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Author Pickard, Stephen K.

Title Theological foundations for collaborative ministry / Stephen Pickard.

Publication Info. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology
Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) 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.
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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Subject Cooperative ministry.
Cooperative ministry.
Group ministry.
Group ministry.
Church management.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
Pastoral theology.
Christian leadership.
Christian leadership.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Pickard, Stephen K. Theological foundations for collaborative ministry. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., ©2009 9780754668350 (DLC) 2009013492 (OCoLC)318191127
ISBN 9780754697282 (electronic book)
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