One Ministry, Many Ministers
A Case Study from the Reformed Tradition
Published on 24. October 2014
158 pages
978-1-63087-550-3 (ISBN)
Description
The heart of this book is the claim that the one church catholic comprises all who, on the ground of Christ's saving work, are called and gathered by God the Holy Spirit into a fellowship whose only Head is Christ himself; and that all thus called are granted the high privilege of sharing in a variety of ways in the one ministry of Christ. This is the vision of the Reformed churches past and present. Alan Sell argues that far from being a parochial enquiry, the nature of the ministry and the work and education of all the ministers are issues as relevant to the life and practice of particular local churches as they are to ecumenical discussions between the several Christian world communions.
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English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
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Person
Alan P. F. Sell, of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the University of Chester, is a philosopher-theologian and ecumenist with strong interests in the history of Christian thought in general, and of the Reformed and Dissenting traditions in particular. A minister of The United Reformed Church, he has held rural and urban pastorates, has served from Geneva as Theological Secretary of the World Alliance (now Communion) of Reformed Churches, and has held academic posts in England, Canada, and Wales. He has earned the rarely-awarded senior doctorates, DD and DLitt, is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and of the Royal Historical Society, and holds honorary doctorates from the USA, Hungary, Canada, and Romania. He is the author of more than thirty books, and the editor of others. Ever seeking to hold together what belongs together, he explores the relations between philosophy, theology and apologetics, Christian ethics and moral philosophy, and doctrine in relation to spirituality and the ecumenical quest.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The Nature of Ministry
- Chapter 3: The Work of the Ministry
- Chapter 4: The Work of the Ministry
- Chapter 5: The Education of the Ministers
- Appendix 1: The Trinitarian Blessing
- Appendix 2: The Councils of The United Reformed Church
- Appendix 3: A Charge to the Minister and the Church
- Bibliography
