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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Main Author: Pickard, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2012
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.
ISSN:1745-5316
Contains:In: Ecclesiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/174553112X619771