Reforming pastoral ministry : challenges for ministry in postmodern times / John H. Armstrong, general editor. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2001. - 286 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Semper Reformanda / The utter necessity of a godly life / Restoring Biblical exposition to its rightful place / Keeping the main thing the main thing / From faith to faith / Leading the church in God-centered worship / The cure of souls / Reforming the church through prayer / All things in common / Pastoral ministry and the place of the sacraments / How shall I respond to sin in the church? / Pastoral success in evangelistic ministry / The pastor and church growth / John H. Armstrong -- Deliver us from professionalization: recovering pastoral ministry / Mark Coppenger -- Joel R. Beeke -- R. Kent Hughes -- Thomas N. Smith -- Wilbur C. Ellsworth -- Jerry Marcellino -- Jim Elliff -- Arturo Azurdia -- David W. Hegg -- T.M. Moore -- Joseph Flatt, Jr. -- Mark E. Dever -- Phil A. Newton. Leading the church in God-centered worship: the pastoral role / The cure of souls: the pastor serving the flock / Reforming the church through prayer: the pastoral contribution / All things in common: the pastoral role in building real fellowship / Pastoral ministry and the place ot the sacraments / How shall I respond to sin in the church? A plea to restore the third mark of the church / Pastoral success in evangelistic ministry: the receding horizon / Jerry Marcellino -- Jim Elliff -- Arturo Azurdia -- David W. Hegg -- T.M. Moore -- Joseph Flatt, Jr. -- Mark E. Dever. The pastor and church growth: how to deal with the modern problem of pragmatism / Phil A. Newton.

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Church renewal.
Pastoral theology.

BV 600.2 / .R395 2001