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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... hands , and quietly through our bodily presence . A major part of the task ahead is to sharpen anew the needed dis- tinction between clergy and laity , while at the same time respecting a continued stress on the general ministry of the ...
... hand . Students enter lean and hungry into my course on " Pastoral Theol- ogy . " Naturally I have scoured Books in Print for current resources , and failing to turn up an adequate textbook , I have tried search services and rare book ...
... hand it may be that the ordaining body has forgotten altogether what wolves look like . In selecting new candidates for minis- try , examining clergy do well to have a keen eye for the long - range welfare of the people of God , a good ...
... hand , suppose another has many practical gifts for church administration and pastoral visitation , but has not thought through even the most elementary issues of Christian teaching about God , Christ , salvation , sacrament , social ...
... hands and the church's intercessory prayer . Ordination combines an internal grace with an external act in which the inner reality is the reception of the divine gift and the exter- nal event is the laying on of hands with prayer ...
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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 |