One ministry, many ministers : a case study from the Reformed tradition /

One ministry, many ministers : a case study from the Reformed tradition /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sell, Alan P. F., author.
Imprint:	Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2014] ©2014
Description:	xi, 145 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	United Reformed Church (Great Britain) United Reformed Church (Great Britain) Pastoral theology. Clergy. Pastoral theology -- Reformed Church. Reformed Church -- Clergy. Clergy. Pastoral theology. Reformed Church -- Clergy.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10127438

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ISBN:	9781625648921 1625648928
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and indexes.
Summary:	"The heart of this book is the claim that the one church catholic comprises all who, on the ground of Christ's saving work, are called and gathered by God the Holy Spirit into a fellowship whose only Head is Christ himself; and that all thus called are granted the high privilege of sharing in a variety of ways in the one ministry of Christ. This is the vision of the Reformed churches past and present. Alan Sell argues that far from being a parochial enquiry, the nature of the ministry and the work and education of all the ministers are issues as relevant to the life and practice of particular local churches as they are to ecumenical discussions between the several Christian world communions." --

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Ministry
3. The Work of Ministers: (1) The Worship of the Church
4. The Work of Ministers: (2) Preaching and Pastoral Care
5. The Education of Ministers
Appendices
1. The Trinitarian Blessing
2. The Councils of The United Reformed Church
3. An Induction Charge to the Minister and the Church
Bibliography
Descriptive Index of Persons
General Index