Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders [Paperback]

Joe E. Trull (Author), James E. Carter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2004

Ministerial Ethics seeks to teach students the unique moral role of ministers and the ethical responsibilities clergy should assume in their personal and professional lives. The authors deal with such areas as family life, confidentiality, truth-telling, political involvement, working with committees, and relating to other church staff members. This fully revised and updated edition has expanded sections on theological foundations, the role of character, confidentiality, and clergy sexual abuse. (68)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joe E. Trull (Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is editor of Christian Ethics Today and formerly served as professor of Christian ethics at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. James E. Carter (Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), a veteran pastor with over thirty years of experience, is the former director of the Division of Church-Minister Relations in the Louisiana Baptist Convention.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Baker Academic; 2 edition (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801027551
• ISBN-13: 978-0801027550
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Ethics

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Should be required reading for ministers of all levels, February 28, 2008

By 

J. A. Wrape "Armin" (Statesville, NC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders (Paperback)

This book excellently describes ethics in decision making and reveals ethical principles in the Bible that every minister of any degree should be required to read. I read this due to a class required by the North Carolina District of the Assemblies of God and have heard from several senior pastors that the guidance found in this book would save many a pastor from making ignorant mistakes in leadership.
Why is this needed for Christian leaders who should be moral already? Because this book reveals that people with good morals can be ignorant of unethical behavior which effects their leadership and those who follow them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ministerial Ethics, February 2, 2010

By 

K. Guider "Kaye" (PA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders (Paperback)

Used this book for a Ministerial Ethics teaching tool. Tremendous effect on the students. A copulation of ethical findings from various views, steps for ministry, codes of ethics samples and ethical agreement.

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative but redundant, February 23, 2009

By 

Batesville Music Man (Batesville, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders (Paperback)

I purchased this book for a ministerial creditial class I am taking. The book had many good points and was very informative on the subject matter. However, I found the authors' writing to be very redundant. The authors chose to say the same thing multiple multiple times in order to make their point. I would had rather had them to just get straight to the point. The book served the purpose for which I purchased it and I would recommend it, if this is the book that your course requires. I would not have purchased it otherwise.