I. Family Theory

1. The Idea of a Family

2. Understanding Family Process

II. The Families within the Congregation

3. The Marital Bond

4. Child-Focused Families

5. Body and Soul in Family Process

6. When the Parent Becomes the Child

7. A Family Approach to Life-Cycle Ceremonies

III. The Congregation as a Family System

8. Family Process and Organizational Life

9. Leadership and Self in a Congregational Family

10. Leaving and Entering a Congregational Family

IV. The Personal Families of the Clergy

11. The Immediate Family: Conflict and Traps

12. The Extended Family: Its Potential for Salvation