MINISTRY
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Stale Bread? A handbook for Speaking the Story, St Andrew Press, 2007. Richard Littledale. Stale Bread? Advances an exciting addition to the preacher’s armoury: a dynamic and engaging technique to help bring home the real impact of the great Christian stories that have lost cogency through repetition. Here is a true practical and instructional framework on which to base an address. Here, Richard Littledale explores the benefits to both preacher and listener and provides the tools with which to develop a strong re-engagement with the texts. In understanding the strengths and weaknesses in the practice of narrative preaching, Littledale guides the readers in when to utilise the technique to bring freshness and vitality to their sermons. |
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Transformational ministry: Church leadership and the way of the cross. St Andrew Press. 2002. Michael Jinkins. £8.99. Transformational ministry looks at the role of leadership in Christian ministry. Whether we are at worship or in a committee meeting, speaking to children in church or providing pastoral care, the great goal of ministry is the transformation of persons into the likeness of Jesus Christ. Drawing from a remarkable range of sources, from Barth, Calvin and Gregory the Great to a host of secular writers, Jinkins addresses issues relating to the core purposes of ministry – pastoral and vocational identities, ministering through conflict, strength and persistence in ministry, theological issues of character and mission. | ||||
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What they don’t teach you at theological college: A practical guide to life in the ministry. Malcolm Grundy. Canterbury Press, 2003. £12.99. What they don’t teach you at Theological College aims to explore the many ways in which clerical life is experienced today. In simple and accessible terms it explains how the Church of England functions and includes excellent summaries of legal responsibilities, diocesan and parish structures, advice on managing the parish, financial planning, nurturing one’s personal life and much more. | ||||
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Funeral, Thanksgiving and Memorial Services: Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy, Jan Brind and Tessa Wilkinson. Canterbury, 2008. £16.99. This practical resource, arising out of the authors' extensive experience, is fully compatible with the authorised funeral liturgies. It contains many supplementary ideas and a wide range of material suitable for the uniqueness of each occasion. Includes a CD ROM, templates, guidelines for green funerals and speaking to children about death. | ||||
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Community and ministry: An introduction to community development in a Christian context, Paul Ballard and Lesley Housekeep. SPCK, 2007, £12.99. This book provides a thorough introduction to the church's relationship to its community, and includes discussion on what community is, community work and mission, models of community work, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, the local authority and voluntary agencies, working with volunteers, spirituality in community participation. Community and ministry is a book for clergy, ministers, church-related community workers and lay leaders needing to understand how they and their churches may relate to the community in which they live. This book is essential to their training. | ||||
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