Provides students preparing for the pastoral ministry with training in communications that focuses on the conversations they can have with their parishioners. This book examines many topics, such as perception, self-disclosure, verbal and non-verbal messages, listening, stages of relational development, conflict management, forgiveness, and more.

A Pastor's Guide to Interpersonal Communication: The Other Six Days provides students preparing for the pastoral ministry with specialized training in communications that focuses on the kind of one-on-one conversations they can expect to have with their parishioners. This comprehensive book examines a variety of essential topics, including perception, self-disclosure, verbal and nonverbal messages, listening, stages of relational development, power assertiveness and dominance, conflict management, forgiveness, persuasion, dual relationships, pastoral family communication, and how to develop a...