Lives Entrusted: An Ethic of Trust for Ministry

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.

Author: Barbara J. Blodgett
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 08/15/2008
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.86h x 6.14w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780800663216

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 01/27/2009 pg. 36

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