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Responding to failure in ministry is painful for all touched by it. The journey toward failure is unchosen, undesired, and unplanned. When it occurs, we all ask ourselves this one question: why? The result of failure is the loss of many well-trained and adequately equipped men and women from churches. Often, they disappear into oblivion. This has been true throughout history. It's not a new problem. Witness the experiences of Abraham, David, Elijah, and Peter in Scripture. They served well, but they also failed, disappointing God and their associates. Modern pastors, too, become entrapped in situations of fear, loneliness, depression, and failure. We must address ways to prevent failure and learn about possibilities for intervention in order to be the witnessing church that God intends us to be.

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This book makes a bold and audacious argument--namely that leaders who experience brokenness and failure can be full participants in God's redemptive trajectory. Using detailed biblical stories of wounded biblical leaders, and case studies of Christian ministers, Glenn Taylor uses his biblical, theological, psychological, and pastoral experience to address this important subject. It will benefit all who are called to leadership, as well as church boards, and denominational and non-profit overseers. --Dr. Rod Wilson Former President Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Some books should be tasted; some should be savoured; a few should be devoured and digested well. Glenn Taylor's Fruitful Boughs Broken fits the final category. Writing from a lifetime of scholarly reflection and practical experience, Glenn seeks to address church and pastoral leadership concerning the terrible tragedy of failure in ministry. He urges those who encounter these situations to seek full understanding, examining the specific contributing factors in the person's journey that led toward failure, and then to help that person embrace a wholistic approach toward recovery in all relationships. Glenn includes several tools he has used to assist in this process which all leaders will find helpful. I highly recommend this book for both preventative and redemptive purposes in one's life and ministry. --Marvin Brubacher Executive Director, MentorLink, Canada.

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Glenn C. Taylor began his pastoral ministry in 1956 as a church planter. He planted three churches and also has served as a correctional chaplain, professor, counsellor, and assistant to the president in a college and seminary setting. He served as a CEO of a large inner-city ministry and a counsellor/consultant to more than 30 mission organizations, travelling to more than 20 countries for ministry and conflict/management concerns. He has graduate degrees in theology and psychology and training in trauma counselling. His passion has been the integration of these disciplines. He has provided counselling for pastors from many denominations as well as many churches in conflict. His wife Mary has provided accommodation in her home for hundreds of ministering families over many years.

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