Contemporary Images of Christian Ministry

Name: Contemporary Images of Christian Ministry
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ISBN: 9780687095056

By: Donald E. Messer

Abingdon Press / 1989 / Paperback

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Traditionally, the roles of Christian ministry have been thought of as priest, pastor, and prophet. Donald E. Messer (Calling Church and Seminary into the 21st Century) adds five contemporary images: Wounded Healer, Servant Leader, Political Mystic, Practical Theologian, and Enslaved Liberator. By combining these new images with the more traditional roles, readers will develop their own personal vision of Christian ministry.

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Title: Contemporary Images of Christian Ministry
By: Donald E. Messer
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 1989

Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 0687095050
ISBN-13: 9780687095056
Stock No: WW7095050

Publisher's Description

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Traditionally, the roles of Christian ministry have been thought of as priest, pastor, and prophet. Donald E. Messer adds five contemporary images: Wounded Healer, Servant Leader, Political Mystic, Practical Theologian, and Enslaved Liberator. By combining these new images with the more traditional roles, readers will develop their own personal vision of Christian ministry.

Author Bio

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Donald E. Messer is a United Methodist theologian and author of twelve books. Currently the Executive Director of the Center for the Church and Global AIDS, Messer was President of Dakota Wesleyan University from 1971-1981 and President of Illiff School of Theology from 1981-2000. He was named both President Emeritus and the Henry White Warren Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at The Iliff School of Theology. Concern for the escalating global HIV/AIDS pandemic has prompted Dr. Messer to travel and speak in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as to initiate a Center for the Church and Global AIDS that serves as a catalyst for Christian involvement in the major issues related to global HIV and AIDS, world hunger, and clean water. A college and seminary president for 29 years, Messer holds a Ph.D. from Boston University in social ethics. In 2005 he was honored with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from a medical university in India for his humanitarian work. Among other awards re