So You Think You Don’t Know One?

Addiction and Recovery in Clergy and Congregations

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Leadership

• Author: Chilton R. Knudsen, Nancy Van Dyke Platt
• ISBN: 9780819224439
• Publisher: Church Publishing Inc.
• Publication: November 1, 2010
• Imprint: Morehouse Publishing
• Language: English

Unpacking a common, but rarely addressed problem—from the theological dimensions of codependency to treatment of the minister and congregation—clergy experts Platt and Knudsen cite real-life experiences with clergy addiction and congregations in crisis in this ecumenical approach to recovery. Chapter 1: The Theological Dimensions of Codependency Chapter 2: How It All Begins: The Seeds of Codependency in a Congregation Chapter 3: Symptoms of Codependency in the Congregation Chapter 4: The Minister and Addiction Chapter 5: Options for Ending the Codependency Chapter 6: Treatment and Early Recovery Chapter 7: Change Chapter 8: Recovery for the Minister and the Congregation Chapter 9: The Search Process, or, How They Find Each Other Appendix