Theological foundations for collaborative ministry /

Pickard, Stephen K.

Theological foundations for collaborative ministry / Stephen Pickard. - Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009. - 256 p.; 24 cm. - Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Cooperative ministry
Group ministry
Church management
Pastoral theology
Christian leadership

BV 675.5 / .P53 2009
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