Pastoral theology :
Oden, Thomas C. 1931-
Pastoral theology : essentials of ministry / Thomas C.Oden. - San Francisco, CA : Harper & Row Publishers, c1983. - xii, 372 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes indexes. Bibliography: p. [321]-354.
Discovery of pastoral identity --
Call to ministry --
Meaning of ordination --
Women in the pastoral office --
Shepherding as pivotal analogy --
Offices and gifts of ministry --
Pastor of the worshiping community --
Ministry of baptism and eucharist --
Ministry of the word through preaching --
Teaching elder --
Equipping the laity for ministry --
Pastoral visitation --
Care of souls --
Work of the holy spirit in comfort, admonition, and discipline --
Theodicy for pastoral practice --
Ministry to the sick --
Care of the poor --
Pastoral care of the dying.
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Pastoral theology.
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Pastoral theology : essentials of ministry / Thomas C.Oden. - San Francisco, CA : Harper & Row Publishers, c1983. - xii, 372 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes indexes. Bibliography: p. [321]-354.
Discovery of pastoral identity --
Call to ministry --
Meaning of ordination --
Women in the pastoral office --
Shepherding as pivotal analogy --
Offices and gifts of ministry --
Pastor of the worshiping community --
Ministry of baptism and eucharist --
Ministry of the word through preaching --
Teaching elder --
Equipping the laity for ministry --
Pastoral visitation --
Care of souls --
Work of the holy spirit in comfort, admonition, and discipline --
Theodicy for pastoral practice --
Ministry to the sick --
Care of the poor --
Pastoral care of the dying.
0060663537
Pastoral theology.
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