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Larry A. Witham

Print publication date: 2006

Print ISBN-13: 9780195315936

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315936.001.0001

The Soul of Ministry

Chapter:
(p. 191 ) 11 The Soul of Ministry
Source:
Who Shall Lead Them?
Author(s):

Larry A. Witham

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315936.003.0012

This chapter examines the challenges facing Christian ministries in the United States. It discusses the notion that modern ministry is facing a crisis and suggests that the intimations of an earthly crisis for the American clergy should be taken seriously. The toughest challenge for ministers today is teaching the gospel to a modern society, with its privatized faith and thirst for experience rather than doctrine. This situation is further complicated by weak denominational loyalty.

Keywords:   Christian ministry, United States, ministers, gospel, denominational loyalty

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