LEADER 02227nam 22005774a 450 001 9910784775303321 005 20230617035352.0 010 $a1-280-84078-1 010 $a0-19-534720-X 010 $a1-4294-3824-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400507 035 $a(EBL)281156 035 $a(OCoLC)476025512 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271469 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253779 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271469 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10295015 035 $a(PQKB)10793145 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC281156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL281156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233724 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84078 035 $a(OCoLC)79474277 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400507 100 $a20050304d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWho shall lead them?$b[electronic resource] $ethe future of ministry in America /$fLarry A. Witham 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-516697-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-240) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Interesting times -- Call to ministry -- The Protestant divide -- Women in ministry -- The Catholic priesthood -- Southern Baptists -- The minority challenge -- Spirit filled -- Organized religion -- Fault lines -- Image makers -- The soul of ministry. 330 $aTaking the pulse of both the Protestant and Catholic ministry in America, this book provides a mixed diagnosis of the calling's health. It is a useful reading for those concerned about the rapidly shifting ground of our churches and the health of religion in America. 606 $aPastoral theology$zUnited States 606 $aChristianity$xForecasting 615 0$aPastoral theology 615 0$aChristianity$xForecasting. 676 $a262/.1/0973 700 $aWitham$b Larry$f1952-$01098642 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784775303321 996 $aWho shall lead them$93720144 997 $aUNINA