Pastoral Theology: Essentials of MinistryHarper Collins, 25 maj 1983 - 384 This much-needed book fully integrates principles of pastoral care, leadership, and theology to restore to ministers a clearly defined pastoral identity. Moving from a critique of inadequate models for ministry -- from community organizer to T. V. evangelist -- Oden develops a more classical model, rich in its references to the past and compatible both with Christian faith and theology through the ages and with current needs. Reconciling classical tradition with practice, Pastoral Theology will be a standard resource and reference in the field. Oden distills the best ideas of the two millennia of ecumenical Christian thinking concerning what pastors are and do. Pastoral Theology provides the foundational knowledge of the pastoral office requisite to the practice of ministry. It will be of interest to persons preparing for ordination in its review of key issues; at the same time, Pastoral Theology will appeal to all those who have considered entering the ministry, those who want to know more about what clergy do and why, and those ministers who want to review their ongoing work in the light of a systematic reflection on the pastoral gifts and tasks. |
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... better biblical foundation , one that rings with the wisdom of twenty centuries of experience in ministry . For students preparing for ministry , this book is something like aerobic exercise in preparation for a long run . The best way ...
... better statement of the idea appears in the classical pastoral tradition . Each chapter has been written in the same way : I deliberately have tried to constrain my own opinion and look intently and responsively toward the central ...
... better distinguish between true and false tradi- tions . The intent is not lukewarmly ecumenical in the usual liberal Protes- tant sense that excludes or diminishes the patristic , medieval , and coun- ter - Reformation views . Rather ...
... better and worse ways in which that office might be conceived and practiced . Compared with other tasks , what vocation is more laden with poten- tiality for good and for error ? Both for helping and for hurting ? What other vocation is ...
... better to say , " Give the inward call time to grow before making a premature , tentative , or ill - advised commitment to ministry . " After all , according to its traditional conception , ordination is for life , not a London semester ...
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The Ministry of Baptism and Eucharist | 105 |
The Ministry of the Word Through Preaching | 139 |
Equipping the Laity for Ministry | 159 |
Pastoral Visitation | 169 |
The Care of Souls | 186 |
A Theodicy for Pastoral Practice | 223 |
Ministry to the Sick | 249 |
The Care of the Poor | 267 |
Pastoral Care of the Dying | 293 |
The Trajectory of Pastoral Theology | 311 |
Abbreviations | 317 |
Index of Names | 355 |
Index of Scripture References | 369 |