Preparing for Christian ministry : an evangelical approach /
Preparing for Christian ministry : an evangelical approach / [print]
edited by David P. Gushee, Walter C. Jackson.
- Wheaton, Illinois : Victor Books, (c)1996.
- 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"A BridgePoint book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface Section I. Transitions into community -- The nature of Christian community and the theological seminary Facing doubt and crisis with integrity in a seminary setting The seminary experience : tips and traps Section II. Personal formation and calling for ministry -- Toward a biblical view of call Spirituality and spiritual growth Identifying and cultivating spiritual giftedness Human personhood and the minister The church and its ministry Vocational options in ministry Clergy sexual misconduct : a crisis in ministerial ethics Section III. Professional formation and tasks of ministry -- Church ministry leadership Worship leadership The ministry of sheperding Teaching : a little piece of holy ground Social ministry in the community Evangelism through church planting Church staff relations Authority in ministry Section IV. Global formation and contemporary issues in ministry -- Christian ministry in global context / David F. D'Amico -- Christian ministry in local contexts Christian ministry in the African American church : a challenge for seminarians and seminaries David P. Gushee and Walter C. Jackson -- Mark A. Seifrid -- Melanie Greer Nogalski and James D. Nogalski -- Marsha A. Ellis Smith -- John Polhill -- David S. Dockery and David P. Gushee -- Gerald L. Borchert -- Leigh E. Conver -- Timothy P. Weber -- Doris A. Borchert -- David P. Gushee -- Walter C. Jackson -- Craig A. Loscalzo and Lloyd L. Mims III -- David Stancil -- John D. Hendrix -- John Dever and Janet Furness Spressart -- Thom S. Rainer -- Dennis E. Williams -- Walter C. Jackson -- Robert Don Hughes -- T. Vaugn Walker and Robert Smith, Jr. -- Moral issues facing the contemporary church David P. Gushee.
96008799
Clergy--Office.
Pastoral theology.
BV660.J14.P747 1996
"A BridgePoint book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface Section I. Transitions into community -- The nature of Christian community and the theological seminary Facing doubt and crisis with integrity in a seminary setting The seminary experience : tips and traps Section II. Personal formation and calling for ministry -- Toward a biblical view of call Spirituality and spiritual growth Identifying and cultivating spiritual giftedness Human personhood and the minister The church and its ministry Vocational options in ministry Clergy sexual misconduct : a crisis in ministerial ethics Section III. Professional formation and tasks of ministry -- Church ministry leadership Worship leadership The ministry of sheperding Teaching : a little piece of holy ground Social ministry in the community Evangelism through church planting Church staff relations Authority in ministry Section IV. Global formation and contemporary issues in ministry -- Christian ministry in global context / David F. D'Amico -- Christian ministry in local contexts Christian ministry in the African American church : a challenge for seminarians and seminaries David P. Gushee and Walter C. Jackson -- Mark A. Seifrid -- Melanie Greer Nogalski and James D. Nogalski -- Marsha A. Ellis Smith -- John Polhill -- David S. Dockery and David P. Gushee -- Gerald L. Borchert -- Leigh E. Conver -- Timothy P. Weber -- Doris A. Borchert -- David P. Gushee -- Walter C. Jackson -- Craig A. Loscalzo and Lloyd L. Mims III -- David Stancil -- John D. Hendrix -- John Dever and Janet Furness Spressart -- Thom S. Rainer -- Dennis E. Williams -- Walter C. Jackson -- Robert Don Hughes -- T. Vaugn Walker and Robert Smith, Jr. -- Moral issues facing the contemporary church David P. Gushee.
96008799
Clergy--Office.
Pastoral theology.
BV660.J14.P747 1996