An Unexpected Journey

Publisher Description

Philip Wogaman has written a memoir of his time as pastor at Foundry United Methodist Church at Washington DC, but uses it to illustrate how he dealt with traditional pastoral issues as well as the controversies surrounding President Clinton. Topics he discusses include* dealing with people in a congregation who are prominent in the community, how to present the church and its message to the public media, helping a congregation heal after a clergy boundary-crossing incident, how to cultivate moral discourse and decision making in a congregation, and how preaching can be both faithful and effective.