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These resources help church leaders understand the roles and expectations that accompany their positions. (* identifies resources not listed in Books in Print.)

Bailey, Robert W. Coping with Stress in the Minister's Home. Nashville: Broadman, 1979.* Identifies stresses produced by the pastoral role/image.

Baxter, Richard. The Reformed Pastor. London: Banner of Truth, 1974. Puritan classic on pastoral roles.

Brister, C. W., James L. Cooper, and J. David Fite. Beginning Your Ministry. Nashville: Abingdon, 1981. The expectations, adjustments, and tensions involved in starting out.

Campbell, David. If I'm in Charge Here, Why Is Everybody Laughing? Niles, Ill.: Argus, 1980. Good instruction on negotiation for pastors who feel responsible for church leadership yet powerless to execute authority.

Campolo, Anthony. The Success Fantasy. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor, 1980. Understanding the self-inflicted expectations to be successful by our culture's definition.

Dayton, Edward R., and Ted W. Engstrom. Strategy for Living. Glendale, Calif.: Regal, 1976. How to define personal goals before they're defined by others' expectations.

Dittes, James E. When the People Say No. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1979. How to respond to disappointment and frustration in the ministry without losing self-esteem.

Foster, Richard J. Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1978. A guide to the spiritual disciplines that helps the reader understand the expectations of God.

Getz, Gene. The Measure of a Church. Glendale: Regal, 1975. Defines the pastor's role according to biblical measures of success for the church.

Glen, J. Stanley. Justification by Success. Atlanta: Knox, 1979.* The effects of business and politics on the way churches define success.

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