Pastoral Theology: Essentials of MinistryHarper Collins, 25 mei 1983 - 384 pagina's This much-needed book fully integrates principles of pastoral care, leadership, and theology to restore to ministers a clearly defined pastoral identity. Moving from a critique of inadequate models for ministry -- from community organizer to T. V. evangelist -- Oden develops a more classical model, rich in its references to the past and compatible both with Christian faith and theology through the ages and with current needs. Reconciling classical tradition with practice, Pastoral Theology will be a standard resource and reference in the field. Oden distills the best ideas of the two millennia of ecumenical Christian thinking concerning what pastors are and do. Pastoral Theology provides the foundational knowledge of the pastoral office requisite to the practice of ministry. It will be of interest to persons preparing for ordination in its review of key issues; at the same time, Pastoral Theology will appeal to all those who have considered entering the ministry, those who want to know more about what clergy do and why, and those ministers who want to review their ongoing work in the light of a systematic reflection on the pastoral gifts and tasks. |
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... feels deeply that it is God's own intention that women preach the word and celebrate the sacraments and fulfill all the offices of ordained ministry , I am grateful for the gifted women in my own seminary classes who are preparing for ...
... feel completely OK with yourself and God . Feelings of guilt are considered neurotic . God turns out to be a naive zilch who permissively turns his eyes away when we sin . How strangely different from the Holy One of Amos , Isaiah , and ...
... feeling that the office and gifts of ministry I am describing are completely out of touch with their own traditions . Method in Pastoral Theology What are the sources from which reasonable guidance can be derived for the work of the ...
... feels an urgent call to ministry , yet has had little sustained experience in a worshiping com- munity . Do not act too quickly on such a momentous first impression . Let an initial impression grow quietly in a community of prayer until ...
... feel another's hurts ? Has agape begun to grow ? If evidence of these gifts is very meager , it is less likely that the inward call is being confirmed ( Ambrose , NPNF 2nd , vol . 10 , book I ; Gregory , ACW , pp . 33 ff . ) . Am I ...
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The Ministry of Baptism and Eucharist | 105 |
The Ministry of the Word Through Preaching | 139 |
Equipping the Laity for Ministry | 159 |
Pastoral Visitation | 169 |
The Care of Souls | 186 |
A Theodicy for Pastoral Practice | 223 |
Ministry to the Sick | 249 |
The Care of the Poor | 267 |
Pastoral Care of the Dying | 293 |
The Trajectory of Pastoral Theology | 311 |
Abbreviations | 317 |
Index of Names | 355 |
Index of Scripture References | 369 |