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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Matthew: ministry in a divided church: The ministry of wise instruction | |
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| Matthew and his readers | |
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| Church and ministry in Matthew: the wide perspective | |
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| Ministry in Matthew: his specific contribution | |
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| The challenge of the scribe | |
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| The temptations of the scribe | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mark: ministry in an oppressed culture: The ministry of kingdom emissaries | |
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| The ministry of Jesus | |
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| The ministry of the disciples | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Luke: ministry in a graceless world: The ministry of apostolic compassion | |
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| Jesus: the model | |
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| The disciples: the sent ones | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| John: ministry in a spiritual desert: The ministry of the good shepherd | |
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| John and the church | |
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| John's varied imagery | |
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| The spiritual desert | |
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| The good shepherd | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Acts: ministry in an emerging church: The ministry of community formation | |
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| The nature of church | |
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| Who were the leaders? | |
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| The appointment of leaders | |
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| The function of leaders | |
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| Paul's address to the elders at Ephesus (20:17-38) | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Paul: ministry in an infant church: The ministry of a founding father | |
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| Approaching Paul | |
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| Paul as church planter and pastor: common themes | |
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| Paul as church planter and founding father: distinctive themes | |
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| Community formation | |
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| Other leaders: a briefer comment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Paul: ministry in a maturing church: The ministry of an apostolic teacher | |
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| Paul's appointment as apostle and teacher | |
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| Paul as teacher in Romans, Ephesians and Colossians | |
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| Paul's educational method | |
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| Other teachers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Paul: ministry in an aging church: The ministry of the elder statesman | |
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| The role of Paul | |
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| Paul and church leaders | |
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| Charisma versus institution | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Hebrews: ministry in a faltering church: The ministry of a reflective practitioner | |
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| Hebrews as reflective practice | |
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| Church and leadership in Hebrews | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| James: ministry in a half-hearted church: The ministry of transparent wisdom | |
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| James's pastoral approach | |
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| James's pastoral context | |
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| James's theological depth | |
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| James's ecclesiastical perspective | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| 1 Peter: ministry in a despised church: The ministry of a seasoned elder | |
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| Leadership in the church (5:1-4) | |
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| Priesthood of all believers (2:4-10) | |
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| The elder's pastoral strategy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| John's letters: ministry in a compromised church: The ministry of experienced truth | |
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| The elder | |
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| The church as family | |
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| Compromise and boundaries | |
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| The theology of experienced truth | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Jude, 2 Peter: ministry in an endangered church: The ministry of pastoral polemics | |
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| Common issues | |
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| Jude | |
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| 2 Peter | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Revelation: ministry in a hostile world: The ministry of prophetic proclamation | |
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| The church in Revelation | |
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| An overview of prophecy in Revelation | |
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| The relationships of the prophet | |
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| Prophets as pastors and teachers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Unity and diversity in New Testament ministry | |
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| What are the implications for the unity of the New Testament? | |
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| What are the implications for the individual minister? | |
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| What are the implications for denominational understanding of ministry? | |
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| What are the implications for an ecumenical understanding of ministry? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index of Scripture references | |
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| Index of names and subjects | |