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100 1 _aHellerman, Joseph H.,
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245 1 0 _aEmbracing shared ministry :
_bpower and status in the early church and why it matters today /
_cJoseph H. Hellerman.
260 _aGrand Rapids, MI :
_bKregel Ministry,
_c2013.
300 _a313 pages ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 309-313).
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: charting our course together --
_tPutting people in their places --
_tRunning the race for glory --
_tPower and status in Philippi --
_tChallenging the social status quo --
_tThe humiliation of Christ --
_tWhen Jesus is not enough --
_tStepping over the line --
_tThe challenge of social context --
_tRecapturing Paul's cruciform vision for authentic Christian ministry -- Conclusion. Some final thoughts and challenges.
520 _aSocial historian and pastor Joe Hellerman addresses issues of power and authority in the church--in the New Testament and in the church today--in a fresh, culturally nuanced way. The local church, Hellerman maintains, should be led and taught by a community of leaders who relate to one another first as brothers and sisters in Christ, and who function only secondarily--and only within the parameters of that primary relational context-- as vision-casting, decision-making leaders for the broader church family. Unique among contemporary treatments of servant leadership, Hellerman interprets the biblical materials against the background of ancient Roman cultural values, in order to demonstrate a social context for ministry that will provide healthy checks and balances on the use of pastoral power and authority in our congregations.
650 0 _aChristian leadership.
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650 0 _aPower (Christian theology)
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650 0 _aAuthority
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
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650 0 _aChristian leadership
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aAuthority
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aChurch history
_yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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