Preface / David P. Gushee and Walter C. Jackson -- Section I. Transitions into community -- The nature of Christian community and the theological seminary / Mark A. Seifrid -- Facing doubt and crisis with integrity in a seminary setting / Melanie Greer Nogalski and James D. Nogalski -- The seminary experience : tips and traps / Marsha A. Ellis Smith -- Section II. Personal formation and calling for ministry -- Toward a biblical view of call / John Polhill -- Spirituality and spiritual growth / David S. Dockery and David P. Gushee -- Identifying and cultivating spiritual giftedness / Gerald L. Borchert -- Human personhood and the minister / Leigh E. Conver -- The church and its ministry / Timothy P. Weber -- Vocational options in ministry / Doris A. Borchert -- Clergy sexual misconduct : a crisis in ministerial ethics / David P. Gushee -- Section III. Professional formation and tasks of ministry -- Church ministry leadership / Walter C. Jackson -- Worship leadership / Craig A. Loscalzo and Lloyd L. Mims III -- The ministry of sheperding / David Stancil -- Teaching : a little piece of holy ground / John D. Hendrix -- Social ministry in the community / John Dever and Janet Furness Spressart -- Evangelism through church planting / Thom S. Rainer -- Church staff relations / Dennis E. Williams -- Authority in ministry / Walter C. Jackson -- Section IV. Global formation and contemporary issues in ministry -- Christian ministry in global context / David F. D'Amico -- Christian ministry in local contexts / Robert Don Hughes -- Christian ministry in the African American church : a challenge for seminarians and seminaries / T. Vaugn Walker and Robert Smith, Jr. -- Moral issues facing the contemporary church / David P. Gushee. Published in: Wheaton, Ill Physical description: 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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