Instructions
- Review Textbook: Pastoral Ministry According to Paul: A Biblical Vision, Chapter 2, Textbook: Ministry by the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership, Chapters 3 & 4, Textbook: Crosses Coffee Couches & Community: Modern Ministry in an Emerging Culture, Chapter 2, 2.1a PDF: Lecture 2.
- For your initial post, discuss:
- Thompson’s (Pastoral Ministry) thesis of transformation and relate it to Tidball’s (Ministry by the Book) apostolic compassion and good shepherd ministry.
- What are “the basic factors” involved?
- From Crosses Coffee Couches and Community, discuss:
- How his connection disconnect thesis affects the central point of ministry.
- What is the main thing in ministry? And why is it essential to keeping the main thing in focus?
Sources: PDF Lecture 2 attached
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pastoral_Ministry_according_to_Paul/vUt6Yq5EkcAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=James+W.+Thompson.+Pastoral+Ministry+According+to+Paul:+A+Biblical+Vision.+Baker+Publishing+Group,+2006.+ISBN:+9780801031090.&printsec=frontcover
https://www.google.com/books/edition/God_s_New_Community/_OYtcAAACAAJ?hl=en
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Crosses_Coffee_Couches_and_Community/3sQQUVOpaB4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Jerald+Daffe.+Crosses+Coffee+%26+Community:+Modern+Ministry+In+An+Emerging+Culture.+Pathway+Press,+2013.+ISBN:+9781596847583.&printsec=frontcover
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