Making God Possible: The task of ordained ministry present and future

by Alan Billings

Publisher:

SPCK Publishing

, 2011

What are clergy for? In this lively and provocative volume, Alan Billings argues that they serve the mission and ministry of the Church, which is to make God possible. In each new era, how to carry out this mission effectively will vary, as the Church seeks to respond to changes in society and culture, but it is likely to involve clergy in a refocusing of their ministry. Part 1 of Making God Possible looks at recent cultural shifts and the challenges they present to Christianity in the twenty-first century. Part 2 explores some of the models of ministry which have been found in the Church in the past and which continue to exercise an influence: classical (the parson); evangelical (the minister); catholic (the priest), and utility (the social activist and personal therapist). The author skilfully draws out those things of lasting importance and value in each model that might contribute towards the renewal of the ordained ministry today.

Product Details

• Title: Making God Possible: The task of ordained ministry present and future
• Author: Alan Billings
• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780281065462, 9780281062287, 0281062285, 0281065462
• Resource ID: LLS:9780281065462
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-18T17:28:03Z

About Alan Billings

Alan Billings taught religious studies at Oxford and Birmingham. He is the author of Sacred Hearts, Secular Lives, Making God Possible, and The Role of the Church in a Time of No Religion.