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This book is gift-wrapped as a present. God's Gifted People is a
present to yourself or to someone you love because it helps you
discover the gift that you are as a person the gift that others are
the way our personality gifts can be used to make Life more
enjoyable, Love more exciting, Relationship more fulfilling, Work
more satisfying, Spirituality more alive. God's Gifted People is an
application of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). According to
Consulting Psychologist Press, the Myers-Briggs has become "the
most widely used measure of personality dispositions and
preferences." The MBTI is used in industry, education, counseling,
and over health services, and -- increasingly -- in religious life.
In a practical and easy-to-read way, Dr. Gary Harbaugh combines the
psychological perspective of the Myers-Briggs with a biblical
understanding of gifts -- particularly the often overlooked gift of
one's own unique personality.
This book raises in a straightforward fashion the faith-related
questions that the victims/survivors of natural disasters have as a
result of this experience. Is the disaster an "act of God?" Did God
cause the disaster? If God is all powerful, why did God allow it to
happen? The author then goes on to argue that God is active in our
questions, confusions, and doubts, as well as in those who help -
either individually or as communities of faith. He discusses the
dynamics of the caregiver/care receiver relationship from the
perspective of the care receiver to provide insights into how
natural disaster victims can face an uncertain future with hope and
faith. A final chapter for caregivers provides help for the
emotional and spiritual health of those who assist others in times
of disaster. Appendices provide practical, close-to-the-ground
tools.
Everyone in-or associated with-pastoral ministry knows of the heavy
toll on pastors' personal and professional lives. Surveys commonly
report time pressures, stress, overextension, loneliness and
isolation, marital and family difficulties, spiritual dryness, and
feelings of loss of meaning. Covenants and Care takes these hard
realities into account as the authors, a team of experts in
ministry and the Bible, offer skills for the long haul. They employ
the Old Testament notion of covenant and ask ministers to enter a
covenant both for their own self-care and as a key to framing and
enlivening their care for others in ministry. True-to-life stories
show how biblically-based covenantal relationships with clear
boundaries promote healthy relationships, and how they are integral
to faithful personal and pastoral care. The authors' sensible yet
sensitive approach offers practical help for the minister's
self-care while providing tools for meeting such challenges as
conflict in the congregation, issues of sexual ethics, questions of
power and conscience, and the dynamics of spirituality.
Harbaugh captures your interest with dramatic stories of the inner
lives of working pastors, weaving these stories into patterns of
meaning from his own reflection and research. An excellent study
guide for the individual pastor, the pastor's support group, or the
seminary class that really wants to come to grips with the dilemmas
of being a person who is also a pastor.
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