_The Study of Ministry_ is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of ministry that attends to historical sources, the social sciences, pastoral theology, ecclesiology and cultural studies. The book argues for the study of ministry to be taken seriously as an aspect of ecclesiology and pastoral theology, providing a stimulating resource both for practising ministers and for all those training for ministry in a range of denominations.  
  
  
Contents__  
  
Introduction  
  
Part One: Understanding Ministry  
  
Part Two: Models, Methods, and Resources  
  
Part Three: Ministry in Christian Tradition  
  
Part Four: Styles of Christian Ministry  
  
Part Five: Issues in Christian Ministry  
  
Conclusion

\["For current and future ministers seeking to deepen their practice", "Provides insights into ministry theory and practice", "You will enhance your understanding of Christian ministry"\]

The Study of Ministry is your essential guide to effective ministry practice and theory.

Martyn Percy

Emma Percy

Ian Markham

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The Study of Ministry

Contributors

Introduction

Part 1 UNDERSTANDING MINISTRY

1 The developing philosophy of ministry

Context – from Reformation to postmodernism

Postmodern ministry and secular discourse

Pastoral counselling

Leadership

Applied theology

Engaged theology

Habitus and virtue

'Faithful improvisation'

2 Hermeneutics of ministry

Setting the scene

A way forward

Person, system and role

Practical theology

Dependence

Representation

Conclusion

3 Anthropology of ministry

Anthropological practice

From theology to theodicy

Being human

4 Sociology of ministry

Vocation

Narrative worlds

Dividual ministry

Pastoral ministry

Ritual and liturgy

Flow

Habitus and embodiment

Cultural purity and betrayal

Celibacy, marriage, partnerships

Symbolic complexities

Ideas, emotions and more

Rites of passage, intensification and gifts

Hope: emotions of ministry

Blessing and authority

5 Congregational studies and ministry

1 Personal faith stories

2 Interpersonal networks and chains of informal influence

3 The numbers

4 A congregation's history

5 The surrounding community

6 A congregation's explicit and implicit theology

7 Congregational dynamics

8 Leadership

6 Psychology of ministry

The diversity of Christians

Religious understanding

Prayer and spirituality

Funerals and public liturgy

Confession and forgiveness

Healing

Personal problems and pastoral care

7 Ministry in fiction

Part 1: The Golden Era

Part 2: The glory has departed

Clerical detectives

Comic clerics

Priests with awful dilemmas

Who is telling our story?

8 Ministry in television and film

Introduction: intimacy, prophecy and power

Benign but ineffectual: the established vicar

Efficacy, but questionable benignity: warrior priests and false icons

Benign and effectual: confessors, exorcists and sleuths

Ineffectual and malign: evil vicars

Defying the paradigm: martyrs, holy fools and healers

Continuities and contrasts

What hath Canterbury to do with Washington?

Changing the target

Real ministry

Part 2 MODELS, METHODS AND RESOURCES

9 Global and ecumenical models of ministry

Starting with the global

The ecumenical dimension

10 Clerical and lay models of ministry

A new clerical consensus – the ordained as enablers of the body of Christ

Collaborative ministry for building up the Church?

A counter voice – a broader vision for lay ministry

Chaplaincy – the people of God serving the world?

Service within a clerical paradigm – lay voices valuing the religious professiona

Clerical and lay voices speaking of shared service

Reception of chaplaincy voices and models of ministry – under the radar

Conclusion: the full extent of lay ministry constrained by the concern for sustainability

11 Non-parochial forms of ministry

Secular ministers

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The Study of Ministry is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of ministry that attends to historical sources, the social sciences, pastoral theology, ecclesiology and cultural studies. The book argues for the study of ministry to be taken seriously as an aspect of ecclesiology and pastoral theology, providing a stimulating resource both for practising ministers and for all those training for ministry in a range of denominations.  
  
  
Contents  
  
Introduction  
  
Part One: Understanding Ministry  
  
Part Two: Models, Methods, and Resources  
  
Part Three: Ministry in Christian Tradition  
  
Part Four: Styles of Christian Ministry  
  
Part Five: Issues in Christian Ministry  
  
Conclusion

A detailed guide on ministry theory and practice, covering historical sources, social sciences, and pastoral theology. Ideal for current ministers and ministry trainees across denominations.

\["For Church leaders","This book offers a wide theological look at ministry","A deep insight that helps equip you in your own ministry"\]

Contents

Introduction

Part One: Understanding Ministry

Part Two: Models, Methods, and Resources

Part Three: Ministry in Christian Tradition

Part Four: Styles of Christian Ministry

Part Five: Issues in Christian Ministry

Conclusion

Equipping your ministry with a theological insight into the importance and meaning of ministry, this study is deep and wide-reaching.

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