Ecclesianarchy: Adaptive Ministry for a Post-Church Society

ISBN-10: 0334059828
ISBN-13: 9780334059820
Category: Religion
Pages: 288
Language: English
Published: 2020-09-30
Publisher: SCM Press
Author: John Williams

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Arguing that what is needed is a provisional approach to ministry which recognises that all forms of ministry are, and always have been a response to social and cultural context, 'Ecclesianarchy' brings theological and practical insight to bear on the question of ministry's provisionality.

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Ecclesianarchy: Adaptive Ministry for a Post-Church Society
- 2020-09-30
- 288 pages
- Paperback
- SCM Press

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