Introducing the Practice of Ministry

· Liturgical Press
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Ministry is often examined in terms of who the minister is, not what the minister does. But the vocation to ministry must be understood as a call to identity as well as to practice, one that is rooted in Jesus' life and ministry as well as the Spirit's charisms. InIntroducing the Practice of Ministry Kathleen A.Cahalan defines ministerial leadership as carried out through the practices of teaching, preaching, pastoral care, worship, social ministry, and administration for the sake of nurturing the life of discipleship in the community of believers. In her examination of charisms for each of the practices of ministry, Cahalan presents readers with a Trinitarian foundation, noting that the practices of discipleship and ministry have their origin in the very practices of God."

Kathleen A. Cahalan is associate professor of theology at Saint John's University School of Theology, Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. She is author of Formed in the Image of Christ: The Sacramental-Moral Theology of Bernard Häring (Liturgical Press, 2004) and Projects That Matter: Successful Planning and Evaluation for Religious Organizations (Alban Institute, 2003). She is the past-president of the Association of Practical Theology.

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Ministry is often examined in terms of who the minister is, not what the minister does. But the vocation to ministry must be understood as a call to identity as well as to practice, one that is rooted in Jesus' life and ministry as well as the Spirit's charisms. InIntroducing the Practice of Mini...

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Kathleen A. Cahalan is professor emeritus of practical theology at Saint John’s University School of Theology and Seminary where she taught courses on pastoral ministry, pastoral care, and spiritual practice. She is co-author with Laura Kelly Fanucci of Called on the Way: The Daily Practice of Discipleship (Liturgical Press, 2024); author of Stories We Live: Finding God’s Calling All around Us (Eerdmans, 2017), and co-editor with Bonnie Miller-McLemore of Calling All Years Good: Vocation across the Lifespan (Eerdmans, 2017), and other titles. She has led numerous retreats on lectio divina and discernment and leads Daily Lectio on the Ritual app.

Kathleen A. Cahalan is professor emeritus of practical theology at Saint John’s University School of Theology and Seminary where she taught courses on pastoral ministry, pastoral care, and spiritual practice. She is co-author with Laura Kelly Fanucci of Called on the Way: The Daily Practice of Di...

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