Preface |
ix |
Part One |
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The Church’s Ministry in a New Global Context |
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1. The Church in a Global Village |
3 |
The Fundamental Contextuality of the Church |
3 |
Global Political Vectors Affecting the Third Church |
6 |
Movement Toward Creating Home-Grorwn Institutions |
11 |
Traditional Cultures and Secularization |
14 |
The Changing Shape of Ecclesial Life |
18 |
2. A Dependency Crisis in the Third Church |
22 |
Dependence vs. Interdependence in the Church |
22 |
Inculturaiion as a Theological Necessity |
27 |
The Need for Institutional Change |
34 |
3. Wineskin-Breaking Mission of Christ and His Church |
37 |
The Church as a Means of Communicating Grace |
38 |
The Church as an Instrument for Human Liberation |
40 |
Evaluating the Two Models |
41 |
The Wineskin-Breaking Dimension of the Church |
45 |
Part Two |
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The Theology of Ordained Ministry |
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4. Ministries within Ministry |
55 |
The Unity of Christ’s Ministry of Service |
56 |
The Ministry of the Church |
59 |
The Sacramental Nature of the Church |
63 |
Specialized Ministries IN and BY the Church |
66 |
Of Ministry and Ministries in Young Churches |
72 |
5. Church Office and the Sacrament of Order |
75 |
The Place of the Sacrament of Order in Ecclesiology |
75 |
Apostolic Church Order |
79 |
Office and Offices in the Early Church |
83 |
Ordination and the Authority of Office |
87 |
6. The Historical Development of Ordained Ministry |
93 |
The Path of Reductionism from Pastoral Office to Priesthood Vatican II on Church Office |
108 |
Part Three |
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Strategy for Third-Church Ministry |
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7. From Service Station to Basic Community |
115 |
Orientations |
115 |
The Search for Models |
117 |
Implementing a Pastoral Model of Office |
122 |
Restructuring Ministry around the Basic Community |
125 |
The Order of Deacons |
131 |
The Ordination of Women? |
134 |
8. The Basic Community in a World Church |
138 |
An Initial Perspective |
138 |
The Ministry of Episcopal Conferences |
140 |
The Ministry of International Synods |
144 |
The Papal Ministry |
145 |
Conclusion: Pipe Dream or Realism? |
151 |
Notes |
157 |
Bibliography |
169 |