TY - BOOK AU - Chaffee,Paul TI - Accountable leadership: a resource guide for sustaining legal, financial, and ethical integrity in today's congregations SN - 0787903647 (cloth : acidfree paper) AV - BV652.1 .C46 1997 U1 - 253 21 PY - 1997/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass Publishers KW - Christian leadership KW - Parishes KW - Church management KW - Pastoral theology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Becoming an accountable leader -- Courage and the responsibilities of leadership -- What the law requires -- The role of the governing board -- Part 2. Accountability, administration, and the shared life of the congregation -- Developing life-support systems for the corporate body -- Responsible financial management -- Employment practices that safeguard communal values -- Contracting with service providers from inside and outside the congregation -- Part 3. Tending to invisible wounds within the congregation -- Zero tolerance for abusive behavior -- Preventing clergy misconduct -- Healing the wounded congregation -- Afterword: what do we need to begin? ER -