title: A challenge to church leaders: the necessity of supervision for ordained ministers.
abstract: This article is an explicit challenge to church leaders and ministers of all denominations to take seriously the necessity of obligatory supervision for ordained ministers. To support this challenge, the author describes fundamental principles of pastoral care that found the moral demand for and benefits of the supervision of pastoral practice. Before offering practical suggestions on the implementation of supervision, reasons for the personal and institutional resistance to supervision of ordained ministers are depicted.
authors.affiliation: Saint Meinrad School of Theology, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad, IN 47577, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: LaMothe