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Theological foundations for collaborative ministry / Stephen Pickard.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theologyPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., γ̐ư2009. Publication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780754697282
  • 0754697282
  • 0754668290
  • 9780754668299
  • 0754668355
  • 9780754668350
  • 1282344633
  • 9781282344631
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theological foundations for collaborative ministry.DDC classification:
  • 253 22
LOC classification:
  • BV675.5 .P53 2009eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 11.70
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)298561

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.

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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