Dr. John R. Franke, Professor of Theology, Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, Pa.
This essay discusses training and educational formation for inclusive ministry for service with the church.
An essay by the Rev. Anne H. K. Apple that talks about the theological nature of Christ‘s church and a life of service within it, particularly with a focus upon the training.
By the Rev. Anne H. K. Apple, Pastoral Associate, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tenn.
In this paper, the Rev. Anne H. K. Apple shares her experiences around pastoral authority, the process and how to establish an authoritative teaching ministry that is not authoritarian.
By Rev. Rufus Burton, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Ministerial authority is the authority to preach the Word and administer the Sacraments. This essay by Rufus Burton examines preaching ministry and authority.
By the Rev. Rufus Burton, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, W.Va.
A presentation by the Rev. Rufus Burton to the Faculty Initiative Conference of Re-Forming Ministry, dated February 16, 2009.
The Rev. Jim Gunn, Edwin B. Lindsay Chaplain to Students, University of Dubuque
A five-part essay about the Faculty Initiative Cluster within the Reforming Ministry Project from the Rev. Jim Gunn.
By Joseph D. Small, Director, Theology, Worship and Education, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
An essay by Joseph Small about the Presbyterian Church’s formal understanding of ministry and how it provides insight into the presumptive nature of authority in the church, and the authority of the church in the world. This essay originally appeared in Ordination and Authority, Theology and Worship Church Issues Series, No. 8.
By Joseph D. Small, Coordinator, Theology, Worship and Education, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
An essay delivered to the National Workshop on Christian Unity on what is the "church." This article originally appeared in Ecumenical Trends, vol. 37, no. 8 – September, 2008.
An essay by Joseph Small about steps toward unity within the church. This article originally appeared in Ecumenical Trends, vol. 37, no. 6, June 2008.
By Joseph D. Small, Coordinator, Theology, Worship and Education, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
A republished article about Catholicism and Reformed churches, originally written Joseph Ratzinger.