A its origin and nature, its mission and its ministries Porter, Lawrence B. creator text nyu Staten Island, NY Society of St. Paul c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xix, 442 p. ; 21 cm. The church as a form of community -- The church as sacred assembly -- The origin of the church -- The church and the kingdom of God -- Models of the church -- A biblical image of the church : Jesus, little flock -- More biblical images : people of God and body of Christ -- An image from three North African theologians -- Introduction to the essential attributes or marks of the church -- The unity of the church -- The holiness of the church -- The church's Catholic character -- A church that is Apostolic -- The church is a communion -- Its mission and ministries -- The church's mission : its origin and goals -- The home mission : biblical portraits -- The foreign mission : Paul's inculturation of the Gospel -- The church's mission and other religions -- Relations between church and state -- Introduction to the concept of ministry -- The ordering of Christian ministries -- Promotion to ministry -- Priestly ministry -- Diaconal ministry -- The petrine ministry -- The teaching ministry -- Women and ministry -- The ministry of the vowed or consecrated life. Lawrence B. Porter. Includes index. Church BV600.3 .P67 2008 262 9780818912559 0818912553 2007017711 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017711.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017711.html DLC 070430 20180523214650.0 14828075