In FOSTERING FAITH Gary Chamberlain explores how ministers can enable faith development in a variety of settings. Building on the research of Jame Fowler, Chamberlain stresses that ministers must understand their own growth in faith in order to carry out effective ministry. Illustrating how an understanding and application of faith development theory can have practical effects on ministry, Chamberlain examines areas such as religious education, the family and the parish, the sick, the elderly and the imprisoned. Christian ministers will find this book both personally challenging and pastorally helpful.