| The Teaching Ministry of Congregations Contributor(s): Osmer, Richard Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664225470 ISBN-13: 9780664225476 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: In this important and groundbreaking book, Osmer develops a practical theology of the teaching ministry. He begins with the Apostle Paul, identifying in Paul's letters to his congregations the core tasks of the teaching ministry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Education - General |
| Dewey: 268 |
| LCCN: 2005042230 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.1" W x 9.04" (1.23 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this important and groundbreaking book, Richard Osmer develops a practical theology of the teaching ministry. He begins by exploring the teaching ministry of the apostle Paul, identifying in Paul's letters to his congregations the core tasks of the teaching ministry: catechesis, exhortation, and discernment. Next he presents case studies of the teaching ministries of three contemporary congregations--one in the United States, one in Korea, and one in South Africa--developing interpretive perspectives on the teaching ministry. Finally he focuses on the development of action-guiding models and guidelines and explores helpful methods for guiding the teaching ministries of one's own particular congregation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Osmer, Richard Robert: - Richard Robert Osmer is Thomas W. Synnott Professor of Christian Education and Director of the School of Christian Education at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he is the author of Confirmation: Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective, Teaching for Faith, and A Teachable Spirit. |
