The Office of Peter
The Office of Peter

Author: Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1681495279

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In this theological masterpiece on the ministry of the Pope (the Petrine Office) and the nature of the Church, the great Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar examines what he calls the anti-Roman attitude-a widespread hostility toward the Papacy. Unfortunately, this attitude exists even within the Catholic Church. How should we understand this? More importantly, how should we overcome it? Hans Urs von Balthasar answers these questions by providing a balanced discussion of the Papcy's place in the Church. He shows how the Office of Peter is an essential aspect of the ongoing life and mission of Christ's Church. On the one hand, the Papacy is not "above" the Church, the author insists, nor is the mystery of the Church reducible to the Papacy. On the other hand, writes von Balthasar, the Petrine ministry of the Pope is a crucial element among other indispensable, constitutive principles, which include what von Balthasar calls the Johannine and Pauline dimensions, and above all else on the Marian aspect of the Church.

The Church and the Office of the Ministry, the Voice of Our Church on the Question of Church and Office
The Church and the Office of the Ministry, the Voice of Our Church on the Question of Church and Office

Author: Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780758634030

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Matthew Harrison s new edition of this seminal writing by the first president of the LCMS restores Walther s precise language on the doctrines of church and ministry. As the subtitle of the original German edition states, The Church and The Office of The Ministry is a collection of testimonies . . . from the Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and from the private writings of orthodox teachers of the same.

The Office of Apostle in the Early Church
The Office of Apostle in the Early Church

Author: Walter Schmithals

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This book offers an examination of the apostles roles within the bible, with a focus on Paul, and challenges their traditionally simplistic interpretaion.

Foundations of Ministry
Foundations of Ministry

Author: Michael J. Anthony

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 1998-02-01

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1441206574

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Develop an excellent Christian education ministry with this introductory guide from the faculty of Biola University's Talbot School of Theology.

Called to the Ministry
Called to the Ministry

Author: Edmund P. Clowney

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Published: 1976-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875521442

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What is Christ's calling to you? You may be seeking an answer; you may be avoiding the question, but when the Lord calls, he will be answered. God's call came suddenly to Elisha; he was plowing a field when Elijah cast the prophet's mantle on him. Levi was in a toll booth, and Peter held a fishing net when Jesus called them. But how does the Lord call today? You have not been blinded by a heavenly light on the road to Damascus, but you are ready to say with Saul of Tarsus, "Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?" How does the Lord answer that question? - Introduction.

Don't Fire Your Church Members
Don't Fire Your Church Members

Author: Jonathan Leeman

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2016-01-15

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1433686228

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Church membership is not just a status, it’s an office. Leaders shouldn’t fire members from the responsibilities given to them by Jesus—they should train them! When members are trained, the church grows in holiness and love, discipleship and mission. Complacency and nominalism are diminished. Jesus gives every church member an office in the church’s government: to assume final responsibility for guarding the what and the who of the gospel in the church and its ministry. Similarly, Jesus gives leaders to the church for equipping the members to do this church-building and mission-accomplishing work. In our day, the tasks of reinvigorating congregational authority and elder authority must work together. The vision of congregationalism pictured in this book offers an integrated view of the Christian life. Congregationalism is biblical, but biblical congregationalism just might look a little different than you expect. It is nothing less than Jesus’ authorization for living out his kingdom rule among a people on mission.

Ministry of Helps
Ministry of Helps

Author: Buddy Bell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781680313604

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The Ministry of Helps Handbook by Buddy Bell is a unique combination of teaching, seminar guidelines and answers to often-asked questions. This useful and complete book provides pastors, and members with the tools and insights to restore the ministry of helps to their church.