TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pickard,Stephen K.
TI  - Theological foundations for collaborative ministry
T2  - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology
SN  - 9780754697282
AV  - BV675.5 .P53 2009eb
U1  - 253 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate Pub.
KW  - Cooperative ministry
KW  - Group ministry
KW  - Church management
KW  - Pastoral theology
KW  - Christian leadership
KW  - Coopération (Pastorale)
KW  - Équipe sacerdotale
KW  - Église
KW  - Administration
KW  - Pastorale
KW  - Leadership chrétien
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Ministry
KW  - Pastoral Resources
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Teamwork
KW  - gnd
KW  - Kerkelijke ambten
KW  - gtt
KW  - Kirchliches Amt
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Gemeindearbeit
KW  - Kooperation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index; Collaborative ministry : an introduction -- Ministry and the ministries -- Rediscovering the ministries of the people of God : mapping the territory -- On knowing one's relations : church, ministry, and theology -- Theological trends in ministry : historical perspectives -- The question of origins : the legacy of R.C. Moberly's ministerial priesthood -- The question of purpose : ministerial order and pioneer ministry -- The question of reach : representative priesthood & the ministries of the Laos -- Towards a collaborative theory of ministry -- Ministries in relation : the quest for integration -- Collaborative ministry : a dialogue between theology and science -- Of another : dynamics of collaborative ministry -- Reforming orders -- A relational ontology of orders : some implications for praxis -- Episcopacy, management, and the problem of ecclesiology -- Episcopacy from below : the ecumenical gift -- Recovering orientations -- This your promise : the vows, formation, and ministerial existence -- I saw satan fall like lightning : a sermon on team ministry for mission -- Conclusion : the collaborative world
N2  - This book examines the theological foundations of a collaborative approach to Christian ministry. The discovery that Christians are members 'one of another' creates energy and joy in ministry and empowers the Church in an age of mission. Outlining the present challenges for ministry, Stephen Pickard offers an historical perspective on ministry over the last century; develops a theory of collaborative ministry based on a dialogue between theology and science; and explores some implications of collaborative ministry for lay and ordained people of the Church. This book breaks new ground in its th
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