Learning for Ministry
Making the Most of Study and Training
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-7151-4278-3 (ISBN)
Description
This user-friendly handbook is essential reading for all embarking on a course of training for Christian ministry, lay or ordained. Designed to reduce the fear factor and you make the most of your study and training, it covers:
How we learn best;
Work/life balance;
Knowing God better;
Studying the Bible;
Worship and prayer;
Knowing yourself better;
What is theological reflection;
Vocations, gifts and ministry.
How we learn best;
Work/life balance;
Knowing God better;
Studying the Bible;
Worship and prayer;
Knowing yourself better;
What is theological reflection;
Vocations, gifts and ministry.
Reviews / Votes
'An excellent - and ecumenically aware - practical guide for those about to begin training for lay and ordained ministries, and those considering their call.' -- Philip Luscombe, Principal of Wesley House, Cambridge 'Intended primarily for those preparing for recognised ministries in the Anglican and Methodist traditions, this book offers a realistic, practical and honest introduction to the complexities of ministerial formation.' -- Jan Berry, Tutor in Practical Theology, The Partnership for Theological Education, Manchester 'An excellent and comprehensive account of what to expect during ministerial training...I wish it had been written a year ago!' -- Sarah Partridge, Inital Year Ministerial TrainingMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7151-4278-3 (9780715142783)
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Previous edition
Book
09/2005
Church House Publishing
€38.56
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Persons
Steven Croft lives on a barrier island off the coast of Georgia on a property lush with vegetation. He is the author of At Home with a Dreamlike Earth (The Poetry Box, 2023) plus three previous chapbooks: Coastal Scenes (The Saltmarsh Press, 2002), Moment and Time (The Saltmarsh Press, 2015), and New World Poems (Alien Buddha Press, 2020). His poems have appeared in Willawaw Journal, San Pedro River Review, Chestnut Review, North of Oxford, Anti-Heroin Chic, The New Verse News, Soul-Lit, and other places, and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and best of the Net.