Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome
R. Kent Hughes, Barbara Hughes

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How does one measure success in ministry? Longtime pastor Kent Hughes and his wife Barbara urge readers to turn to God's Word rather than numbers.

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Contents

Introduction 9
Part I. A Dark Night of the Soul
1. Disappointed Dreams 13
2. "Hang On to My Faith" 21
Part II. Definitions
3. Success Is Faithfulness 35
4. Success Is Serving 45
5. Success Is Loving 53
6. Success Is Believing 63
7. Success Is Prayer 71
8. Success Is Holiness 83
9. Success Is Attitude 95
10. Sweet Success! 105
Part III. Encouragements
11. Encouragement from God 115
12. Encouragement from the Call 125
13. Encouragement for the Ordinary 133
14. Encouragement from Fellow Workers 143
15. Encouragement from Reward 153
Part IV. Helps
16. How the Pastor's Wife Can Help 167
17. How the Congregation Can Help 177
Conclusion 197
Notes 199

About the Contributors

R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, earned his DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has authored numerous books for Crossway, including a number of volumes in the popular Preaching the Word series. He is also the series editor.

Barbara Hughes has supported her husband Kent’s pastoral ministry for 37 years while also raising four children. She is a popular teacher of women’s groups and, together with Kent, has authored Common-Sense Parenting and Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome.