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Full Description
A veteran Baptist pastor and ministry professor offers a distinctive free church vision for pastoral leadership, attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry. The book contains theological reflection on current ministry issues among Baptists based on biblical and historical foundations and reflects a diversity of Baptist life across time and around the world, including many different voices. Each chapter contains reflection questions to help readers consider the implications of Baptist thinking.
Contents
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Becoming a Pastor
1. Pastoral Identity: The Shepherd and the Flock
2. The Call to Ministry: More Than a Job
3. Ordination: Set Apart to Serve
4. Women in Ministry: Your Daughters Shall Prophesy
Part 2: Proclamation: Pastor as Prophet
5. The Preaching Ministry: Fire in My Bones
6. Witness to the World: Sent to Proclaim
Part 3: Care: Pastor as Priest
7. Worship and the Ordinances: Directing Attention to God
8. Pastoral Care: Tending the Flock
9. Spiritual Formation: Teaching Them to Obey All That I Have Commanded
Part 4: Leadership: Pastor as Servant
10. Pastoral Authority: Serving Something Larger
11. The Equipping Leader: Sharing Ministry
12. Dreaming of the Future: Offering Hope
Conclusion
Appendix: A Baptist Who's Who
Indexes
