Lives Entrusted: An Ethic of Trust for Ministry

By Barbara J. Blodgett

Book Overview

Behind all the issues of ministerialconduct and character lies a simplereality. The heart of ministerial ethicsand integrity, argues Barbara Blodgett, is trust - trust expected, trust earned, trust practiced. Trust, she says, isundermined by three trust-busterscommon in the church: secrecy, gossip, and lying.

For Blodgett, trust is not an emotionor intention but a transaction. Peopleentrust each other with things they value, and that interaction endows arelationship. In the aggregate, theycreate community. By focusing oncrucial practices of trust, a unique newframework for ministerial identity andethics is created.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800663217
• ISBN13: 9780800663216
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"