The Ministry of the Church

, by Allen, Joseph J.

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ISBN: 9780881410440 | 0881410446
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/1/1986

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A three-part study of the functions of ministry from an Orthodox perspective.

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Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Ministry to the Community
Christ the Great Shepherd
Ministry of the Shepherd: Scriptural Roots	p. 21
The Priesthood of Christ and the Ministry of the Church	p. 22
Christ's Ministry as Prophet, King, Priest	p. 26
Christ's Ministry and the Father	p. 35
The First Shepherds After Christ
Characteristics of Christ's Shepherds	p. 41
The Twelve and the Seventy	p. 46
Pastors of Churches: Timothy, Titus and The Elders	p. 54
The Holy Spirit in Ministry	p. 56
The Person and Role of the Shepherd in the Church
The Person of the Shepherd-St Gregory Nazianzen	p. 70
St Basil on the Shepherd	p. 85
The Relations of Shepherd and Flock
Shepherding the Flock-St John Chrysostom	p. 97
Other Fathers on the Nature of Shepherding	p. 118
The Ministry of the Word
Preaching in the Scriptures and the Fathers
Preaching: A "Strange Thing"	p. 127
Early Christian Roots of the Ministry of Preaching	p. 130
The Divine-Human Dynamic in the Community	p. 132
St Paul: A Model of the Preacher	p. 138
Patristic Views of Preaching	p. 144
Contemporary Preaching
The Word and "words"	p. 155
A Preaching Model in the Liturgical Cycle	p. 159
Preaching the Story of Peoplehood	p. 163
The "ministry" of the Ministry of the Word	p. 169
The Ministry of Spiritual Counsel
Growth into True Life
The True Aim of Personal Direction	p. 173
Growth: Theology for Ministry	p. 178
Spiritual Growth and the Pastoral Effort	p. 182
Out of Sickness and Sin	p. 190
The Implications of Physical (Somatic) Sickness	p. 192
The Implications of Emotional Sickness	p. 195
Spiritual Growth and the Secular World
Growth and Secularity	p. 201
Fixing New Faith Horizons in the Secular World	p. 205
Freedom in the Secular World	p. 209
Truth in the Secular World	p. 210
The Person of the Pastor
The Distinctive Role of the Christian Pastor	p. 215
The Pastor as Reconciler and Sufferer	p. 219
The Pastor and Prayer	p. 223
Appendix	p. 228
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