Duane Bidwell

From Outlaw to In-Law

Marriage, Family & Relationships

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Lay Pastoral Care

Church Leadership & Ministry

“A gentle, wise, and generative book. It provides a practical way to nurture and sustain profound connections among con­gregants and in the broader community. Neuger and Marshall place laypeople at the heart of ministries of care, providing concrete resources for those who value empowering, collabo­rative relationships. An instant classic.”

Redeeming Singleness

Women

“Too often single women in Korean churches are marginalized by a theology that promotes marriage and family as keys to happiness. This book weaves empirical data, narrative theory, and personal experience to liberate single women from the patriarchal norms of Korean and Korean-American congregations. A practical guide to empowering single women toward more faithful and life-giving roles in the church. A significant contribution to feminist practical theology for Korean and Korean-American congregations.”

Refilling the Reservoirs

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“A wise and playful guide to living well in the midst of caring for others. Forging insight from her own experiences as pastor, mother, spouse, and human, Brenda Bos invites us to experience caregiving as a spiritual journey that can shape us into healthier, less exhausted, more vibrant versions of ourselves. Written with humor, candor, and humility, Refilling the Reservoirs offers much-needed support and strategies for sustaining ourselves. Reading it is like relaxing over coffee with a smart, caring, honest friend who always has our best interests in mind.”

Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?

Church Leadership & Ministry

“These essays in practical theology enrich and broaden the ongoing discussion of power and its roles in ministries of care and counseling. Students, scholars, and practitioners will be better equipped to understand and respond to the complex relationship of power and compassion. The book features the most recent insights from Europe and the United States into the ways neoliberal market assumptions shape power in spiritual care.”

Uncovering Spiritual Narratives

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Suzanne M. Coyle demonstrates how spiritual stories—individual and collective—create meanings and possibilities that lead to liberating action. Using qualitative research and contextual pedagogy, Coyle correlates narrative ministry with liberation theology to suggest that caregivers are ‘storytellers of hope.’ She places power, hope, and Spirit at the center of ministry and care. The book extends and enriches the ways that narrative therapy and narrative community work can benefit ministries of care and counseling, and Coyle’s emphasis on collective narrative practice—a recent intervention for communal trauma—brings a sophisticated new approach to pastoral theological theory and practice.”