Book Description
“Overwhelm your pastor with love and appreciation”
(I Thes. 5:12-13)
33% of pastors leave churches due to conflicts with the congregation, with goals or expectations
In one denomination alone, 100 ministers are forced out of ministry each month
The average tenure of all clergy is 2.3 years
When church members need comfort or spiritual guidance, they go to the pastor. But where do pastors go when they have a concern?
“After a few years in ministry I saw so many casualties across the country – broken pastors, church conflict, abandoned callings, ruined marriages, too-brief stays in church, burnout,” says Jane Rubietta. “And very few denominations have a structure in place that is confidential, caring, affordable, and accessible to help them.”
Designed for individual and group use, with practical application points for parishioner and pastor alike, How to Keep the Pastor You Love enables the congregation to become part of that support system for ministers. Rubietta’s book helps develop stronger pastor-congregation relationships with open communication, accountability, support and honesty.
How to Keep the Pastor You Love educates congregations and church leaders on issues pastors face, such as frequent moves and expectations of the church, the pastor’s spiritual life, care for the pastor’s spouse and children, and financial compensation.
- If you love your pastor, read this book, and then put it into practice. And if you are looking for a pastor, before you do anything else, make sure everyone on the search committee reads How to Keep the Pastor You Love. It is a gift that will strengthen the body of Christ.Dr. Ray Pritchard, senior pastor, Calvary Memorial Church, and author of An Anchor for the Soul
- For those of us who work with pastors, the evidence of crisis in the ministry hits us between the eyes. Jane Rubietta has contributed wise and practical helps for those lay leaders who are concerned about keeping the pastor they love. We wish we could put this book in the hands of every elder group, every session, every governing council as emergency intervention.David and Karen Mains, co-directors of Mainstay Ministries
- A valuable tool to place in the hands of concerned church members and church officials, every pastor of every local church and each clergy spouse. I find the faithfulness of the author shining brightly all through the work.Rev. Charles Chakour, pastor and author of Building Clergy Compensation
- For many years, we have seen an appropriate emphasis on church growth, but more recently attention has been given to church health. The well-being of the church and its leadership is an integral part of church health, and Jane Rubietta, writing from the perspective of a pastor s wife, has valuable insight to share.Jill Briscoe, author, speaker and editor of Just Between Us, a magazine for ministry wives
