Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
John Wesley: The Evangelical Revival and the Rise of Methodism in England by John Munsey Turner |
by John M. Haley
|
by Ralph Waller
|
by Luke Curran
|
Mission-shaped Questions: Defining Issues for Today's Church by Bishop Lindsay Urwin |
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links(What is this?) |
Product Description
Product Description
The Methodist Church has always had a number of different understandings of ministry and ordained ministry. How does the Reformation emphasis on the Priesthood of All Believers, or the contemporary "Ministry of the Whole People of God" relate to the calling of the ordained person? Based on papers given at a conference held in Cambridge in September 2001, this work is an exploration of what it means to be an ordained minister (or presbyter). A significant recent development has been the reopening of the Methodist Diaconal Order, with its own distinct emphases in ministry. Has our understanding of ministry become fragmented and confused? The essays in this collection by lay and ordained, minsters and deacons, discuss the current Methodist understanding, and include an Anglican contribution. The expectations which the church and society have of ministers, and those which ministers have of themselves, also come under the microscope. Are we guilty of operating in a time warp, or can we develop models of ministry which are realistic, robust and rooted in sound theology? Can we be both authentically Methodist, but also open to the ecumenical initiatives of the 21st century? What is the place of sector ministers? Of circuits? Of the Communion service? This book should provide a helpful starting point for anyone seeking to understand what ordained ministry entails, whether as ministers themselves, those comtemplating Foundation Training or ordained ministry, or simply as Christians working alongside ministers. The contributors are: Clifford Bellamy; Richard Clutterbuck; Leslie Griffiths; Ken Howcroft; Sue Jackson; Jane Leach; Philip Luscombe; Clive Marsh; Esther Shreeve; and Andrew Todd.
About the Author
Philip Luscombe is Principal of Wesley House, Cambridge. Esther Shreeve is Director of Studies on The East Anglian Ministerial Training Course.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
 |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. |
