Pastor As Person; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. The Pastor as Person: A (W)holistic Model; What the Bible Says about Personhood; Psychology and Our Life Cycle; The Human System; Personal Integration; 2. The Pastor as a Physical Person; Pastor Tom and Hezekiah's Tunnel; Stress as a (W)holistic Reaction; The Pastor as Reactor; The Challenge Of Stress; 3. The Pastor as a Thinking Person; The Liberation ofPastor Joan ; The Pastoral Personality; Losing Oneself in a Role; Finding Oneself in Christ; 4. The Pastor as a Feeling Person; Pastor John Faces Another Loss; Learning Not to Feel. Feelings and IdentityFeelings and Faith; 5. The Pastor as a Realting Person; The Conflicts of Pastor Chris; The Dangers of Dependency; The Not-so-new Morality; The Recovery of Authority; 6. The Pastor as a Choosing Person; Choice as Risk; Change as Challenge; Crisis and Kairos; Christ and Commitment; Notes.