The Ordained Ministry in Ecumenical Perspective

The Ordained Ministry in Ecumenical Perspective
Author: World Council of Churches. International Consultation on the Ordained Ministry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 22
Release: 1972
Genre: Christian union
ISBN:

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Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective

Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective
Author: Jan Martijn Abrahamse
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2020-10-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004440720

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In Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective Jan Martijn Abrahamse offers a methodologically innovative way to understand ordained ministry in terms of covenantal theology by returning to the life and thought of the English Separatist Robert Browne (c. 1550-1633).

Called and Ordained

Called and Ordained
Author: Todd W. Nichol
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2004-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725210061

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What is ministry? And how are we to understand the distinctive ecclesiastical office known as ordained ministry? With clarity and insight, this book takes the discussion behind the current impasse between functional and ontological definitions. The contributors provide a distinctively American and ecumenical proposal that is consistent with the confession of justification by faith alone.

The Diaconate in Ecumenical Perspective

The Diaconate in Ecumenical Perspective
Author: Frederick C. (Fritz) Bauerschmidt
Publisher: Sacristy Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789590558

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A discussion of the historical development of the order of deacons, its theological basis in the Western and Eastern Churches, and the relevance and significance of the diaconate for the Church in the twenty-first century.

Theology of Ministry

Theology of Ministry
Author: Borght
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2007-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047420772

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Theology of ministry has always been a controversial issue in the relation between churches, especially with its juridical approach that concentrated on authority. In recent decades the secularization and individualization in the Western world have intensified the challenge to reformulate the mission of the church and its ministries. Building on the Reformed theology of the 16th century (Zwingli, Calvin and confessions) and on the results of the ecumenical convergence on ministry (BEM) in the 20th century, this study presents building blocks for a renewed theology of ministry in the 21st century.

Rites of Ordination and Commitment in the Churches of the Nordic Countries

Rites of Ordination and Commitment in the Churches of the Nordic Countries
Author: Hans Raun Iversen
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788763502658

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A unique situation exists in the Nordic countries where there is a Lutheran majority living in ecumenical cooperation with other churches and ecclesiastical communities. This book attempts to shed light on what the churches have discovered they hold in common and on areas where they recognise that there are divergencies between them, both in relation to ordination and ministry, and in particular to the theology and terminology of ordination. The book brings together the research and insights of 23 researchers from all the Nordic countries studying more than 200 different kinds of 'ordination' rites from the Orthodox and Roman Catholic as well as Lutheran and non-Lutheran protestant traditions. After an introduction to the churches in the Nordic countries, the book presents 19 case studies from the Nordic countries. The last part includes some general ecumenical and liturgical perspectives on ordination and rites presented by international researchers.

The Fellowship

The Fellowship
Author: Christopher Ross B.S MSL
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2015-10-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1504958519

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An intriguing as well as thoughtful look at the necessity for ministry. A riveting and timely ministry of teaching that engages the hearts of Christians and calls for the evangelical side of every person in Gods family. Your heart will thrive with a newfound desire to minister to the downcast and downtrodden of the world. Your appetite for ministry will come alive again.

The Holy Spirit and the Church

The Holy Spirit and the Church
Author: Thomas Hughson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317028627

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Advancing strong, scholarly discussion on the Holy Spirit and the church in the context of the ecumenical movement, six theologians in five different churches offer new theological and pastoral insights into the work of the Holy Spirit in the churches of Christianity, in ecumenism, and in witness. With The Church: Towards a Common Vision (World Council of Churches) document serving as a common point of reference, a pastoral perspective is distinctive throughout. Relating theology to non-theological knowledge of the contemporary cultural context, as well as application to pastoral practice, this book draws from, and is applicable to, clergy formation, preaching, lay discipleship, church-world relations, social mission, congregational life, grass-roots ecumenical cooperation, and witness to Christ and the gospel by racial minorities.