Making God Possible - The Task of Ordained Ministry Present and Future - Softcover

Billings, Alan

 
9780281062287: Making God Possible - The Task of Ordained Ministry Present and Future
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0281062285 ISBN 13: 9780281062287
Verlag: SPCK Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

What are clergy for? In this lively and provocative volume, Alan Billings argues that they serve the mission and ministry of the Church, which is to make God possible. In each new era, how to carry out this mission effectively will vary, as the Church seeks to respond to changes in society and culture, but it is likely to involve clergy in a refocusing of their ministry. Part 1 of Making God Possible looks at recent cultural shifts and the challenges they present to Christianity in the twenty-first century. Part 2 explores some of the models of ministry which have been found in the Church in the past and which continue to exercise an influence: classical (the parson); evangelical (the minister); catholic (the priest), and utility (the social activist and personal therapist). The author skilfully draws out those things of lasting importance and value in each model that might contribute towards the renewal of the ordained ministry today.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The Revd Canon Dr Alan Billings is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day' and the author of Dying and Grieving, Secular Lives Sacred Hearts, and God and Community Cohesion, all published by SPCK.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
SPCK Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0281062285
ISBN 13 
9780281062287
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
192
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
Nicht verfügbar