter to his adult children

Books on parenting abound

Christian ministry at its core is interacting with all kinds of people in ways that give them glimpses of Jesus in us

"When we read the Bible

Beale summarizes and expands on that work with an eye to fleshing out the theological implications of the resurrection and ascension

which has implications for the contemporary church