The Spiritual Leader's Guide to Self-Care

by Rochelle Melander, Harold Eppley

As spiritual guides, clergy and lay leaders alike often find themselves in need of direction about how to make changes in their personal life and ministry. Rarely, however, do they find a book that presents self-care as an integral part of being a spiritual leaders. The Spiritual Leader’s Guide to Self-Care gives readers the tools to discern God's intention for their lives and to be faithful to that vision through proper self-care. Arranged in 52 chapters, one for each week of the year, the guide addresses seven Creating a Life Vision, Caring for Yourself at Work, Nurturing Your Relationships Caring for Your Spirit and Body,Caring for Your Finances, Caring for Your Intellect, and Sustaining a Life Vision. Included are journal writing suggestions, personal reflection questions and activities, guidance for sharing the discovery process with another person, an activity for the coming week, and suggested further resources, such as novels, videos, and Web sites

Genres: Theology

225 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Rochelle Melander, the Write Now! Coach, is the author of 10 books, a certified professional coach, and a popular speaker. Melander teaches professionals how to write fast, get published, establish credibility, and navigate the new world of social media.

Rochelle's newest book Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell About It) teaches writers how to train for and successfully conquer writing marathons like National Novel Writing Month. Her book A Generous Presence: Spiritual Leadership and the Art of Coaching (2006), was named one of the 50 best spiritual books of 2006.

In 2006, Rochelle founded Dream Keepers Creative Writing Workshop, a program that teaches writing to at-risk tweens and teens in the inner city. Rochelle Melander is a member of the International Coach Federation and the American Society for Journalists and Authors. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband, the writer Harold Eppley, and their two children.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written as a one year plan making it ideal for development of long term life style change and maintenance.

Works best when actually read for the entire year and applied. Unfortunately the writing didn't grab me strongly enough to help hold me to the one year plan week by week.

[Tim Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done and practical. I've given this as a gift to new pastors.