What do church members expect of their pastors?

5000 members of three large Lutheran church bodies completed a survey, "What Contributes to, What Detracts from Effective Christian Ministries."

Highest importance was placed on a pastor having a firm personal faith and living it in visible ways.

Care and concern for people ranked second.

Critical awareness of Lutheran heritage and doctrine

ranked third.

Ten "faces" in all are discussed.

TEN FACES OF MINISTRY not only reports and reflects on the survey results but offers practical suggestions, guidelines, and checklists to help congregations, seminaries, and pastors determine priorities and develop a more effective gospel ministry.

"A marvelous discussion tool for congregations, Bible classes, church councils."

-Reuben C. Baerwald

Lutheran Council in the USA

"A major contribution to all who are concerned about ministry."

-Walter Wagner

Lutheran Church in America

MILO L. BREKKE is principal research scientist at Search In-stitute (formerly Youth Research Center) of Minneapolis. MERTON P. STROMMEN is president of Search Institute. Both are Lutheran clergymen as well as psychologists and have conducted nationwide studies for a number of church groups. Among their previously published work is A STUDY OF GEN-ERATIONS.

DOROTHY L. WILLIAMS is a senior member of the Search Institute staff, a columnist and writer with long experience in congregational life as lay member, retreat leader, and speaker.