Called and Ordained

By Marc Kolden and Todd Nichol

What is ministry? And how are we to understand the distinctive ecclesiastical office known as ordained ministry? With clarity and insight, this book takes the discussion behind the current impasse between functional and ontological definitions. The contributors provide a distinctively American and ecumenical proposal that is consistent with the confession of justification by faith alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592445810
• ISBN13: 9781592445813
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a good challenge for current practice

What does it mean to be a pastor? This collection of essays does a nice job of presenting the ministry of word and sacament from its historical, theological and practical perspectives. In an age when pastors do multiple tasks and have differing perspectives on the office, this book craws the reader back into what is central, procaliming the word, and distributing the sacraments to God's people. This book is great for seminarians, pastors in their first call, or veteran pastors who feel tugged in several directions.