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What is The Church and Its Ministry about?

188 pages 24 cm Part one: The church -- 1. Ecclesia, the called people -- The church and culture: sociological factors -- 2. Worship and the church's unique ministry -- The function of liturgy and symbolism -- The function of spontaneous and informal expression -- Preaching and instruction as part of worship -- Private devotion and religious experience -- 3. The setting of the parish -- The "community" or area of responsibility -- The nature and needs of this community -- Other agencies as partners in service -- 4. The structure of the congregation -- Prelude to the present scene -- Character of the constituency -- Administration and organization-latent and manifest patterns -- 5. The strategy of the mission -- Participation patterns in parish life -- Christian education -- Unfilled needs and Christian service -- The expeditors: paid staff and volunteer workers -- Public relations and religious reporting -- Continuing evaluation -- 6. The church universal -- Denominational heritage and structure -- Ecumenical fellowship and co-operation -- World wide mission -- Part two: The church's ministry to the crisis of life -- 7. Baptism and birth -- Biblical backgrounds -- Significance for

Author

David Rudolph Belgum

Publisher

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall

Published

1963

Language

EN

Subjects

Religion, Christian