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Author:
Scott Moore and his wife, Diane, reside in Rogersville, AL.  They have three adult children and two granddaughters.

Subject Matter, Description, and Synopsis:
This book is the by-product of the personal anguish my family and I have undergone as a result of a forced resignation from the pastorate.  I have struggled through the spiritual questions and the emotional extremes related to the process of termination.  For the first time in my life, I am now beginning to understand the mercy of God—that, like financial giving, you “give to get to give.”  This book captures my new grasp of the unspeakable mercies of God.

Target Audience:      
Pastors and their family members currently facing, or having previously experienced, termination from a church--to help them work through their issues without the common result of bitterness in their lives.

Church planters—to help them avoid the pitfalls of future terminations as they establish their new church.

Church members—many good folks are damaged in the process of pastoral termination; the principles contained in this book can help them break the cycle of termination in their own churches.

State offices with leader care departments.

Seminary classes—to equip future graduates to look for and avoid the pitfalls involved in pastoral ministry.

Uniqueness of the Book:
Having searched several websites a few months ago looking for answers to my dilemma, I discovered that nothing is currently available for this specific topic.  I believe that, like war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, pastors that have been terminated have either left the ministry or have returned without taking the time to write about their experiences.