Ministerial Ethics: Being a Good Minister in a Not-So-Good World

by James E. Carter and Joe E. Trull

Book Overview

The authors believe the renewal of interest in ministerial ethiics has been caused by the rapid changes in our society and the number of moral failures in the ministry in recent years. They address... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805410562
• ISBN13: 9780805410563
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Ministerial Ethics: Being a Good Minister in a not-so-good World

The book outlines various reasons why a code of ethics is important to all those in ministry. It also includes sample codes. Very thorough and a must for all those in seminary.

Excellent Treatment of Ethics for the Modern-Day Clergy!

There are not many books available on ministerial ethics. With the rise in sexual impropriety, financial mismanagement, and other scandalous conduct, Joe Trull and James Carter provide some much needed insight for clergy today. I have been in the pastoral ministry for twenty years, and I cannot think of one ethical issue for ministers they have not addressed. Being written by two Southern Baptists, this volume is understandably most appealing to fellow Baptists. Still, the tone of the chapters and the treatment of the issues are presented in such a way as to apply to all ministers, regardless of denomination.I recommend this title very highly. Too many ministers have a shallow understanding of the broad range of ethical issues confronting clergy in the 21st century. This book is very readable, and would be a valuable asset on any pastor's bookshelf. Well worth the price!