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Pickard, Stephen K.

Theological foundations for collaborative ministry / Stephen Pickard. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., c2009. - viii, 256 p. ; 24 cm. - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Collaborative ministry : an introduction -- Ministry and the ministries -- Rediscovering the ministries of the people of God : mapping the territory -- On knowing one's relations : church, ministry, and theology -- Theological trends in ministry : historical perspectives -- The question of origins : the legacy of R.C. Moberly's ministerial priesthood -- The question of purpose : ministerial order and pioneer ministry -- The question of reach : representative priesthood & the ministries of the Laos -- Towards a collaborative theory of ministry -- Ministries in relation : the quest for integration -- Collaborative ministry : a dialogue between theology and science -- Of another : dynamics of collaborative ministry -- Reforming orders -- A relational ontology of orders : some implications for praxis -- Episcopacy, management, and the problem of ecclesiology -- Episcopacy from below : the ecumenical gift -- Recovering orientations -- This your promise : the vows, formation, and ministerial existence -- I saw satan fall like lightning : a sermon on team ministry for mission -- Conclusion : the collaborative world.

ISBN: 9780754668299 (hardcover) 0754668290 (hardcover) 9780754668350 (pbk.) 0754668355 (pbk.) 9780754697282 (ebk.) 0754697282 (ebk.)

LCCN: 2009013492

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA998200 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015386760 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cooperative ministry.
Group ministry.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
Christian leadership.

LC Class. No.: BV675.5 / .P53 2009