Pastoral Theology for Public Ministry as well as special days

as well as special days such as Christmas

especially all those in the Godly Play community: trainers

congregational ministry

Includes an Introduction and Epilogue as well as chapters executive summary and discussion guide written by diverse voices within the Episcopal Church

With current research

Pastoral Theology for Public Ministry as well as special daysWhat does it mean to be engaged in Christian ministry in a shifting spiritual and religious landscape? Stephen Burns invites readers to think anew about the distinctiveness of public practices of pastoral presence. Rather than narrowly defining pastoral care and pastoral theology (pastoral counseling, preaching, youth groups, visits to elders, etc.) and theological academic categories (history, pastoral theology, liturgy, ethics and contemporary