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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... witnesses in our time to an exciting period in the history of Christ's ministry , in which God's Spirit is pouring out remarkable gifts upon women who will positively influence the quality of the Christian life and the shape of the ...
... witness to God's own self - disclosure and the task of awakening appropriate responses to it ? What other sphere of action has in mind such an auspicious aspiration as that of witnessing to God's intention to save humankind from sin and ...
... witness to the gospel , visit the sick , serve the needy , and assist in the building up of the community . This general ministry is committed to every Christian ( Matt . 5:16 , 28 : 18-20 ) . Yet there are persons within the ministry ...
... witness to the Word . There remains some evidence that ordination was at times con- ferred by clerics other than bishops . According to Jerome , the bishop of Alexandria was consecrated by the presbyters of the city . According to ...
... witnesses ; put that teaching into the charge of [ persons ] you can trust , such ... as will be competent to teach others " ( 2 Tim . 2 : 1,2 ) . The principle : Those who are " taught of God " should be able to teach others . Timothy ...
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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 |