Deacons The Diakon Word Group In The New Testament And The Ministry Of The Deacon

Author : Gert Breed
Publisher : LIT Verlag
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643963215

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Deacons: The diakon-word group in the New Testament and the ministry of the deacon by Gert Breed Pdf

Deacons:The diakon-words in the New Testament and the ministry of the deacon offers an in depth analysis of the concept of `deacon' in the New Testament and its significance for present day congregational practices. The essence and content of the service of the deacon within the community of God forms the focus of the study. Significant passages in the New Testament are considered in fine exegetical manner to determine the guidelines offered within the context of these NT texts. In this way different perspectives are highlighted that enrich the overall understanding of the concept of `deacon'. Obviously, this challanges some of the views held on this topic (that even influence the way several churches organise their diaconal service) and suggests some novel ideas related to the topic. Certain focal points are described, for instance, the centrality of the covenant and Kingdom in exercising diaconal service, or the interrelatedness of koinonia, diakonia and worship. This book offers a rich and responsible study of the concept of deacons in congregations, both on theoretical and practical levels. Prof Dr Jan van der Watt

Author : James Keating
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Deacons
ISBN : 9781587686436

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The Character of the Deacon by James Keating Pdf

The Character of the Deacon describes and moves forward the current theological and scriptural understanding of the diaconate.

Author : W. Shawn McKnight
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813230351

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Understanding the Diaconate by W. Shawn McKnight Pdf

What is a deacon? More than fifty years since the restoration of the permanent diaconate by the Second Vatican Council, the office of deacon is still in need of greater specificity about its purpose and place within the mission and organizational structure of the Church. While the Church is more than a social reality, the Church nonetheless has a social reality. Our understanding of the diaconate therefore benefits from a theological discussion of the divine element of the Church and a sociological examination of the human element. Understanding the Diaconate adds the resources of sociology and anthropology to the theological sources of scripture, liturgy, patristic era texts, theologians, and magisterial teachings to conclude that the deacon can be understood as “social intermediary and symbol of communitas” who serves the participation of the laity in the life and mission of the Church. This research proposes the deacon as a servant of the bond of communion within the Church (facilitating the relationship between the bishop/priest and his people), and between the People of God and the individual in need. Thus authentic diaconal ministry includes a vast array of many concrete contexts of pastoral importance where one does more than simply serve at Mass.

Author : M. V. Dougherty
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004699854

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New Techniques for Proving Plagiarism by M. V. Dougherty Pdf

This book demonstrates that the principles of textual criticism—borrowed from the fields of classics and medieval studies—have a valuable application for plagiarism investigations. Plagiarists share key features with medieval scribes who worked in scriptoriums and produced copies of manuscripts. Both kinds of copyists—scribes and plagiarists—engage in similar processes, and they commit distinctive copying errors. When committed by plagiarists, these copying errors have probative value for making determinations that a text is copied, and hence, unoriginal. To show the efficacy of the newly proposed techniques for proving plagiarism, case studies are drawn from philosophy, theology, and canon law.

Author : John N. Collins
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819219339

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Deacons and the Church by John N. Collins Pdf

Is the deacon a minister for our times? Written for deacons of all denominations, this book has implications for the whole church as the issues it raises go beyond the diaconate and touch on the nature of the church itself, on its ministry and its use of the scriptures. It is essential reading for bishops and members of synods with responsibilities for deacons as well as for those who develop or deliver programmes for deacons, for those who might be considering becoming a deacon and for all those who like to be informed about what is going on in the church today.

Author : Bart Koet
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004391369

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The Go-Between: Augustine on Deacons by Bart Koet Pdf

In The Go-Between: Augustine on Deacons Bart J. Koet gives the first ever systematic assessment of a Church Father’s view on the functioning of deacons.

Author : O'Donnell, Tim
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587688102

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Deacon, The by O'Donnell, Tim Pdf

Develops a vision of the distinctive ministerial identity of deacons that is theologically rigorous and practically useful, combining two complementary images: "icon of Christ the servant" and "minister of the threshold."

Author : Rosalind Brown
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819226440

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Being a Deacon Today by Rosalind Brown Pdf

A theological explanation and practical handbook for those preparing for a diaconate in today’s church. All too often the time spent as a deacon is seen simply as the prelude to priestly ordination. Yet the Bible defines three orders of ministry - deacon, priest, and bishop - each with its own distinctive characteristics and responsibilities. In Being A Deacon Today, Brown explores the three places where deacons minister (the church, the world, and at the margins), the three strands of their ministry (in liturgy, in pastoral care, and as catechists), and the three actions of their ministry (praying, loving, and remembering). This book, excellent for classroom use and for transitional and permanent deacons, will restore a fuller understanding of the diaconal ministry and nurture deacons in their work and spiritual life.

Author : Kevin Giles
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620329559

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Patterns of Ministry among the First Christians by Kevin Giles Pdf

This new edition of Patterns of Ministry Among the First Christians tells the story of how the first Christian leaders emerged and, with the passing of time, developed. The book includes sections on Jesus and Paul and their understanding of Christian leadership, on bishops, deacons, elders, apostles, prophets, and teachers, and on ordination. The focus is primarily on the first century but historical development is noted. The author also discuses the ways the New Testament may speak to the present.

Author : Cornelis Van Dam
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601785121

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The Deacon by Cornelis Van Dam Pdf

The office of deacon is God’s gift to His church, but today it is often undervalued, misunderstood, and perceived to be of little importance. In The Deacon , the author considers the Old Testament background for this calling, the deacon in New Testament times and in church history, and the current function of the office. You will rediscover the high and privileged calling of deacons and come to a better understanding of what God requires of them. Table of Contents: Part 1—The Old Testament Background 1. The Poor in Israel 2. Providing for the Poor Part 2—New Testament Times 3. Christ’s Teaching on the Poor and Needy 4. Ministering to the Poor in Acts 6 5. The Office of Deacon 6. Female Deacon? Part 3—The Office of Deacon in the History of the Church 7. The Testimony of the Early Church and the Heritage of the Reformation 8. Women and the Diaconate Part 4—The Current Functioning of the Office 9. The Official Position of the Deacon Today 10. Enabling and Prioritizing 11. The Diaconal Ministry within the Congregation 12. The Diaconal Ministry outside the Congregation 13. The Blessing of the Poor

Author : Matt Smethurst
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433571657

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Deacons by Matt Smethurst Pdf

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church's health—yet confusion abounds regarding their biblical job description. What's their God-given role in a local congregation and how do they relate to the church's overall mission? In this short book, Matt Smethurst makes the case that deacons are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize acts of service, preserve the unity of the flock, and support the ministry of the elders. Clearing away common misconceptions, Smethurst offers practical guidance for deploying deacons and helping churches to flourish.

Author : Joan Cecelia Campbell
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814684023

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Phoebe by Joan Cecelia Campbell Pdf

Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of relatedness. In the early Jesus group documents featuring Paul and coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle's collection of friends and friends of friends that is the Pauline network. The persons who constituted that network are the focus of this set of brief books. For Christians of the Western tradition, these persons are significant ancestors in faith. While each of them is worth knowing by themselves, it is largely because of their standing within that web of social relations woven about and around Paul that they are of lasting interest. Through this series we hope to come to know those persons in ways befitting their first-century Mediterranean culture. Imagine trying to find a window into the life of an individual who lived approximately two thousand years ago in a culture vastly different from our own. Consider the added difficulty when that individual is a woman and the only written record of her consists of two biblical verses (Rom 16:1-2). In this volume Joan C. Campbell takes on the challenge and provides a surprisingly full and rich account of Phoebe of Kenchreai. With Campbell, we visit Phoebe's hometown, we wander the city streets with her, and we meet her associates. Along the way, we gain insight into the social roles that Paul ascribes to her (sister, deacon," and patron) and what these roles entailed in first-century Mediterranean Jesus groups. This book is important reading for anyone interested in the contribution of women to emerging Christianity and for contemporary deacons who seek to understand the biblical roots of their ministry. Joan C. Campbell, CSM, PhD, is a member of the Congregation of Saint Martha of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and assistant professor of New Testament Studies at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A major teaching and research interest of hers is the cultural world of first-century Mediterranean Jesus groups and how knowledge of that cultural world can illumine biblical texts that deal with women such as Phoebe. She is the author of Kinship Relations in the Gospel of John. "

Author : James McLeod Willson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Deacons
ISBN : UOM:39015004754563

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The Deacon by James McLeod Willson Pdf

Author : Alexander Strauch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0936083107

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The New Testament Deacon by Alexander Strauch Pdf

A six-lesson study supplement causes the reader to think more biblically about the deacons, with practical ideas for the work, and for encouragement. This is a matter truly dear to the heart of God.

Author : John F. MacArthur
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995-06-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 157567954X

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1 Timothy MacArthur New Testament Commentary by John F. MacArthur Pdf

These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. With probing questions that guide the reader toward application, as well as ample space for journaling, The MacArthur Bible Studies are invaluable tools for Bible students of all ages. This work on First Timothy is part of a New Testament commentary series which has as its objective explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of the Bible. This New Testament commentary series reflects the objective of explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of Scripture. This volume is a study of the book of First Timothy.