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An introduction to ministry : a primer for renewed life and leadership in Protestant mainline congregations / Ian S. Markham, Oran E. Warder.

By: Markham, Ian S [author.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley, Blackwell, 2016Description: ix, 284 pages ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470673300 (cloth); 0470673303 (cloth); 9780470673294 (pbk.); 047067329X (pbk.)Subject(s): Pastoral theology -- United StatesLOC classification: BV4011.3 | .M365 2016Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Exploring the World of Ministry : -- Sensing the call -- The imperative of training -- Cultivating the Skills for Effective Ministry : -- Worship and mainline ritual -- Reading Scripture thoughtfully -- Connecting the theological dots -- Church history -- Preaching the word -- Pastoral presence -- Christian education and formation -- Music and hymnody -- Leading the People of God : -- Prophetic leadership and social justice -- Evangelism and church growth -- Leading through change and conflict -- The business of the church -- Stewardship -- Christian apologetics -- Ministerial integrity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Exploring the World of Ministry : -- 1. Sensing the call -- 2. The imperative of training -- 3. Church dynamics : exploring congregational culture -- Section II. Cultivating the Skills for Effective Ministry : -- 4. Worship and mainline ritual -- 5. Reading Scripture thoughtfully -- 6. Connecting the theological dots -- 7. Church history -- 8. Preaching the word -- 9. Ethics in the mainline -- 10. Pastoral presence -- 11. Christian education and formation -- 12. Music and hymnody -- Section III. Leading the People of God : -- 13. Prophetic leadership and social justice -- 14. Evangelism and church growth -- 15. Leading through change and conflict -- 16. The business of the church -- 17. Stewardship -- 18. Christian apologetics -- 19. Ministerial integrity.

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