The Pastor as Moral Guide

by Rebekah Miles

Adultery, divorce, racism, teen pregnancy, white-collar crime, living willsthese are among the many complex moral issues that Christians face and for which they often seek guidance from their pastors. This book is designed to assist pastors in developing their skills in providing moral guidance to their parishioners in a culture characterized by both ethical confusion and increasingly complex moral choices. Rebekah Miles, a gifted thinker and writer, guides the reader through the landscape of the moral life and offers a simple but profound map of the moral terrain along with practical tools to enable pastoral caregivers to serve more effectively as moral guides.

Genres: Church

152 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

Reviews

[Avery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, excellent, and practical.

[Kristy · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this one was clearly not a pleasure read, but could prove useful if you were someone being called to be a pastor in a local church...which I'm not. Either way, I'm now supposedly more equipped to morally guide people in a more ethical manner.

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

Does a good job looking at how pastors should explore moral/ethical issues with their parishioners, but often times oversimplifies the process.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very practical. I especially enjoyed how Miles gives scenarios of counseling situations and then goes through how a minister might act or react. A useful tool.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful because it addresses relevant topics to pastoring. i.e. Work, Sex, Divorce; Good ethics book and pastoral counseling reference.