TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Roland
AU  - Paton,David M.
TI  - The ministry of the Spirit: selected writings 
T2  - Roland Allen Library
SN  - 9780718840099
AV  - BX5037 .A452 2006eb
U1  - 283.081 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, U.K.
PB  - Lutterworth Press
KW  - Church of England
KW  - fast
KW  - Theology
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Anglican
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Originally published: London : World Dominion Press, 1960; Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index; Front cover; Other titles by Roland Allen available as e-books and in print from The Lutterworth Press; Title Page; Introductory Essay by Lamin Sanneh; Converts or Clients?; Cultural Osmosis; The Failure of Success; Redrawing the Boundary; Editorial Foreword to the First (1960) Edition by David M. Paton; Biographical Memoir by Alexander McLeish; Contents; Part 1: Pentecost and the World -- The Revelation of the Holy Spirit in the 'Acts of the Apostles'; I. The Gift of the Holy Spirit; II. The Spirit Revealed as the Inspirer of Missionary Work; III. The Revelation of the Spirit as Creating an Internal Necessity for Missionary WorkIV. The Spirit Revealing the Need of Men; V. The Administration of the Spirit; VI. The Spirit the Source and Test of New Forms of Missionary Activity; VII. The Gift of the Spirit the Sole Test of Communion; Notes to Chapter VII; VIII. Conclusion; Part 2: Non-Professional Missionaries; Part 3: Mission Activities Considered in Relation to the Manifestation of the Spirit; Part 4: St Paul and the Judaizers: A Dialogue; Part 5: An Illustration from V.S. Azariah; Part 6: The Case for Voluntary Clergy; I. Principles, not Expediency, the Apostolic Rule of JudgmentII. The Apostolic Qualifications for the Ministry; III. Vocation; IV. The Meaning and Place of Voluntary Clergy; V. Why?; VI. Appeals; VII. Desertion Unnecessary; VIII. Itinerant Clergy; IX. Lay Readers; X. Teaching; XI. Domination; XII. The Lesson to be Learnt; Part 7: To the Parishioners of Chalfont St Peter; Bibliography; Back cover
N2  - Roland Allen is internationally renowned for his controversial solutions to dilemmas within churches and missions. His works were first written in the first decade of the twentieth century, yet their ideas are so radical that they are still relevant today. Indeed, Allen predicted that his principles would not be broadly accepted until around fifty years after their creation. This selection of works by this mission pioneer and creative thinker takes extracts from Allen's other writings, which although having potential to be just as influential as those better known, have long been out of print
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