Purves, Andrew, The Crucifixion of Ministry. IVP Books, 2007. Sequel: Purves, The Resurrection of Ministry Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary Andrew Purves is one of the most widely read pastoral theologians today. Much of this volume is a repackaging of an earlier text by Purves’ Reconstructing Pastoral Theology: A Christological Foundation, and is a
Andrew Purves, Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition. Westminster John Knox, 2001. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This volume conveys the same essential message as Purves’ Reconstructing Pastoral Theology (2004), that most twentieth century pastoral practice is “dominated by psychological theory and oriented towards self-realization,” but that “classical pastoral care was much more obviously
Andrew Purves, Reconstructing Pastoral Theology: A Christological Foundation. Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary Andrew Purves is one of the most widely read “pastoral” theologians today. In this volume, he discusses the overarching principle behind all his works. Some of the content is repackaged in The Crucifixion of Ministry (2007),
Ray S. Anderson, The Soul of Ministry: Forming Leaders for God’s People. Westminster John Knox, 1997. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeaership.com Summary This book will be appreciated by all who are hungry for theological grounding for their ministries. Ray Anderson is a respected professor of “pastoral” theology. This is the written refinement of all his years
William C. Placher, Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation. Eerdmans, 2005. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality of Life Calling Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an anthology of classic writers over the centuries who have addressed the notion of life calling. It is not limited to the “ministerial call,” but
Derek Tidball, Ministry By the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership. IVP Academic, 2009. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary Tidball looks at how each New Testament writer reflected his theology in his respective pastoral work. It shows how theology expressed itself in role and context for the authors of the New Testament. Tidball
Ray Sherman Anderson, The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry With Theological Praxis. IVP Academic, 2001. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a highly respected text in pastoral theology. Though the title says “practical” theology, it is limited in scope to one area of practical Christian expression, the pastoral role. I would not
Dave Earley and Ben Guitierrez, Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence. Broadman and Holman Academic, 2010. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary A foundational look at the meaning, motives, essentials, manner, and methods of ministry. From the Publisher What is ministry? Ministry is casting crowns at the feet of the Worthy One.
Andrew D. Clarke, Serve the Community of the Church: Christians as Leaders and Ministers (First-Century Christians in the Graeco-Roman World). Eerdmans, 2000. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very thorough investigation of the leadership roles of the early churches set in the social context of Graeco-Roman society. From the
David W. Bennett, Metaphors of Ministry: Biblical Images for Leaders and Followers. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2004. Referenced in: Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an often referenced scholarly work on the images used in the New Testament for leadership and followership. In Part One, Bennett examines virtually every term (over 30) Jesus used in
