Arguing that what is needed is a provisional approach to ministry which recognises that all forms of ministry are, and always have been a response to social and cultural context, 'Ecclesianarchy' brings theological and practical insight to bear on the question of ministry's provisionality.

John Williams

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Preface

Introduction

1. Liquid Modernity: Hallmarks of the Post-Church Society

2. Unfinished Business: The Historical Contestation of Ministry

3. Threefold Disorder: Diaconal, Presbyteral and Episcopal Ministry Today

4. Interrogating Ordination: Ontology, Function and Gender

5. Shared, Lay, Local and Collaborative: The Road Less Travelled

6. Distribution and Difference: The Pentecostal and Charismatic Inheritance

7. Chaplaincy: A Very Ancient and Postmodern Ministry

8. Fresh Expressions: Hope for the Mainstream Denominations?

9. Signals of the Impossible: Reimagining the Role of Christian Faith

10. ‘Ecclesianarchy’: A Blueprint for Adaptive Ministry

11. Stirring Up the Gift: On Being Formed for Christian Ministry

12. Identity Crisis: Negotiating Role and Person in Ministry

Conclusion

Bibliography

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Ecclesianarchy

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Arguing that what is needed is a provisional approach to ministry which recognises that all forms of ministry are, and always have been a response to social and cultural context, 'Ecclesianarchy' brings theological and practical insight to bear on the question of ministry's provisionality.

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