The Mission of Ministry
This article explores the missiological significance of the ordained ministry. It argues that ministry is a gift of the Spirit to the church in mission. Using the case of the Antiochene church and its missiological implications as a point of reference, it underscores the pneumatic-vocational nature...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1986
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Missiology
Year: 1986, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 463-472 |
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| Summary: | This article explores the missiological significance of the ordained ministry. It argues that ministry is a gift of the Spirit to the church in mission. Using the case of the Antiochene church and its missiological implications as a point of reference, it underscores the pneumatic-vocational nature of ministry and the concomitant requirement of a ministerial formation informed by the historical priorities of God's mission. Costas proposes three priorities for the agenda of the ordained ministry in the last quarter of the twentieth century: (1) to help the church address the challenge of those who have yet to hear the gospel and consider it an option for their lives, (2) to enable the church to respond to the cry of “the sinned-against,” and (3) to challenge the church to become an efficacious instrument and sign of human solidarity and Christian unity. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182968601400405 |