Stuck

<p><i>Stuck </i>is a guide for understanding how and why a traditional approach to ministry does not align with the modern realities facing pastors congregations and seminaries. More than simply describing findings from their firsthand research however Todd W. Ferguson and Josh Packard offer a new understanding of why professional ministry can be so alienating today.</p><p><i>Stuck </i>shifts the dominant narrative around calling vocation and ministry away from a focus on individual traits and characteristics of pastors and congregational leaders and toward a more structural understanding of the social forces that impact modern ministry. The authors focus on the nature of calling; the need for modern flexible congregational supports; and a different approach to training professional clergy.</p><p><i>Stuck </i>lets pastors who feel stuck know that they're not alone they're not crazy and it's not their fault. It helps congregations be more supportive of their clergy. And it participates in the conversation for reshaping seminary training and professional development.</p>