Ministry
Ministry Chapter OneWHAT IS MINISTRY?Before reading this chapter, scribble a definition of ministry on a piece of paper. Ministry encompasses a myriad of functions, but its whole is more than the sum…
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Ministry
Chapter OneWHAT IS MINISTRY?Before reading this chapter, scribble a definition of ministry on a piece of paper. Ministry encompasses a myriad of functions, but its whole is more than the sum of these functions. The exercise will show that it's not so easy as it appears on the surface.
In Bernard Cooke's major work, "Ministry to Word and Sacraments" (Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1976), which is more than six hundred double-columned pages, there is no definition of ministry. (If you write your definition now, you'll be able to check after finishing the chapter to see if it took everything important into account.)Clear-cut definitions of ministry are indeed hard to find. Instead there's a complete and detailed description of some of its functions: formation of community, proclamation of God's word, service to God's people, service to God's judgment, and celebration of the
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