Pastoral theology :

Oden, Thomas C.

Pastoral theology : essentials of ministry / Thomas C. Oden. - San Francisco, CA : Harper and Row, c.1982. - xii, 372 p. ; pbk ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes..

IntroductionWhat is pastoral theology? Part 1: Becoming a minister.

The discovery of personal identity --The call to ministry -- The meaning of ordination -- Women in the pastoral office. Part 2 : The pastoral office.

Shepherding as pivotal analogy -- The offices and gifts of ministry.

Part 3 : What clergy do and why.

The pastor of the worshipping community -- The ministry of baptism and eucharist -- The ministry of the Word through preaching -- The teaching elder -- Equipping hte laity for ministry.

Part 4 : Pastoral counsel.

Pivotal visitation -- The care of souls -- The work of the Holy Spirit in comfort, adminition, and discipline.

Part 5 : Crisis ministry.

A theodicy for pastoral practice -- Ministry to the sick -- The care of the poor -- Pastoral care of the dying.

Conclusion : The trajectory of pastoral theology.



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