A Christian Future for the Church's Ministry: Some Critical Moves*
This article explores the kinds of moves required in order for the future ministry of the church of Jesus Christ to remain firmly Christian. The article identifies a number of critical moves that involve greater integration, organic thinking and practice, and an emphasis upon cooperation, character...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2012
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In: |
Ecclesiology
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-53 |
Further subjects: | B
Ministry
Trinity
integration
organic
cooperation
relational
character
friendship
mission
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Summary: | This article explores the kinds of moves required in order for the future ministry of the church of Jesus Christ to remain firmly Christian. The article identifies a number of critical moves that involve greater integration, organic thinking and practice, and an emphasis upon cooperation, character and friendship. Such moves in fact are interdependent and belong to a more collaborative understanding of the church and its ministerial practices. In this sense the article is an attempt to offer some conceptual clarity regarding what a mission shaped ministry might actually involve. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5316 |
Contains: | In: Ecclesiology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/174553112X619771 |