Exploring Practices of Ministry (eBook)
120 Seiten
Fortress Press (Verlag)
978-1-4514-8973-6 (ISBN)
<P>Fortress Press's Foundations for Learning series prepares students for academic success through compelling resources that kick-start their educational journey into professional Christian ministry.</P><P><I>In Exploring Practices of Ministry</I>, Pamela Cooper-White and Michael Cooper-White share insights from their extensive experience as parish ministers, church agency executives, and seminary educators in diverse multicultural and international contexts. Pamela, an Episcopal priest who teaches pastoral theology, care, and counseling, is also a pastoral psychotherapist with an extensive clinical background. Michael, a Lutheran pastor and seminary president, is also a pilot and flight instructor and has served as a chaplain with the Civil Air Patrol.</P><P>The authors share their wisdom with seminarians and other readers seeking to deepen theological reflection and expand skills as ministry practitioners. While not all readers are preparing to be ordained ministers, most will engage in many of the practices described in the book: preaching and public speaking, teaching, leading liturgies, conducting ceremonies, counseling and offering pastoral support for persons undergoing life transitions, and serving as organizational leaders in congregations, chaplaincies, social ministries, and in the public arena. This book is a companion journal for pilgrims on the way to becoming confident practitioners of ministry.</P>
The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White is the Ben G. and Nancye Clapp Gautier Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, Co-Director of the Atlanta Theological Association’s Th.D. in Pastoral Counseling, and 2013-14 Fulbright-Freud Scholar of Psychoanalysis in Vienna, Austria. The author of five books and numerous articles, she is an Episcopal priest and certified Pastoral Counselor.The Rev. Michael Cooper-White, D.D. serves as the twelfth president of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. He has led the school through multiple transitions, including the creation of the award-winning Seminary Ridge Museum. He teaches and writes about church administration and leadership and is a consultant to churches in Central and South America. He is also a pilot and certified flight instructor.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2014 |
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Reihe/Serie | Foundations for Learning |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie | |
Schlagworte | Education • Leadership • ministry • Pastoral counseling • Practical Theology • Preaching • Social Ministry • Worship |
ISBN-10 | 1-4514-8973-0 / 1451489730 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4514-8973-6 / 9781451489736 |
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