The Christian Ministry (Classic Reprint): With an Inquiry Into the Causes of Its Inefficiency - Couverture souple

Charles Bridges

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333978294 ISBN 13 : 9781333978297

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Sharpen your pastoral toolkit with a comprehensive guide to modern ministry.

This authoritative volume offers practical guidance for preaching, pastoral care, and the daily duties of a Christian minister. It combines thoughtful reflection with concrete instruction, drawing on a broad tradition of ecclesiastical practice to help readers strengthen their call and serve their communities more effectively.

Written as a manual for ministers in the established church, the book covers every stage of ministry—from preparing sermons and preaching the gospel to visiting the sick, catechizing, and guiding church life. It emphasizes personal accountability, practical wisdom, and a pastor’s steady, Spirit-led service to others.

• Clear methods for sermon composition, topical and expository preaching, and meaningful application.
• Structured guidance on pastoral duties, pastoral care, inspection of spiritual life, and youth instruction.
• Insight into prayer, self-denial, and maintaining a sound, diligent, and loving ministry.
• Historical perspective and references meant to ground contemporary practice in a long tradition.

Ideal for readers of theological practice, church leaders, and students preparing for ordained ministry.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Christian Ministry: With an Inquiry Into the Causes of Its Inefficiency

The materials for this work have been brought from different depart. Ments Of the territory of the Church. Though the Writer has had a special regard to the Ministry of the Establishment (to which he is bound by the strongest and most endearing ties, and which occupies in his view the most commanding station in the Church of Christ) yet he would be sorry to refuse a cordial admission, and to neglect a diligent improve ment of the acknowledged excellences Of the honoured men of God in other communions.1 If he should be thought to have been too large in his references, he can only apologize by his anxiety to shelter his own statements (which in themselves could possess but little weight) by the strength of accredited authority.

After all, he is deeply conscious, that this most responsible work has suffered - perhaps materially - from the unskilfulness of its treatment. He would desire, however, to be accepted of his brethren,' '2 in a sin cere attempt to subserve the grand cause, to which they, equally with himself, are consecrated and he would beg to express his earnest desires to be favoured with private communications for the improvement of a second edition (should it ever be called for) for which purpose he sub joins his place of residence at full length.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333978294
• ISBN 13: 9781333978297
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 495
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