| 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 |