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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816355203321

Autore

Kujawa-Holbrook Sheryl A.

Titolo

Born of water, born of Spirit : supporting the ministry of the baptized in small congregations / / Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Fredrica Harris Thompsett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Herndon, Virginia : , : Alban Institute, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-56699-478-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

253

Soggetti

Lay ministry - Episcopal Church

Small churches

Baptism - Episcopal Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Born of Water, Born of Spirit; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Notes; Resources for Baptismal Ministry; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

What does the church look like if we take the ministry of the baptized the priesthood of all believers seriously? How are congregations transformed when the church supports and affirms the ministry of all the baptized, particularly in small congregations without the means to hire a seminary-trained pastor? And what ecclesial structures and educational models need to emerge in the next decades to assist these small congregations in the recovery of baptismal living and their own vitality? Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook and Fredrica Harris Thompsett explore these questons as well as the variety of ways p