The Crucifixion Of Ministry

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 145876950X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucifixion of Ministry written by Andrew Purves and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a pastor, do you ever get the feeling that no matter what you try, nothing much seems to change? That is because the ministries themselves are not redemptive--they are not up to you. Only Jesus' ministry is redemptive. Jesus has to ''show up.'' Theologian Andrew Purves explores at the deepest level the true and essential nature of Christian ministry. He says that the attempt to be an effective minister is a major problem. Ministers are ''in the way.'' He radically claims that ministries need to be crucified. They need to be killed off so that Christ can make them live. Rooting church service in Christ's own continuing ministry, Purves provides a vision for students and practicing clergy to reclaim the vital connection between Christ and participation in his ministry today, even if it means letting Christ put to death the ministries to which pastors cling so closely. A radical appraisal for a critical malady affecting the life of the Christian church written in plain, down-to-earth language.

Author : Fleming Rutledge
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802875343
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucifixion written by Fleming Rutledge and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few treatments of the death of Jesus Christ have made a point of accounting for the gruesome, degrading, public manner of his death by crucifixion, a mode of execution so loathsome that the ancient Romans never spoke of it in polite society. Rutledge probes all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She shows how each of the biblical themes contributes to the whole, with the Christus Victor motif and the concept of substitution sharing pride of place along with Irenaeus's recapitulation model.

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830837418
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Resurrection of Ministry written by Andrew Purves and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes us deep into the practice of ministry showing us the basis of ministry in the hope of Christ's resurrection. Ministry in and with Christ takes place in the mood of Holy Saturday, that is, between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, between the times. We find Christ's real joy and hope in the midst of struggles, difficulties and even suffering as we serve and minister in his name. This book takes us deep into the practice of ministry showing us the basis of ministry in the hope of Christ's resurrection. Ministry in and with Christ takes place in the mood of Holy Saturday, that is, between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, between the times. We find Christ's real joy and hope in the midst of struggles, difficulties and even suffering as we serve and minister in his name.

Author : D. A. Carson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441200614
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cross and Christian Ministry written by D. A. Carson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exposition of 1 Corinthians, D. A. Carson presents a comprehensive view of what the death of Christ means in preaching and ministering to God's people. He explains the key biblical principles for dynamic, cross- centered ministry and how to put the cross at the center of Christian life.

Author : Jürgen Moltmann
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780800628222
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucified God written by Jürgen Moltmann and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Jurgen Moltmann's best and therefore most important book. He has substantially changed the central thrust of his theology without sacrificing its most vital element, its passionate concern for alleviation of the world's suffering. -Langdon Gilkey The Crucified God rewards, as it demands, the reader's patient and open-minded attention, for its theme is nothing other than the explosive presence of the sighting and liberating Spirit of God in the midst of human life. -The Review of Books and Religion

Author : Richard J. Hooper
Publisher : Sanctuary Publications, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780974699547
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucifixion of Mary Magdalene written by Richard J. Hooper and published by Sanctuary Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A careful study of Christian origins and detailed analysis of all the canonical, apocryphal and Gnostic Gospels in which Mary Magdalene appears. Considered the first apostle of Christianity by early Christians, the author explains why the patriarchs of the early church found it necessary, instead, to reinvent Mary as a wanton woman, rather than Jesus' most favored disciple.

Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506420761
Total Pages : 1487 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucifixion of the Warrior God written by Gregory A. Boyd and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 1487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic tension confronts every Christian believer and interpreter of Scripture: on the one hand, we encounter images of God commanding and engaging in horrendous violence: one the other hand, we encounter the non-violent teachings and example of Jesus, whose loving, self-sacrificial death and resurrection is held up as the supreme revelation of God’s character in the New Testament. How do we reconcile the tension between these seemingly disparate depictions? Are they even capable of reconciliation? Throughout Christian history, many different answers have been proposed, ranging from the long-rejected explanation that these contrasting depictions are of two entirely different ‘gods’ to recent social and cultural theories of metaphor and narrative representation. The Crucifixion of the Warrior God takes up this dramatic tension and the range of proposed answers in an epic constructive investigation. Over two volumes, renowned theologian and biblical scholar Gregory A. Boyd argues that we must take seriously the full range of Scripture as inspired, including its violent depictions of God. At the same time, we must take just as seriously the absolute centrality of the crucified and risen Christ as the supreme revelation of God. Developing a theological interpretation of Scripture that he labels a “cruciform hermeneutic,” Boyd demonstrates how Scripture’s violent images of God are completely reframed and their violence subverted when they are interpreted through the lens of the cross and resurrection. Indeed, when read through this lens, Boyd argues that these violent depictions can be shown to bear witness to the same self-sacrificial character of God that was supremely revealed on the cross.

Author : John Rinehart
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781496115478
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gospel Patrons written by John Rinehart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind every great movement of God stands a few generous men and women called Gospel Patrons. This book tells three of their stories from history and invites us to believe God, step out, and serve the purposes of God in our generation too. For bulk orders and more resources, please visit: gospelpatrons.org "I read this book from cover to cover. I couldn't put it down. I'm praying for thousands of similar Gospel Patrons for our generation." -Todd Harper, President of Generous Giving "This is a great read! I love the way these stories paint a picture of stewarding relationship, affluence, and influence to lay up treasure in heaven." -David Wills, President of National Christian Foundation "Gospel Patrons is one of the most important books I have seen this year! It's 100 years overdue and these untold stories urgently need to be told today." -George Verwer, Founder of Operation Mobilization "As I read Gospel Patrons, I found myself weeping for joy. May the Lord powerfully use this vision around the globe!" -Howard Dayton, Founder of Compass--Finances God's Way

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664227333
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Pastoral Theology written by Andrew Purves and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pastoral Care in the Classical Tradition, Andrew Purves argued that pastoral care and theology has long ignored Scripture and Christian doctrine, and pastoral practice has become secularized in both method and goal, the fiefdom of psychology and the social sciences. He builds further on this idea here, presenting a christological basis for ministry and pastoral theology.

Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
ISBN 13 : 0736352058
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crucified Christ written by Witness Lee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book...concerns the crucified Christ as the secret to Christian living and growth in life and as the way for God to accomplish His eternal purpose.