essentials of ministry Oden, Thomas C. creator text bibliography cau San Francisco, CA Harper and Row c.1982 1982 monographic eng

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xii, 372 p. ; pbk ; 24 cm. 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. Thomas C. Oden. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.. Pastoral theology 253/ODE 0060663537 (pbk.) 82047753 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/82047753.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/82047753.html DLC 821115 20111017203605.0 4225147