Lives Entrusted: An Ethic of Trust for Ministry

By Barbara J. Blodgett

Book Overview

Behind all the issues of ministerial conduct and character lies a simple reality. The heart of ministerial ethics and integrity, argues Barbara Blodgett, is trust - trust expected, trust earned, trust practiced. Trust, she says, is undermined by three trust-busters common in the church: secrecy, gossip, and lying. For Blodgett, trust is not an emotion or intention but a transaction. People entrust each other with things they value, and that interaction endows a relationship. In the aggregate, they create community. By focusing on crucial practices of trust, a unique new framework for ministerial identity and ethics is created.

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