How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems (2nd edition)

Drawing on the work of Bowen, Friedman, and his own many years’ counseling experience, Steinke shows how to recognize and deal with the emotional roots of such issues as church conflict, leadership roles, congregational change, irresponsible behavior, and the effects of family of origin on current relationships.

Discover why working relationships may be “stuck” in certain behaviors. Psychologically sound, theologically grounded, and practically illustrated with case studies. Seminary professors will find a helpful treatment of the emotional systems into which their students will move.

Also see two other books on Congregational Leadership, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach and Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times, both available separately for loan.